Roblox has rolled out its new age-based account system globally, introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts for users under 16. It is now available in India following a limited pilot in Australia, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand last month. The system automatically places younger users into age-appropriate account experiences based on Roblox’s age-check framework. It adjusts game access, chat features, and content visibility as children grow.
How the two account types work
Roblox Kids accounts are for users aged 5 to 8. These accounts have the strictest default protections on the platform. Children in this group can only access games with Minimal or Mild content maturity labels that have passed Roblox’s selection process. Chat is disabled by default. Roblox Select accounts are for users aged 9 to 15. These accounts allow access to games rated up to Moderate, which have also passed content review.
Chat settings vary based on age and region, with extra protections in place for all users under 16. Both account types prevent access to games. It includes sensitive topics, social hangouts, and free-form drawing features by default. The system updates automatically. Users transition from Kids to Select at age 9 and from Select to a standard Roblox account at age 16.
Expanded parental controls
Parents who link their account to their child’s access tools for gameplay activity, friend lists, content rating management, communication settings, screen time, and spending limits. This update extends certain controls until a child turns 16. This includes detailed game blocking and direct chat management. A new game approval feature allows parents to give access to specific games outside their child’s default settings.
Roblox has become the first major online gaming platform to require facial age checks for accessing chat features. Once the rollout is complete, users who have not completed an age check will not be able to access standard accounts or use chat features, regardless of age. Later this month, Roblox will stop users under 16 from sharing or viewing social media links on user profiles, game pages, and the Creator Hub. Later this year, the platform will shift to the International Age Rating Coalition framework for content ratings.
India is a significant and fast-growing part of Roblox’s user base, with children engaging at younger ages. Vineeta Garg, IT Head at SRDAV Public School and a member of Roblox’s Global Parent Council, pointed out that age-based protections and enhanced parental tools are crucial in India, where children are going online earlier and in larger numbers. For Indian parents, the main practical step is linking a parent account to a child’s account to access the full range of visibility and control tools offered by this update.
