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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 10.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Game creator nurtures skills, but games can be violent.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 10–11

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Nurtures creativity, as well as engineering and design skills.
  • Messages:

    Postive social interaction is encouraged and reinforced by users' generally favorable critiques of others' game designs.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Use of cartoony weapons in certain worlds.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Features use of currency and tickets to buy merchandise.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Roblox

Parents need to know that this is a game-creation site where users design and upload their own games, as well as play other games in a multi-player environment. Some of the gameplay is advanced, and many games employ weapons. The site provides a super-safe chat mode for those under 13, as well as a parent log-in where you can oversee your child's use of the site.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about interacting with others while pursuing one's own goals. The site puts users in the position of choosing cooperation versus conflict in simulated real-world situations where the user needs to work with, against, or around another user in order to achieve his or her goals. Was it a good idea to jump over the other player in a rush to complete the course, or would it have been better to watch him attempt the course and let him show you the best path to choose?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Safety isn't an issue
    • User content is age appropriate

    Great for me!

    Wow! I can't believe commonsense put my best game in here! Anyways, my two brothers who are five and six play this and there is violence and a bit of blood (red bricks). Plus there is zombies and games on certain things parents wouldn't like. (Zombieland, Left 4 Dead, etc.) Perfect for me, perfect for almost anybody, but just be wary of the forum. If you want to know how dangerous it is, take the game concerns and multiply it by 2. Thats your forum. This isn't bad, but like Youtube, it depends on how you use it. Pick good or bad.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • User content isn't age appropriate

    Safe, kid-friendly site, but there is some inappropriate user-generated content.

    This site is very kid-friendly. You can run into R-rated inappropriate content on Roblox, though. Once, I even ran into NC-17 content (les**** po**). The rules are very strict, and there are plenty of moderators, and extreme innapropriate content is rare. The forums contain many flammers (mean people), and some images can contain blood and be scary. If you use the parental controls, though, Roblox would be fine for ages 11+.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Safety isn't an issue

    roblox

    its awsome

  4. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Safety isn't an issue

    Ok

    Ok for child 7+ But may be hard for kids under that age!

  5. I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • User content is age appropriate

    Awesome and Educational!

    I love roblox. I started when i was 10 and im 11 now. It IS educational because you can build science experiments and do math and its just awesome.

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