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Roblox plan to grow their absurd gaming empire even further by letting devs release games as "standalone apps", potentially via Steam, Epic, and GOG

Not content with pulling in daily active user counts roughly equivalent to the population of Japan, game creation platform Roblox are planning to let developers release their games "as standalone apps across mobile, PC, and consoles, with Roblox powering the technology and services underneath." The news comes via this…

Roblox plan to grow their absurd gaming empire even further by letting devs release games as "standalone apps", potentially via Steam, Epic, and GOG
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Not content with pulling in daily active user counts roughly equivalent to the population of Japan, game creation platform Roblox are planning to let developers release their games "as standalone apps across mobile, PC, and consoles, with Roblox powering the technology and services underneath." The news comes via this…

What we know so far

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Only one source has this so far: Rock Paper Shotgun. If other sites confirm it, they’ll show up below.

Bottom line: Take it with a grain of salt until another site confirms — details often change along the way.

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09/14/2026 08:36
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09/14/2026 08:43
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Timeline: Roblox

What’s come out about Roblox so far, newest first.

  1. YouTuber runs onto the stage at Roblox Developers Conference shouting 'We deserve better,' gets tackled and ejected from showPC Gamer
  2. Roblox terá jogos pelo navegador, partidas offline e aplicativos próprios para títulos da plataformaMMORPGBR
  3. Roblox revela 4 mudanças no acesso e criação de jogos; saiba quaisÚltima Ficha
  4. Roblox Rolls Out Massive Updates at RDC 2026Polygon
  5. Roblox games are escaping Roblox: Creators will soon be able to export standalone apps for PC, console, and mobilePC Gamer

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