Roblox users have created functional versions of several popular video games, including Valve's Counter-Strike and Activision's The Simpsons: Hit and Run, which are playable within the platform. These user-generated experiences are not officially endorsed or uploaded by the original game creators.
One notable creation is an "experience" listed as "just a passion project" by user Takeoff Interactive. This game, described as inspired by Counter-Strike, reportedly functions identically to Valve's tactical shooter. While it lacks some sound effects and visual polish compared to the original, it features the standard bomb diffusion mode with two teams.
Another significant project is a PlayStation Experience, also developed by user Redwing Works. This experience includes a fully functional PlayStation 4 dashboard interface. Players can navigate a media gallery, use a web browser, and view trophies. The dashboard also features a server-based chat function for users. It offers seven playable games, primarily indie titles such as Cluster Truck, Gang Beasts, Five Nights at Freddy's, Undertale, and PaRappa the Rapper, alongside recreations of The Simpsons: Hit and Run and Superhot.
Testing of The Simpsons: Hit and Run experience reveals it to be a largely faithful recreation, allowing players to drive around Springfield and cause destruction similar to the original game, though with some minor visual discrepancies.
Similarly, the Superhot experience closely mirrors the original game's mechanics and visual style, though with a less refined graphical presentation.
These creations differ from previously existing Roblox games that were merely inspired by popular titles. Games like Counter Blox and Arsenal are tactical first-person shooters that utilize Roblox's own assets and mechanics, rather than directly replicating existing commercial games. Previously, developers of the game The Peak had publicly stated they would rather users pirate their game than play a "microtransaction-riddled ripoff slop" version that appeared on Roblox.
Eurogamer has reached out to Sony and the original game developers for comment.