Overview
- Roblox announced the package of changes Friday at RDC 2026, saying players will be able to join games in a web browser by the end of the year and creators can publish standalone apps starting with Android immediately.
- The company confirmed that games will gain offline modes that let players launch, play, and save progress without an internet connection, with a mid‑2027 target for broad availability.
- Roblox Wallet will begin rolling out in the U.S. in December with UK and EU access planned for the first half of 2027, and a Roblox Card tied to the Wallet will start rolling out in 2027; Airwallex is named as the payment partner with limited availability in some U.S. states.
- New AI tools were unveiled as developing features that can generate scenes and accelerate creation, add NPC behaviors, and run automated playtesting, while engine and chat upgrades aim to broaden the kinds of games developers can build.
- The changes are aimed at scaling the creator economy and easing discovery, but safety oversight and the real‑world effects of AI and payments rollouts remain open questions for regulators, creators, and parents.