ROBLOX Mobile has been available in the iTunes App Store for almost a week now, and we’ve been keeping a close eye on which games users gravitate towards. We’re interested for several reasons, the main one being that we want to know which games work best with our touch controls. As time goes by, users will begin developing games that will be optimized to work specifically for mobile devices. For now, we’re curious to see what existing games are most popular among our mobile audience.

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Paintball! is one of the most popular games on ROBLOX period. The paintballs themselves are what make the game such an addicting experience–the weight they carry and how they fly through virtual space sets the game apart from other first person shooters. The mobile experience maintains the qualities players love, but feels different at the same time. The controls take some getting used to, but once you get a feel for tapping on your iPad to fire, navigating around the maps becomes almost-second nature. Still, we never got as fast as we could with a mouse and keyboard. We found that it’s more challenging to react with haste when you’re taking damage from an unseen angle.

Super Fun Easy Obstacle Course is a great example of a game that really suits the touch interface, especially when operating in the third person. This would be a great game to show your friends who are new to ROBLOX Mobile, as it’s intuitive on a touch screen and challenges you to develop precise control of your character. The game itself is still a blast–navigating through a massive tiered course with increasingly challenging obstacles is as fun and addicting as ever, and it’s interesting to watch other players figure out how to overcome tough obstacles when you get stuck.

Deception Infection features a unique primary gameplay mechanic: it starts with one infected player and a large group of uninfected humans. Thing is, the infected person shows no visible traces of being disease-ridden. Together, you’ve got to band together and fight off those who you think are infected. You can prove you’re healthy by jumping in human verification machines spread throughout the map. As the infection spreads, it becomes difficult to distinguish enemy from foe. The game works well with touch, particularly in first-person mode, where you simply tap at your enemies to fire your weapon, or infect others.

ROBLOX Battle actually served as a go-to level for our iOS developers when building ROBLOX for mobile, and the game itself translates extremely well. For those unfamiliar with the title, ROBLOX Battle–which is an upgraded version of the venerable “Crossroads” level–is an all-out death match in an open arena where you battle other players who, like you, are armed to the teeth. You can select weapons from your inventory in the center of the screen by simply touching the weapon you’d like to use, whether that’s a sword, slingshot, or rocket launcher.

You move around using the virtual joystick on the bottom left of the screen, and tap enemies you’d like to shoot at or hit. It actually becomes a pretty deep and strategy-driven game when you spend some time with it–there are various ways to play the game to get as many kills as possible. Our personal favorite method? Sneak around with the sword and take out elevated players who are spamming rockets.

It’s only been a week, which games do you think will become ROBLOX Mobile favorites later on down the line?

Mobile Friendly Games

ROBLOX is going increasingly mobile and, as evidenced by the 1.2 million new mobile installs this summer, our mobile player numbers are rising quickly. That being the case, we have added a new configuration option for game developers that allows them to choose the platforms (desktop, tablet, and phone) on which their games are supported. What’s even cooler is that this configuration is helping to shape the way we display games on different devices — for example, if your game is popular but simply isn’t meant to be played on phones, you can use this feature to prevent it from displaying to people playing ROBLOX on such devices. These things all come together to make for a better mobile experience with more mobile-friendly games.

To access these settings, start by going to the Develop page. Use the dropdown gear next to any of your games and click “Configure.” Then, under the “Access” tab, select the playable devices for your game.

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While we’re on the subject of mobile gaming, it’s worth taking a look at TylerMcBride’s recent physics-based game, Super Bomb Survival. The game is not only great on desktops, but tablets and phones as well. We asked him how he was able to achieve such good performance and playability — even when publishing one game across multiple platforms. If you’re looking to optimize your game for cross-platform play, we recommend reading these tips, straight from the developer.

With a few steps, you can make your game playable on anything! Well, almost anything. ROBLOX doesn’t support toasters yet.

Hello! TylerMcBride here. I’m the creator of Super Bomb Survival. I’d like to talk about a few methods I used while building my most recent game that will help you make better games in the future! In general, it’s all about mobile compatibility, something that will ensure that everyone who plays your game will be able to access all of its features without any restrictions, no matter what platform they’re playing on.

ROBLOX is an incredible tool that does something not many other creation platforms do: allow you to publish your game to all supported platforms instantly with the click of a button. This feature is incredibly handy, but there are a few things you can do to make sure your mobile users have a quality experience with your games.

First things first: GUI scaling

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When working with GUIs, it’s important to make sure that they scale to fit any screen size a player might be using. To quickly test this out, you can play your game on desktop, grab the corner of your ROBLOX window, and shrink or stretch it. Do your GUIs grow and shrink with the window? If not, it’s time to try out GUI scaling!

Notice that the scaled GUI stays in relatively the same spot on the smaller screen, but the Offset GUI moves closer to the bottom of the screen and doesn’t resize.

Some of you more experienced creators might already be familiar with GUI scaling. For people new to GUI, the difference between Scale and Offset can be confusing. When you look at the Size or Position value of a GUI object, you’ll see four numbers.

These numbers are separated by brackets. The first number in each bracket is the Scale value, and the second is Offset. The brackets represent horizontal and vertical size/position, respectively.

If you haven’t played with Scale before, try it out! Experiment with the values in Studio and see how they react to your window being stretched or shrunk. It can make all the difference when some of your players might be using mobile devices that have smaller screens than desktop or laptop monitors. Remember to mix and match the Position and Scale values together to find a combination that works best for your game.

For more information on GUIs, check out this tutorial. I’ve always found that the easiest way to figure out something is to just fiddle with it for a bit!

Mobile controls

Another key thing that helps mobile gamers play is making sure they have access to all the same abilities desktop gamers do. You can accomplish this by using one of ROBLOX’s built-in features, ContextActionService. It can be complicated, but I have uploaded an example place for you to pick apart. Take a look at it if your game uses keyboard commands — it will allow you to create touch buttons that will make mobile users able to do the same thing without a keyboard. If you have any more questions, I recommend looking at the ROBLOX Wiki!

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On mobile devices, Super Bomb Survival has a “Use Skill” button next to the jump button. This doesn’t appear on desktop players’ screens; they use the F key instead.

Performance considerations

Before we wrap this up, there’s one more thing I’d like to cover! First, you should know that it can be nice to optimize your game to run smoother on certain devices. Super Bomb Survival, for example, is a very action-packed, physics-based game, and it may not run as well on older devices or computers. Because of this, I added a “low lag version” teleport to the game’s lobby. This version of the game only uses simpler maps and has much less decoration in the lobby. Slower computers and older mobile devices have a much easier time running this version. If your game is on the demanding side, give something like this a try!

Not all games can work on mobile. Sometimes you might be working on a project that’s simply too huge or complex to convert to a mobile setting properly. And that’s okay! It’s always a good idea to try and make sure all of your players can get your game to work on whatever platform they enjoy, though. A little support goes a long way! And don’t forget there are developer features that reward you for having mobile players, such as the recently added mobile video ad feature. I plan to add support for this to Super Bomb Survival soon!

Keep these methods in mind when you’re working on your projects. And remember; if it’s possible, make it mobile!