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Roblox down updates — Thousands unable to play hit game as users report ‘black screen’ amid outage

THOUSANDS of Roblox players have reported issues with the hit game this morning.

According to players on Twitter/X, users are being met with a "black screen" upon loading the game.

Over 3,000 were made as of 8:30am this morning, according to Downdetector.

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  • Outage resolved

    After a short-lived outage, Roblox is back up for players.

    Users reported being met with a "black screen" when logging onto the platform.

    However, most players are now saying the platform is back up and running.

  • Roblox suffers fresh outage

    Roblox users are today reporting an outage with the hit gaming platform.

    Over 2,500 reports were made in the UK, as per Downdetector.

    Many complained of being met with a "black screen" when loading up the game.

  • Issues resolved

    Roblox seems to be up and running once again as reports have decreased significantly after reaching as high as 4,000 earlier this evening.

    Roblox reports decrease
    Roblox reports decreaseCredit: Downdetector
  • Reports begin to drop

    Issues with the gaming service Roblox were as high as 4,000 but have now dropped below 3,000.

    Roblox reports begin to decline
    Roblox reports begin to declineCredit: Downdetector
  • Gamers continue to share anger

    Multiple Roblox gamers are expressing their frustration on X, formerly known as Twitter.

  • Frustrated gamers complain

    Multiple Roblox users are sharing their frustration on Downdetector after the gaming service went down this evening.

    "Well I just checked the status page and it says it's down," one game wrote.

    "The roblox staff team has gotten so bad that they crashed the website so casually and they thought we would let it slide nuh uh," wrote another disgruntled gamer.

  • Heat outage map revealed

    Below are where Roblox games in North America are experiencing the most issues, per Downdetector.

    Roblox heat outage map
    Roblox heat outage mapCredit: Downdetector
  • Users experiencing multiple issues

    50% of gamers are experiencing issues with the website, 37% are experiencing server connection issues, and 13% are having problems with gameplay.

    Most common problems with Roblox
    Most common problems with RobloxCredit: Downdetector
  • Roblox is down again

    Thousands of Roblox gamers are experiencing an outage with the gaming platform, per Downdetector.

    Roblox is down
    Roblox is downCredit: Downdetector
  • 'The issue is now resolved'

    In a statement to the U.S. Sun, a Roblox spokesperson confirmed that there was an issue, but it is now resolved.

    "The website was down briefly, but the issue is now resolved," they said.

  • Reports have plummeted

    Issues with Roblox seem to have resolved as users are also claiming it's working.

    Credit: Downdetector
  • At their peak

    Reports are nearly at 3,000 right now for issues with Roblox in the US.

    Credit: Downdetector
  • Mixed reports

    Roblox users are giving mixed reports on whether the website is working.

    "its working fine for me," one commented on .

    "Dude the website unavailable," another wrote.

  • Most reported problems

    The most reported problems to include the following:

    • Website (65%)
    • Server Connection (27%)
    • Game Play (8%)
  • Roblox is down

    Thousands of Reblox users have been hit with a huge outage Tuesday afternoon.

    Reports of issues began at around 12 pm ET/ 5 pm GMT when users complained of a "503 service unavailable' message when attempting to access the game.

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