Parental Controls Overview

Content restrictions let you control which games your child can join. You can set a content maturity level, block or allow specific games, allow games about sensitive issues, and choose whether your child can test preview games.

To open Content restrictions:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Content restrictions.

Content restrictions includes these settings: Content maturity, Blocked games, Allowed games, Sensitive issues, and Preview games.

Content maturity

The content maturity setting controls which games your child can join, based on each game's content rating. To adjust it:

1. In Content restrictions, select Content maturity.
2. Move the slider to choose Minimal, Mild, Moderate, or Restricted. A brief description of the content appears below the selected level.

The content maturity setting applies to games labeled Minimal, Mild, Moderate, or Restricted. It doesn't apply to games with a Content May Vary rating, which aren’t available to children under 9. For children 9 to 15, you can allow a specific game from Allowed games. Learn more in the Content Maturity FAQ.

Your child may still be able to test a limited set of early access games created by friends. Learn more in Preview games below.

Content ratings

Our content maturity ratings help users and their parents understand what types of content to expect in Roblox games. These ratings are grounded in child development research and informed by industry standards.

• Minimal: May contain occasional mild violence, light unrealistic blood, and/or occasional mild fear.
• Mild: May contain repeated mild violence, heavy unrealistic blood, mild crude humor, and/or repeated mild fear.
• Moderate: May contain moderate violence, light realistic blood, moderate crude humor, unplayable gambling content, social hangouts without private spaces, free-form user creation such as in-game drawing tools, and/or moderate fear. Games with social hangouts or free-form user creation are only available to age-checked users 16 and older.
  • Content May Vary: The creator hasn't completed the full Maturity & Compliance questionnaire, so this game doesn't have a more specific rating. These games are only available to age-checked users 16 and older in most regions.
• Restricted: May contain strong violence, heavy realistic blood, moderate crude humor, romantic themes, unplayable gambling content, the presence of alcohol, strong language, and/or moderate fear. These games are only available to age-checked users 18 and older.

Blocked games

Block a game to prevent your child from joining it, regardless of its content maturity level. Blocked games will still appear in search results. To block a game:

1. In Content restrictions, select Blocked games.
2. Select the + icon.
3. In the search bar, type the name of the game you want to block.
4. Select Block under the game, then select Block again to confirm.

To unblock a game, select Unblock under the game in Blocked games, then select Unblock again to confirm. Depending on the game's content maturity level, your child may be able to join it after you unblock it.

If you block a game while your child is playing, the block will only take effect the next time they enter the game.

Allowed games

Allowed games are games you allow your child to play, even when the content rating doesn't match your child's age. Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts only provide access to a set of age-appropriate games, so your child can ask you to allow a game that isn't available by default. Learn how to respond in the Respond to Requests from Your Child section.

To review and manage allowed games:

1. In Content restrictions, select Allowed games.
2. To revoke approval for a game, select the three-dot menu next to the game title and select Don't allow.

Sensitive issues

The sensitive issues content rating is applied to games that are primarily themed on current sensitive social, political, or religious issues. This descriptor is not intended to take a stance on any of these issues. Games primarily themed on sensitive issues are available only to age-checked users 16 and older. To allow access for your child:

1. In Content restrictions, select Sensitive issues.
2. Turn on Allow sensitive issues.

You can turn this setting off at any time to remove their access.

Preview games

Creators can invite up to 10 people to play a game before it's published. These people are called early testers. Preview games lets you choose whose early access games your child can be invited to test, before these games may be rated or published to our games catalog for kids and young teens.

Creators must complete an age check to invite early testers. Your child can only be invited by friends close to their age or by their trusted friends. Children under 13 need your permission to add a trusted friend. Children under 9 can't be invited unless you give permission.

While playing, early testers see a watermark. It reminds them that the game is a preview and that the Community Standards still apply. If the game has a content rating, your content maturity setting still applies. If the game is rated above what you allow, your child can ask your permission to play it.

To change the Preview games setting:

1. In Content restrictions, select Preview games.
2. Choose Similar age groups or trusted friends, or choose No one to turn off preview games.

Your child must complete an age check before you can choose Similar age groups or trusted friends. If they haven't, you'll see a message asking them to start from their own account: Settings > Account info > Continue with camera.

Preview games isn't available in all regions.

Communication controls let you choose how your child can chat and collaborate with others on Roblox. Many communication settings require your child to complete an age check first. These settings are marked Age check needed.

To open Communication:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Communication.

Communication includes these settings: Experience chat, Chat and party with friends, Live collaboration in Studio, and Gameplay coordination.

Experience chat

Experience chat lets your child chat with trusted friends and people in similar age groups who are playing the same game. There are two settings:

• Experience chat: Choose On or Off. When on, your child can chat with trusted friends and people in similar age groups who are playing the same game. Users under the age of 9 require parental consent to enable experience chat.
• Direct chat: Choose On or Off. When on, your child can chat directly with trusted friends and people of similar age playing the same game, including people who are not their friends. Users under the age of 13 require parental consent to enable direct chat.

These settings only apply to experience chat and direct chat, not to chat features added by the creator of a game.

Chat and party with friends

A Party lets your child group up with friends to chat and join games together. There are two settings:

• Chat and party with friends: Choose On or Off. When on, your child can be added to a Party to join games and/or chat with friends.
• Friends chat: Choose who your child can chat with: All friends, Trusted friends, or No one. All friends and Trusted friends require an age check.

Live collaboration in Studio

Choose who your child can work with live in Roblox Studio, including creating and communicating together. Options are All age groups, Similar age groups or trusted friends, Similar age groups, or No one. All options except No one require an age check.

Gameplay coordination

Gameplay coordination lets your child coordinate gameplay with players of all ages using short phrases called Quick Words. Roblox and creators can set Quick Words for all ages. To turn Quick Words on or off:

1. In Communication, select Gameplay coordination.
2. Under Quick Words, choose On or Off.

You can view your child's friends, manage trusted friends, and block or report users from Parental controls.

View friends

1. Go to Settings > Parental controls and select your child's account.
2. Scroll down to Friends. Your child's friends are shown with their avatars.
3. Select Manage to see the full list. For teens, this button may show as More.
4. Select All to see all friends, or Trusted to see only trusted friends. Select an avatar to see the user's profile.

Trusted friends

Trusted friends may unlock features like chat across age groups and chat without filters, depending on your child's region and age. Children under 13 need your permission to add a trusted friend. When your child asks to add a trusted friend, you can approve or deny the request by email or from Pending requests. Learn how in the Respond to Requests from Your Child section.

Block or report a friend

From age 13, your child manages blocking on their own account.

1. In your child's friends list, select the three-dot menu next to the friend.
2. Select Block and confirm to remove the user from your child's friends list. Blocked users will not be able to chat directly with your child or add them as a friend again without your permission.
3. Select Report to file a complaint against the user.

Blocked users

To see users who are blocked on your child's account:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Blocked users.
5. Select All, Blocked by child, or Blocked by you to filter the list.

Visibility and private server settings let you choose who can see your child's online activity and who can join their private servers.

To open these settings:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Visibility & private servers.

Visibility

Select Visibility to choose who can see your child's activity. When you restrict one of these settings, other related settings may also be restricted.

• Online status: Who can see your child's online status. Choose Friends, Trusted friends, or No one.
• Show current game: Who can see the game your child is playing and join them. Choose Friends, Trusted friends, or No one.

Private servers

A private server is a Roblox game with limits on who can join. Select Private servers, then choose Friends or No one to control who can join your child's private servers and whose private servers your child can join.

You can view your child's Robux balance, add Robux to their account, and manage Robux transfers from Parental controls. This is available for all children linked to your account.

View your child's Robux balance

1. Go to Settings > Parental controls and select your child's account.
2. Scroll down to Robux. Your child's current Robux balance is shown.

Add Robux to your child's account

1. Go to Settings > Parental controls and select your child's account.
2. Scroll down to Robux and select Add Robux.
3. Select a Robux package and complete the purchase.

Manage Robux transfers

Your child can send Robux to their trusted friends. You can set limits on how much Robux your child can transfer, choose whether you want to approve each transfer, and view their transfer history.

To open Robux transfer settings:

1. Go to Settings > Parental controls and select your child's account.
2. Scroll down to Robux and select Manage.

You'll see three settings: Transfer limits, Approvals, and History. Select History to see your child's past Robux transfers.

Set Robux transfer limits

Set a daily and monthly limit for how much Robux your child can transfer. Limits are higher if your child turns on 2-step verification.

By default, Roblox applies a daily limit of 500 Robux and a monthly limit of 1,000 Robux. To set your own limits:

1. In Robux, select Transfer limits.
2. Turn on Manual limits.
3. Enter a Daily limit, up to 500 Robux.
4. Enter a Monthly limit, up to 1,000 Robux.
5. Select Save.

To go back to the default limits, turn off Manual limits.

Choose when to approve Robux transfers

1. In Robux, select Approvals.
2. Choose one of these options:
   • Always ask: You approve every transfer.
   • Always allow for trusted friends: Your child can send Robux to trusted friends without your approval. You'll still be notified.

Respond to a Robux transfer request

When your child asks to send Robux, you'll see a Send Robux request under Pending requests. To respond:

1. Select View next to the request.
2. Review the request. You'll see how much Robux your child wants to send and details about the trusted friend, such as their age group, how long they've been friends, mutual friends, when they joined Roblox, and how much Robux your child has sent them before.
3. Select Allow or Don't allow.

You can also respond from the request email. Learn how in the Respond to Requests from Your Child section.

You can set a monthly spending limit on how much money your child can spend on Roblox, including Robux or subscriptions to individual games. This limit does not impact gift card redemption. You can also choose how often to receive notifications about your child's spending.

To open spending controls:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Spending restrictions.
   1. Monthly spending limit: Select Monthly spending limit, enter an amount between 0 and 10,000, and select Update. The default is No limit. Regardless of whether the limit is reached, it resets at the end of the calendar month and does not roll over. The limit is set in your local currency and may not apply on certain console devices.
   2. Spending notifications: Choose All transactions, High spend alerts, or None.
      1. With All transactions, you'll be notified of every spending transaction on your child's account.
      2. With High spend alerts, you'll receive an email if your child spends $100, $250, and/or $500 USD (or the local currency equivalent) in a given month, and after that, for every ten transactions. High spend alerts are on by default for all linked parents.

Spending notifications need a linked parent account. They aren’t available in Parent mode.

Spending limits no longer apply once your child turns 13, but you can still choose to receive spending notifications. For teens, Spending notifications appears directly under Settings you manage.

If you turn off spending notifications, you may still receive notifications from a payment processor or for recurring subscriptions. To manage your child's subscriptions, select Learn more on the Spending restrictions page.

Learn more in the Monthly Spending Limits help article.

Trading and inventory settings let you choose who can see the items in your child's inventory. Only Plus users can trade on Roblox. To change inventory visibility:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Trading & inventory.
5. Under Inventory visibility, choose Everyone, Friends, or No one.

Screen time limits let you restrict the amount of time your child can spend on Roblox each day. Once they reach their daily screen time limit, your child will see a message explaining that they have hit their limit, and they will no longer be able to use Roblox for the rest of the day.

Set a daily screen time limit

1. Go to Settings > Parental controls and select your child's account.
2. Scroll down to Screen time. The chart shows your child's seven-day average screen time.
3. Select Manage.
4. Select a time in the Daily limit dropdown. You can choose No limit or a limit in 15-minute increments.

From age 13, your child manages their own screen time limits. You can still view their screen time and top games.

View screen time and top games

Your child's page in Parental controls shows two screen time insights:

• Screen time: A chart of your child's daily screen time for the last seven days, with their seven-day average. This reflects all time spent on Roblox.
• Top games: Your child's top 20 games from the last week. This only reflects time spent in specific games, so it may not add up to the total in the screen time chart.

You can see each game's content maturity and play time. To block a game, see Blocked games in the Content Controls section.

Games that have been removed from Roblox don't appear in Top games.

Activity updates

Get a weekly email with your child's screen time, top games, and more:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Activity updates.
5. Turn on the toggle.

You can manage which notifications your child can receive on Roblox. When these settings are on, your child can turn notifications on and off in their own settings. When you restrict one of these settings, other related settings may also be restricted.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Notifications.
5. Turn Desktop notifications or Mobile push notifications on or off.

For your child's safety, Roblox may need to verify your child's age or identity using a facial age check or a government ID. You can choose whether to allow ID verification for your child. To change this setting:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Parental controls and select your child's account.
3. Scroll down to Settings you manage.
4. Select Facial and ID verification.
5. Turn on Allow ID verification. Roblox and Persona will only use your child's government ID for safety purposes, including verifying their age and identity.

By selecting Allow, you agree that Roblox and its vendor, Persona, may process your child's facial images to estimate their age. See Roblox's Facial Media Capture Privacy Notice and Persona's Privacy Policy.