Roblox just launched Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts globally, following a limited pilot last month in Australia, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
These are dedicated account types for users under 16, and the idea is that child safety protections grow with the child rather than staying static.
**How Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts work for your child**
The two account types are split by age. Roblox Kids covers ages 5 to 8 and carries the platform’s strictest default settings. Children in this tier can only access games with Minimal or Mild content maturity labels that have passed Roblox’s ongoing selection process. In this account, chat is turned off by default.
Roblox Select covers ages 9 to 15 and opens up access to Moderately rated games, with chat settings that vary by age and region. Both catalogs exclude games involving sensitive topics, social hangouts, and free‑form drawing tools.
Games must also meet tougher entry requirements, including developer ID verification, two‑factor authentication, and either a Roblox subscription or a refundable publishing fee. Accounts progress automatically as children age, moving from Roblox Kids to Roblox Select at 9, and from Roblox Select to a standard account at 16.
**How Roblox’s new parental controls keep your child safer**
Parental controls have also been expanded with this rollout. Parents who link their account to their child’s can monitor gameplay activity and friend lists, manage content ratings, set screen time limits, and control spending.
New additions include granular game blocking, direct chat management extended until the child turns 16, and a game approval feature that lets parents grant access to specific titles outside the default catalog.
Roblox is also the first major gaming platform to require facial age checks for chat access. Users who skip age verification cannot use chat at all, regardless of their age. Later this year, Roblox will also adopt the International Age Rating Coalition framework for content ratings.