
Roblox Platform is a user-generated gaming and social experience platform where players explore and creators build multiplayer worlds.
Roblox Platform hosts millions of user-created 3D experiences, games, and social spaces accessible across desktop, mobile, console, and VR. Players customize avatars, join friends, and discover content from a global creator community.
The platform provides developers with free publishing, discovery, monetization, analytics, and cloud infrastructure, enabling indie creators and studios to reach a large audience and earn through virtual-item sales and engagement-based payouts.
| Attribute | Roblox Platform | Core | Fortnite | Minecraft | Rec Room Social Platform | VRChat Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |||||||
| Founded | 2004 | 2016 | 1991 | 2009 | 2016 | 2014 | |
| Sells To | Consumers, Developers | Consumers | Consumers, Enterprise | B2C | Consumers | Consumers | |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Recurring, Software, Transactional | Recurring, SaaS | Recurring, Transactional | Product Sales | Recurring, Software | Recurring, Software | |
| Ownership | Public | Venture Capital | Private | Acquired Subsidiary | Venture Capital | Venture Capital |
Provider
Robloxroblox.com$1.3B raised · Public
Founded 2004
Sells To Consumers, Developers
Pricing Model Freemium, Recurring, Software, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider
Manticore Gamesmanticoregames.com$160.8M raised · Series C
Founded 2016
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Recurring, SaaS
Ownership Venture Capital
Provider
Epic Games$6.4B raised · Late Stage Private
Founded 1991
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Transactional
Ownership Private
Provider
Mojang Studiosminecraft.net$2.5B raised · Acquired Subsidiary
Founded 2009
Sells To B2C
Pricing Model Product Sales
Ownership Acquired Subsidiary
Provider
Rec Roomrecroom.com$294M raised · Late Stage Private
Founded 2016
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Venture Capital