Roblox is launching new Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts for children, with the aim of improving kids safety on the platform.

Starting in June, there will be two new account types for Roblox users, who until recently were all automatically lumped together into a similar experience regardless of their age. The new accounts, Roblox Kids (for ages five to eight) and Roblox Select (for ages nine to 15), will determine what games kids can see, whether or not they can chat, and what parental controls are in place.

Roblox’s age-check technology—or a verified parent—will sort users into three categories, giving them access only to age-appropriate games. (As a side note, Roblox is moving back to using the term ‘games’ instead of ‘experiences,’ a term they started using in 2021.)

Of the two profiles, Roblox Kids has the strictest features, limiting children to games that only have Minimal or Mild ratings, disabling chat by default (parents can turn it on) and including the most extensive parental controls. Meanwhile, Select profiles will include games with Moderate ratings, will gradually introduce chat functionality with safeguards, depending on the region, and will include full parental controls until age 12, with a more limited set of controls until kids turn 16.

The final account type is the standard Roblox account, which includes everyone else, age 16 and older. These accounts have access to all content, excluding Restricted content, which is only for users age 18 and older. Chat is on by default. However, parents can still see users’ friends, screen time and spending until the user turns 19. If users don’t use the platform’s age-checking tech, they will be automatically given a kids-equivalent profile.

Art of how Roblox’s interface will differ depending on a user’s age. Some games and features will only be available to older users.

As part of this change, Roblox is also going to start applying additional scrutiny to games on the platform to determine what games should be available to under-16s. Both Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts will be barred from games that include “sensitive issues, social hangouts or free-form drawing,” according to the platform. That means developers looking to reach kids on Roblox will need to avoid those types of features. Developers should be prepared for Roblox to assess their games for suitability for kids and to be given an updated maturity label determining what demos can see the game.

But it’s not just accounts that are changing; parental controls are also getting overhauled. Parents can now block specific games, manage chat settings and approve games that are blocked by default, until kids turn 16.

The timing of these changes isn’t really surprising. The company is facing a pile of lawsuits (one law firm filed 10 against Roblox in 2025) that allege that the platform has historically exposed kids to predators, financial exploitation and inappropriate content. Governments around the world have also started to ban kids from the platform, including Egypt and Algeria. And Australia, which has banned kids from social media platforms, said it put Roblox on notice that it would be testing its safety features amid reports of kids encountering inappropriate content on the platform.

In February, the influential social psychologist and Anxious Generation author Jonathan Haidt came down hard on Roblox during a Kidscreen Summit keynote, citing safety concerns—though many in the industry said his comments don’t give the whole picture of Roblox’s value for kids and brand owners.

Amid all the fire it’s been taking, Roblox has been increasingly recognizing the presence (and value) of kids on its platform, and has been building up its protections for children. Some of its latest efforts include mandatory facial age estimation for all chat users. And it launched a Learning Hub stocked with IPs like Sesame Street and Care Bears to position itself as an educational tool for children.

Images courtesy of Roblox.