SAN MATEO, Calif. — Roblox has debuted a new games content category for users 17 and up, which includes more mature content.
According to a Fast Company report, the new category will include “crude humor,” more graphic violence, “romantic themes and topics” as well as references to alcohol and gambling.
The new adult category will not allow nudity or sexual content during its initial rollout.
Roblox’s Chief Product Officer Manuel Bronstein described the new category as a natural next step, noting that the platform’s user base has aged up so that users 17 to 24 now comprise 38% of the platform’s daily active users and are its fastest growing demographic, Fast Company reported.
“You can think about horror or action games that become a little more photorealistic,” Bronstein told Fast Company. “You could imagine that a game gets a little more realistic because in the city, they’re adding a casino or they’re adding a bar that you walk through and there’s some experience there.”
Fast Company reported that to access the new category, users will be subject to a new age verification protocol, which requires uploading an image of an ID along with a matching selfie. Roblox stated that it will not store the information after verification.
Bronstein added that users within the same household will have to use separate verified accounts.
