Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together. Communication is core to that vision, so we’re excited to share a new way to connect and coordinate with friends — all on Roblox.
Today, we’re rolling out Party, a seamless way for friends to group up with up to six friends and jump into an experience together, all without leaving Roblox. Earlier this year at RDC, we heard positive feedback from you in anticipation of this co-experience feature. We expect Party to increase engagement for your users as we’ve seen that sessions where users play with friends are an average of 1.9 times longer than those where users play solo (as of June 30, 2024).
Until today, users had to leave Roblox to coordinate and communicate with friends, in order to join and find each other in the same game or experience. With Party, friends can automatically join the same instance of a game or experience, without dropping in and out or wandering around to find each other. If a friend does have to drop off, they can easily re-join their Party later and jump back into the fun. Any Party can also move together from one experience to another on Roblox.
Beginning today, Party is rolling out globally on desktop as well as iOS and Android devices. Users 13 or older can also use Party chat to talk about what they are seeing and doing. That’s available with text today, and next month, Party chat will also support voice in a few countries.
We’ve also recently made updates to modernize experience controls so it’s easier for your users to access features like Party. Party chat will be a persistent icon within experience controls when there is an active Party and seamlessly move into the hamburger menu 
when not in use.
Party for Developers
We want Party to help you provide a whole new level of engagement for your users. With just a few clicks, Party makes it even easier for users to play their favorite experiences together with friends, which drives greater engagement and more opportunities for developers to earn on Roblox.
Party API Coming Next Year
In early 2025, the Party API will be available and provide information on which users are in a Party together. This will enable you to tailor your experience to best support those in a Party and give your users a better experience overall. You could:
- Give all party members the same visual treatment (like a medal or matching blue jacket)
- Place all party members on the same team
- Teleport members of the same Party to the next level in an experience or perhaps even a new world, all while ensuring they stay together
These are just a few examples to inspire you as you think about additional ways to drive novelty and engagement. We can’t wait to see all the fun ways you will build for co-experience and collaboration using the Party API!
What’s Next
Next month, Party chat will also support voice in a few countries. Soon after, we intend to scale voice globally and will keep you posted on timing. In addition, we are always working to make chat incredibly safe and are exploring new ways for users of all ages to communicate and interact safely on Roblox.
We look forward to hearing your feedback on Party.
FAQs
Is Party available on Xbox, Playstation or Meta Quest?
- Party is available globally on desktop, as well as iOS and Android devices. At this time, Party is not available on console and VR devices. We will share updates on expansion when we have more details.
Are there any helpful ways to avoid overlapping experience controls with my experience UI?
- Yes, we encourage you to use our TopbarSafeInsets API and signal API, accessible in both Roblox client and Studio environments. These tools make designing or adjusting your experience UI a breeze, effortlessly aligning with Roblox’s reserved space requirements. Learn more here.
Can users switch between Party chat to Experience chat within an experience?
- Yes. Party chat
will be situated near Experience chat 
in the experience control menu. You can click on either icon to switch back and forth.
Will users be able to choose if they want to join an experience with others?
- Party is thoughtfully designed to give users control over whether or not they want to join an experience with others. Users will never be forced into an experience. Instead, in order to be moved into a selected experience with their Party, users will need to first accept an invitation to join.
What can users under 13 do with Party?
- Users under 13 can create or join a party, but Party chat is not available. Users are able to use experience chat to communicate with others joining the same experience in public. Parents and caregivers can use our parental controls to restrict experience chat, as well as restrict Party access entirely or limit it to one-on-one access only.
Are there any changes to Roblox Chat?
- Roblox Chat will now be Party chat . We know that users want easy access to chats with their friends, as well as to be able to hang out with them in a Party. As part of this release, Party now has a dedicated entry point in the navigation bar for seamless access.
