Since June 2026, every Roblox player under 16 has an account matched to their age: Roblox Kids from 5 to 8, Roblox Select from 9 to 15. Chat of any kind now requires an age check, and a parent account linked to the child's is what unlocks the controls over games, chat, screen time and spending. Here is what each account allows and how to set it up, from Roblox's own announcements and help pages.
Three accounts, by age
Roblox announced the age-based accounts in April and made them available worldwide on June 16, 2026. Once a child has completed an age check, Roblox places them in one of three accounts, and moves them up automatically at 9 and at 16:
| Account |
Ages |
Games |
Chat by default |
| Roblox Kids |
5–8 |
Rated Minimal or Mild, from a selected catalog |
Off; a linked parent can allow in-game chat |
| Roblox Select |
9–15 |
Rated up to Moderate, from a selected catalog |
Opens gradually with age |
| Roblox |
16+ |
All, except Restricted (18+) |
On |
The Kids and Select catalogs only hold games that passed an extra review, made by developers who verified their ID and turned on two-step verification. They leave out social hangouts, free-form drawing games, games themed on sensitive issues, Roblox Moments (shared gameplay clips) and in-game one-to-one chat. Since August 25, they also exclude games that reward players for watching a feed of videos or posts that plays, loops or scrolls on its own. A Roblox Kids account is easy to spot: the app has a blue background.
What the content labels mean
Every game carries a content maturity label. Roblox describes them like this:
- Minimal: occasional mild violence, light unrealistic blood, occasional mild fear.
- Mild: repeated mild violence, heavy unrealistic blood, mild crude humor.
- Moderate: moderate violence, light realistic blood, moderate crude humor, unplayable gambling content.
- Restricted: strong violence, heavy realistic blood, romantic themes, alcohol, strong language. Only for age-checked adults.
Games themed on current social, political or religious issues carry a separate "sensitive issues" label, blocked by default under 13. Roblox also said in April that it would start moving to the International Age Rating Coalition's system later in 2026, with regional ratings such as ESRB in the US and PEGI in Europe.
The age check, and what it unlocks
Without an age check, a player cannot chat at all, whatever their age. During a transition period, their declared age still decides their games: the Kids catalog from 5 to 8, the Select catalog from 9.
There are two ways to check age. Facial age estimation uses the device's camera; Roblox says images and video are deleted after processing and that the estimate is accurate to within 1.4 years on average for under-18s. ID verification uses a government photo ID and is only open from 13. If the estimate is wrong, a linked parent can correct the child's age once, from Parental Controls.
The check places each player in one of six age groups: 5–8, 9–12, 13–15, 16–17, 18–20 and 21+. By default, a player chats with their own group and the groups just above and below. The exception is Trusted Friends, people the child knows outside Roblox.
How to link a parent account
Parental controls are managed from the parent's own Roblox account, linked to the child's. To add parent privileges, you must be 18 or over and verify your age, for example with a government ID or a credit card. There are two ways in:
- From the email Roblox sends when your child asks for permission: select Create account (or Use existing account), verify your age, then select Agree.
- From your child's account: go to Settings, then Parental Controls, select Add parent and follow the same steps.
Several parents can link to the same child, each from their own account. Roblox advises against sharing a parent account, since anyone using it can change the linked child's settings.
What you can control, and until when
From Parental Controls, a linked parent can:
- set the content maturity level, block a game, or allow a specific game outside the child's catalog (never a Restricted one); requests arrive by email and under Pending requests;
- choose who the child can chat with in games, in direct chat and among friends;
- set a daily screen time limit, and see a seven-day average and the week's top 20 games;
- set a monthly spending limit, which resets each month and does not affect gift cards, and get spending notifications (by default after $100, $250 and $500 in a month);
- view, block and report the child's connections.
Control shifts to the child with age. At 13, screen time limits and blocking pass to the teen, and spending limits no longer apply, though a parent can keep spending notifications. Until 16, a parent still manages direct chat and can allow or block games. From 16, parents keep a view of friends, screen time and spending. At 18, the accounts unlink automatically.
Roblox's own safety advice
Roblox's help pages are blunt: any offer of free Robux is a scam, meant to take over the account. A password should only ever be typed on the Roblox login page, and never shared. Suspicious messages, links and games can be reported with the Report Abuse buttons.
Roblox's safety team sums it up in three steps: if you only do one thing, link a parent account; if two, go through Parental Controls; if three, play a game with your child. For the rest of Roblox's news, from RDC 2026 to the games leading the charts, see our latest Roblox news and our Roblox hub.
