Roblox 20th Anniversary Released

Roblox's 20th anniversary celebrates twenty years since the platform first launched back in September 2006. Global Head of Developer Community JParty highlighted at RDC 2026 that the platform milestone pays tribute to the broad creator ecosystem and the games built over time.

Senior Vice President of Engineering Seb Barrios formally detailed the milestone plans in an official announcement. Celebrations span across the month of September with dedicated live experiences, returning classic features, and retrospective community content.

The core celebration features a platform-wide event titled The Hunt: Roblox 20, serving as the third entry in The Hunt event series. Running from September 17 to September 28, the live event centers around an interactive Hub featuring portals to iconic games from every single year of platform history.

Participants start their journey in Year Zero, representing the founding era of 2006, and move chronologically through twenty full years. Players complete unique era-based quests to collect limited-release user-generated content items along the way.

Finishing all twenty years unlocks a final stage known as Year Infinity. This special endgame area grants participants access to twenty additional games that represent top experiences from 2026 and beyond, along with leaderboard competition.

The anniversary retrospective spans several distinct eras of game creation. Early years feature historical titles such as Classic: Crossroads from 2006, Sword Fights on the Heights IV from 2007, Rocket Arena from 2008, Chaos Canyon from 2009, and Work at a Pizza Place from 2010.

Middle eras highlight survival and social experiences including Natural Disaster Survival from 2011, Base Wars: The Land! from 2012, Apocalypse Rising 2 from 2013, Murder Mystery 2 from 2014, Lumber Tycoon 2 from 2015, and Roblox High School from 2016.

Modern eras bring back widely played community hits like Jailbreak, Adopt Me!, and Grow a Garden. Creators like asimo3089 and badcc, the developers behind Jailbreak, reflected on how players helped shape their experiences over years of continuous updates.

To celebrate the platform's aesthetic origins, a limited-time Classic app theme was introduced. Available via a single toggle on user devices, the theme restores the original old-school logo, vintage color scheme, and retro typography across supported desktop client software. Active subscribers also receive an avatar accessory modeled after classic holiday gift boxes.

Active Roblox Plus subscribers gain special permanent privileges throughout the celebration. Subscribers retain the throwback Classic app theme indefinitely after the main event finishes, alongside a themed avatar background and custom profile frame.

Subscribers also receive early access to the event Hub beginning at 9 a.m. PT on September 17. Furthermore, active subscription holders can unlock three exclusive virtual items during the course of the twelve-day event window.