Roblox offers a platform to design, build, and then play your own games. It uses visual menus within the Roblox Studio to let you make stunning game creations, with the possibilities taken even further when you use your own programming code.
However, it’s not always that easy to come up with original game ideas for Roblox. After all, there are millions of users and thousands of games that have already been created. But that doesn’t mean you can’t create something completely unique yourself with a little bit of encouragement.
And even if it’s not a unique Roblox game idea, there no harm in taking inspiration from something another person has already done. You can either make a game idea better, or simply put a different angle on it to create something completely new.
If you are a beginner to Roblox and want to get started in designing your own games, then the short Roblox game ideas list below should help to get you started and thinking for yourself.
Did You Know? FunTech run online Roblox coding lessons with virtual tutors, and also organise Roblox coding summer camps in a range of UK locations.
Good game ideas for Roblox beginners
We trawled the Internet to find some of the best Roblox game ideas that we could to give you the inspiration you need to create something unique and engaging.
Where possible we have credited the ideas with a link to the original idea generator.
1. Zombie City Escape idea
In this game idea for Roblox you are a family living in a city overtaken by zombies. You need to find a car before the zombies get you and then try to escape the city through the roads. The roads will be blocked with abandoned cars, obstacles, and of course loads of zombies trying to get you whilst you escape the quarantined city.
2. Vehicle Battle Royale game idea
This Roblox game idea is for a player versus player vehicle warfare battle, in a Battle Royale style. It’s a strategy game where players get behind the controls of various vehicles to eliminate each other’s vehicles and bases. Once both a player’s vehicle and operating base has been destroyed, that player has been eliminated for the round. Rounds last for 20 minutes each (view idea source).
3. Underwater Tycoon game idea
Based on those popular tycoon games, but this is a more unique 2-player tycoon idea that could be based underwater. All the tycoons start off in a bubble on the seafloor and once you buy submarines and stuff you can then explore the sea around it for coins and other items.
4. Team-Based Pong game idea
Two or more teams fight in a neon-filled arena for world domination in the Pong game. As the teams advance, they are able to win upgrades; for example, wider paddles, slower balls, and extra lives. If you don’t know what Pong is, check out this explainer on YouTube.
How to come up with Roblox game ideas for beginners
The best game ideas for Roblox will be one that you come up with by yourself. Here are some ways in which you can get your creative ideas flowing:
- Play the Roblox games you enjoy: Then think about what it is about this game that you like. Is there any way in which you could improve this concept? It’s much easier to come up with good Roblox game ideas when you’re designing something you will want to play yourself.
- Ask your friends what they like: If you have friends into computer games, find out what it is that they like to play. This can be the best way to get game idea inspiration, and you will often be given ideas you would never have thought of yourself.
- Plan your game: Once you have settled on an idea, think about properly planning it to include the target audience, build style, and then how the player will be able to move through the game and get rewards for progressing.
Our Roblox coding lessons
And of course, you need to understand how to create games using the Roblox Studio. This is where Roblox coding lessons can help… at FunTech we’ve been running kids’ coding lessons for many years now and have an outstanding reputation.
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These Roblox programming lessons start off with your child setting up a project with Roblox Studio. They will then be virtually tasked in designing an obstacle course filled with moving platforms, explosive hazards, and more!
Our tutors will also introduce them to more advanced programming concepts such as variables. These lessons can be transferred to any programming language.
The Roblox coding lessons end with your child publishing their game then challenge classmates to a kart racing game. Whose terrain will be the most challenging? Which kart has the most realistic design? Everyone will have to play each other’s game to find out.
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How Roblox can help teach kids
We believe that Roblox is a fantastic introduction to coding and video game design and can engage kid’s brains both creatively and logically. Once kids understand basic coding, computers and other machinery suddenly become a lot easier to understand.
For instance, it could lead on to them building their own websites, or even creating a popular video game in Roblox played by millions of kids the world over.
Roblox can teach kids how to:
- Be more creative.
- Be leaders and team players.
- Program and code their own Roblox games.
- Improve their overall computing skills.
- Improve their approach to logical thinking.
You can read more about how Roblox can be educational in our recent guide to Roblox teaching kids.
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Coding for Roblox is a great way to learn new skills while building in a popular game you already know and enjoy playing. Using the powerful Lua scripting language you can create and play platformers, racers, and more. So today we'll share a fun Roblox tutorial for beginners including how to make a game. Plus, we've included some extra Roblox game ideas to try too!
Follow this Roblox tutorial for how to make a game
With this Roblox tutorial for making games, we'll walk you through how to make objects, how to use properties to complete your parts, how to save time with Roblox commands, and even provide a quick an introduction to scripting.
1. Install Roblox Studio
Up first, install Roblox Studio. Go to the Roblox website and log into your account. Upon logging into Roblox, visit any of your experiences. Click the three black boxes in the upper-right corner, and select Edit. (Or download Roblox Studio here.) A pop-up window will appear informing you that Roblox Studio is installing. Then it will automatically open.
Note: A secondary pop-up window may appear asking you to select a program. Select Roblox and confirm.
Then open it up and pick your template.
The Explorer panel is used to show everything in your game world. The Explorer shows the hierarchy of any "Instances" that are within your game. To open the Explorer, click the View tab in your toolbar at the top of your screen, then click on Explorer. Things like your parts and scripts will be here.
The Properties box has everything you need to change what your objects look like and how they act. When you select an object in the project or in the Explorer menu, information on the object will show up in the Properties menu. To open it, on the top of the window, click the View tab, and on the left hand side there is a button called Properties. Click that, and the property menu will open on the right side the window.
The Toolbox has a selection of models, images, meshes, audio, and videos made by Roblox or Roblox community members. The Toolbox also includes all those that you've published or those published by groups you belong to. So you can use it to find and add models and objects created by other people.
3. Create your parts
The Part object is a physical object. It will move and interact with other Parts. It can have bonds formed with other Parts, so that the two Parts stay in the same relative position.
To begin placing things in the world, go to the world menu at the top and select Part. Similar to building with LEGOs, parts are the basic building blocks for creating models in your world. Pick blocks, spheres, wedges, and cylinders. Choose any block you like.
Then use the Scale tool to change the size. Just hold Control or Command while you increase the size of your block, to keep it evenly growing in both directions. You can use the "Rotate" tool to change the angle. The Move tool allows you to move your object around the X, Y, and Z axises.
To duplicate your part, just click Control + D.
4. Adjust it with properties
Change the color of your part with the properties panel on the right. You can also set the transparency and reflectiveness of the object. And you can set the surface texture. If a part isn't anchored, it will be impacted by gravity and fall down, instead of staying floating in the air. If you switch on the CanCollide feature, players will collide with the part. Otherwise they can run right through it.
5. Use others' objects
To use a model someone else has already created, just search for it in the Toolbox panel on the left in the Marketplace tab. Your Inventory is all the models you've saved. The third tab is the most recent models you've used. The fourth tab is all your creations you'd built and saved. Anything you place into the game can be found in the Explorer, under the Workspace tab. To remove an object from your world, just click on it under Workspace and click the delete button.
6. Add spawn points
To place spawn points, go to the Model menu. To hide them, set their transparency to 1 and delete the decal on them. And to make sure characters can walk through your spawn points, uncheck CanCollide.
7. Roblox scripting with Lua
Let's make this Lava blocks escape game. To make lava bricks, that kill the player when they touch them, we need to do some scripting. With scripting you can add custom functionality to parts and models. To add a script to a model or part, hover over it in the Workspace tab and click the + sign next to it. Then click Script to write a script that will kill your player when they touch the block.
Functions are reusable groups of code that perform actions. In this case, the function is triggered whenever the player touches the block. The Parent is the block itself. The Humanoid checks to ensure whatever touched the block is a character. If it is, it executes the rest of the code.
To get out of the script and still keep the script in, click on the tab at the top that shows the name of your game.
8. Finalize your Roblox game
Make a basic platforming section and add lava bricks at the end (you can use the Move tool at the top for this). Then create a landing platform for the player, to act as the finishing point. To test your level, go to the "Test" menu at the top left, and click Play. This will spawn you in from the points you've set.
9. Publish and play your Roblox game
When you like the game you've created, just click on the Publish button on the right to share it with others for free, and play it with your friends. That brings up a new menu. Click on "Create New Game." From there, name it, give it a description, set the genre, and specify which devices it works on. To set who can play your game, click on "Game Settings" in the top toolbar. Then click "Permissions" and set your game to Friends, Public, or Private.
Roblox coding commands
Here are a few Roblox coding commands that can save you some time:
- Undo actions: Control + Z
- Redo actions you've undone: Control + Y
- Rotate the parts you have selected: Control + R
- Focus on the camera on the object you've selected: F
- Group objects together: Control + G
Explore fun Roblox game ideas to make
Here are a few more Roblox game tutorials to try.
- Make a Super Mario Brothers game
2. Make a rainbow obstacle course game
3. Make a story game on Roblox
Enjoy this fun Roblox tutorial for how to make a game
Now you know how to make a game with Roblox coding. Up next, learn how to build multiplayer games so you can invite your friends to play their games together! Join a live online Roblox Coding class to get all your questions answered and learn from a curriculum designed by experts from Google, Stanford, and MIT. There's even a free Roblox coding class to get started with, so there's no risk in trying.