Age guide
What age is Roblox ok for?
Roblox doesn’t set a minimum age to create an account, and content and chat vary widely. It can suit younger children only with account restrictions set to their age, chat limited, and a parental PIN in place.
Minimum age
Roblox sets no enforced minimum age, so the right age depends on the content and chat settings you allow.
Local rules to check
- Platform minimums are a baseline. Local privacy or online-safety law can still require parental consent or a higher access age.
- EU/UK digital-consent thresholds vary by country: UK and Portugal 13; Italy and Spain 14; France 15; Germany 16.
- United States: COPPA rules apply under 13, and state social-media laws may add stricter account rules.
- Roblox doesn’t publish a minimum age to create an account, and under-13 accounts and some features have tighter controls and parental-permission requirements.
Why age matters here
- Roblox is a social platform with chat and user-generated experiences, not a single-player game.
- Under-13 accounts and some features have tighter controls and parental-permission requirements.
- Some experiences contain user-generated content that Roblox has not reviewed.
If they do use Roblox — set these
- Switch the account to private so only approved followers see posts.
- Limit who can send direct messages to existing contacts only.
- Link the platform's family-pairing / supervision tool to a parent account.
- Turn off account suggestions and find-by-phone/email so strangers can't discover the account.
- Enable restricted mode or the sensitive-content filter.
- Remove full name, school, age and identifiable photos from the public profile.
- Set daily screen-time or usage limits.
Check your child’s actual setup
Run the free scanner for a setup score on Roblox and the exact settings to change.