Roblox vs Minecraft
Both are brilliant for young makers, but they are good at different things. Roblox is about building and publishing your own games for other people to play. Minecraft is about building and modding your own worlds. There is no wrong answer, so start with the one they already love.
Stardust says: pick the one they already play, then follow that guide first. Curiosity is the best starting point.
Pick a path to start
Roblox Studio Tutorials Roblox
Build an obby, an adventure and a tycoon, then publish a game.
Read the guide →Minecraft Modding Minecraft
Make your first item, block, mob and a whole world of your own.
Read the guide →Make a Game for Kids
The parent and teacher guide to a child's very first game.
Read the guide →Coding for Kids
From Scratch blocks to Python and C#, free and in the browser.
Read the guide →Scratch for Kids
The gentlest first step, before either of the big two.
Read the guide →On a School Chromebook
What works with no installs, no admin rights and no account.
Read the guide →Jump straight into a workshop
How they differ, simply
- Roblox: build in Roblox Studio, code in Luau, and publish games other people can play
- Minecraft: build and mod your own worlds in Java Edition, great for creativity and logic
- Roblox leans towards playing with friends; Minecraft leans towards world building and survival
- Both teach real skills: logic, problem solving and finishing a project
- Neither needs experience to start, and both guides take it step by step