Roblox and Minecraft are two games that seem to take much of the same inspiration. Roblox even has entire game modes modeled after Mojang's popular sandbox game.

Roblox reported 79.5 million DAUs in Q1 2025, an impressive metric of daily stickiness. Minecraft’s last reported MAU was 140 million in 2023, a larger figure but reported monthly, not daily.

Roblox and Minecraft are both immensely popular sandbox games played and appreciated by gamers all over the world. Both have almost the same blocky graphics and an identical playerbase.

Roblox has a big rival in Minecraft, but which one is better for gamers to play? We'll weigh in ourselves here!

To help break down these two massive games into simple language, we've compared Minecraft and Roblox so you can pick which one is right for you or your child.

The popular digital playground Roblox has finally surpassed its major competitor Minecraft in terms of monthly active users.