Today we’re launching Blorblorx, a free game on Roblox built for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
When we talk with parents about Roblox, we hear the same thing. Their kids have played it for years, but they’ve never played it themselves, and it feels completely foreign. It’s hard to set limits on something you’ve never tried.
So we made a Roblox game about Roblox.
You start with $20 in pretend money and a guide in the lobby who walks you through what to do. From there, you can play five short experiences in any order, each one built to look like the most popular game in its genre: an obby, a tycoon, a tap simulator, an egg-hatching game, and a hangout town. Each takes about five minutes.
Along the way, you’ll run into the same design tricks kids see every day: pop-up shops, countdown timers, daily streaks, mystery eggs, and characters with offers that seem a little too good. Blorblorx even has its own premium currency, Blorblux, so you can feel how turning dollars into a made-up currency changes the way spending feels.
Every time you hit one of those tricks, a Look Closer box explains what it is and why it works. Try the wrong answers too. Seeing what happens when you take the bait is half the point.
When you leave, the exit booth hands you a receipt: what you would have spent, how long you played, and which tricks were used on you.
There’s also a hidden room. With the objectionable content removed, it shows how kids can get steered toward the kinds of games Roblox bans. Seeing one of those paths firsthand makes it a lot easier to talk about at home.
Blorblorx uses no real money, and it has no purchases and no player chat. Every character in it is scripted. Kids can play it too, and it works well as something to play together, side by side.
It’s free on Roblox, on desktop and mobile. And if your kid plays a specific Roblox game and you want to know what’s inside that one, Inside the Game will build you a report on it.
