How to Make Your First Roblox Game (Beginner's Guide 2026)

Making your first Roblox game feels overwhelming at first, but it's actually way more approachable than most people think. Roblox Studio is free, you don't need to know how to code to get started, and you can publish a game the same day you start. This guide walks you through everything from scratch.

Step 1: Download Roblox Studio

Roblox Studio is completely free. Just go to create.roblox.com and click Download Studio. You'll need a Roblox account to log in - the same one you play on.

Once it's installed, open Studio and you'll be greeted with a template picker. For your first game, pick Baseplate - it's just a flat empty world, which gives you the most control.

Step 2: Learn the Basic Controls

Before building anything, get comfortable moving around:

• Right click + drag — rotate the camera
• W/A/S/D or arrow keys — move the camera around
• Scroll wheel — zoom in and out
• F key — focus on a selected object

The left panel is your Explorer (everything in your game listed as a tree) and the bottom panel is Properties (settings for whatever you've selected). You'll be using both constantly.

Step 3: Start Building Something Simple

Don't try to make an open world RPG on day one. The best first games are simple:

• An obby (obstacle course) — just platforms and obstacles, no coding needed
• A tycoon — start from a free template
• A simulator — clicking to earn points, very easy to script

For an obby, all you need to do is insert Parts (the blue brick button in the toolbar), move them around, and make sure there's a clear path from start to finish. Use the Move, Scale, and Rotate tools to place everything.

To add colors and materials, select any part and look at the Properties panel on the right - you can change color, material (like wood, metal, neon), and transparency there.

Step 4: Add a Spawn Point and Checkpoints

Every game needs a spawn point - the place where players appear when they join. Go to Model tab → Spawn Location to insert one. Delete the default one that comes with the Baseplate template first.

For an obby, checkpoints save players' progress so they don't start over every time they fall. Search "free obby checkpoint system" on the Roblox toolbox (the icon that looks like a toolbox in the toolbar) - there are free plug-and-play systems you can drop straight into your game.

Step 5: Test Your Game

Hit the big Play button at the top to test your game inside Studio. You'll turn into your Roblox character and can walk around your world just like a real player.

Use Play Here to spawn exactly where your camera is, which is useful for testing specific sections. Hit Stop when you're done - any changes made during Play mode won't save, so always stop before editing.

Step 6: Add a Game Pass (Start Earning!)

Even your first simple game can make Robux. Before you publish, add a VIP game pass:

1. Go to Creator Hub at create.roblox.com
2. Select your game → Monetization → Passes
3. Create a pass, set a price (50–100 Robux is a good starting point)
4. Give VIP players something simple — a badge, a special color name tag, or access to a VIP room

You don't even need to script the VIP benefits right away - just having the pass available means you can earn from day one.

Step 7: Publish Your Game

When you're ready, go to File → Publish to Roblox. Fill in your game name, description, and pick a genre. Set it to Public so anyone can find and play it.

Your game is now live on Roblox! Share the link everywhere - your friends, Discord, Reddit, anywhere you can.

Tips for Getting Your First Players

• Pick a searchable name — "Hard Obby 2026" gets found easier than "My Cool Game"
• Make a good thumbnail — Studio lets you take screenshots to use as your game icon and thumbnail. A clear, bright thumbnail gets way more clicks
• Ask friends to play and leave a like — early likes help the algorithm surface your game to more players
• Post in r/roblox — the community there is genuinely supportive of new creators

What to Learn Next

Once you've published your first game, the natural next step is learning basic Lua scripting. Even simple scripts - like a part that kills you when you touch it, or a leaderboard that tracks points - open up a huge amount of possibilities. The official Roblox Creator Documentation at create.roblox.com/docs is actually really good and beginner-friendly.

The most important thing is just to ship something. Every successful Roblox developer started with a terrible first game. Yours doesn't need to be perfect - it just needs to exist.