Minecraft vs. Roblox
First published: Tuesday December 20th, 2022
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Introduction
Hello! Yes, I’m still alive. It has been a tad while since I’ve made a blog. Of course, I am on Christmas Break now, so I should have plenty more time to make blogs like this. Enjoy!
In this blog I will be comparing two very popular games, both which I spend a fair amount of time playing. (The latter which I have ventured into more recently). Minecraft and Roblox. Which game is better? Probably none, they’re very different if you put a ton of thought into it. Regardless, I will be comparing these two games in many different categories, and award a point to each game when they win that specific category.
Minecraft
Minecraft. A game of endless possibilities. Mine, Craft, Sleep, Repeat. In this game, there are two main game modes. Creative. A mode for adventurers and builders. The possibilities are endless. No dying, no danger, and a large list of blocks and items to choose from. And then Survival. The possibilities are also endless. You spawn in a world, and have to advance in the game from there, all while avoiding and fighting deadly mobs (monsters). I personally like this game mode more. There are also servers, where one can compete or work with strangers in various fun mini games. Servers are more like Roblox, but still very different.
Roblox
A wide selection of games to choose from, Roblox can be very fun if you find the right games. It has no main objectives, making it very different from Minecraft. To play Roblox, one must also have an account, but that doesn’t take to much to set up. From there, there is many different games for you to choose from. Maybe you like horror games? Maybe you like shooter games? Maybe you fancy a long parkour? Or a tycoon? All these categories have so many games for you to choose from, and you will (probably) enjoy every one.
Lets get to comparing!
Moneywise (Pay to win?)
Minecraft: Minecraft costs a lot of money, depending on what device you play it on. Anything from 7 to 30 dollars. Once you get into the game, there is also a ton of stuff that you can (optionally) buy. Such as Minecoins and Marketplace packs (Bedrock Edition only), Realms, and Server stuff. While some diehard players will buy many of these additions, the average player won’t have to spend a penny after downloading the game.
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Roblox: Roblox is free. Theoretically, you could go your whole career without paying any money. And while someone like me could claim that any price is worth it for Minecraft, others might not think the same. So they go to Roblox. Roblox has an in-game currency called Robux. It isn’t free, or cheap. Almost every game has many purchases that require it (some of those purchases being fairly vital to the game). Other times the purposes are just some dumb outfits or trails and whatnot. (I may have forgot to mention that Roblox games are community created, so users are the one charging Robux.) Most of the time, regardless of how cool, crucial, or dumb the purchases are, they are expensive. And Robux themselves are very expensive. In fact, one time, in a five minute game, it costed 40 Robux for me to revive. That’s equivalent to 3 dollars, I’m pretty sure.
Minecraft gets 1 point
The Community
Minecraft: Minecraft is not a game where you normally interact with a lot of strangers, and when you do (servers) the chats normally really quiet. The friend feature is pretty much only used for your IRL buddies. While you may make some friends if you go on a lesser known server (one you find the IP for online), the toxicity on those types of things are also pretty high. Ranging from “EZ” to cussing to targeting and spawn killing, it won’t be to pleasant (especially if it’s an anarchy server). Hackers and X-rayers (mostly the latter) are also really common everywhere, and can also ruin a game. While I might argue that Minecraft is one of the funnest games to play with people you know (either having met them online, or them being your best irl friend), meeting new people on Minecraft is rare.
Roblox: Roblox has a much more outgoing chat. While this leads to a high rate of minor toxicity, you can definitely make some friends. The moderators there are also much better than some Minecraft servers you may encounter. The friend feature in Roblox mainly works so that you friend people in game, but there are some (slightly more challenging) ways of friending people out of a game. If you play Roblox, and are a friendly person, you’ll end up with 20+ friends in a month. Sometimes people will just go sending friend requests to everyone in the server. It’s not always a good thing though, as sometimes you never end up playing games with them again. Once you do make a friend, their avatar will appear on your homepage, and you can see what game they’re playing and when they’re online.
Accessibility
Minecraft: To play Minecraft, you’ve gotta pay money. On an iPad or iPhone, it costs only 6.99 (USD). However, on a PC Bedrock Edition is 30 dollars. For Java edition it’s 27. Once you get into Minecraft, you’ve gotta make an account to play with friends, play on realms, and join servers. This involves a whole ton of nonsense messing with your Xbox account and Microsoft account (on Java edition this is much more straitforward). Once you get set up, it’s pretty smooth from there, unless Minecraft logs you off your Microsoft account (this is annoying when your dad can never remember the passwords he uses for his son).
Roblox: Roblox needs an account, but it is really easy to set one up. I made mine in a minute without any help from my parents. Once in, you have a wide variety of games you can play, and it only takes a couple of taps to get into them. There is the Robux barrier (as mentioned above), being that a lot of things cost money, or Robux. However, usually this doesn’t obstruct the whole game from being played to its full potential.
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Roblox gets 1 point
Private Servers
Minecraft: Minecraft has Realms. This costs money (7.99 a month for Bedrock Edition), but is really rewarding. You can invite up to ten people to your realm, or private server, and they can all log on whenever they want, regardless of whether the owner is online. (Normal worlds the owner must be online for people to play). Realms are really fun to play on, and the rivalries and teams are intense. I have a Survival Realm that I frequently play on (in fact, as I type, I bet my base is being raided by my best friend IRL).
Roblox: Each Roblox account comes with one untouched private server. Everybody gets only one, and many players go without even knowing they exist. You can only edit the server on a few exclusive devices. Once in, it never is really that exciting. It’s not like the thrill of being in survival mode, never knowing when your arch-nemesis or a hostile mob will jump out of the shadows and attack you.
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Minecraft gets 1 point
Gameplay
Minecraft: It’s no secret that Minecraft is my favorite game by a landslide. It’s even in my name. So, while this category may have some bias, I’ll try to get down to the facts. Minecraft is amazing. It has servers (basically Roblox), Realms, and just normal worlds. Servers normally have a wide variety of games, where you could fight a player hands on, compete in challenges against them, participate in parkour, or have your own private island. Realms are incredibly fun, as I’ve mentioned above. They also come with 150+ packs or addons to Minecraft, so you could have a realm with dinosaurs. Minecraft worlds are strait out amazing. You can do pretty much anything on them. Some people have had survival worlds that they play on everyday, and have managed to stay alive for 5000-10,000 in game days. Imagine what they have accomplished! I love Minecraft.
Roblox: Roblox is also a load of fun! As I mentioned at the start, you could play any sort of game from a horror map to a tycoon. Or maybe a parkour obby or a simulator? It’s all so cool. Roblox games have accomplished things that Minecraft servers could never do (and vice versa), and so many of these games are really fun! There isn’t really anything as enriching or exciting as Minecraft survival mode, though.
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Minecraft gets one point.
So, overall, Minecraft amounted a total of 3 points. Roblox 2. So… is Minecraft the better game? No, I wouldn’t say so. Everyone has different tastes, and mine tend to lean towards Minecraft. There is probably some bias at play. That being said, both games are amazing, and so different that any comparison probably wouldn’t be all too good. I hope that you, if you haven’t already, will try out both games. Here are my usernames for Minecraft and Roblox.
Minecraft (Bedrock Edition): Daxolotl3588
Roblox: @ItzIngenious
So, because there was likely some bias at play, I’d like to share my experience playing both games. No opinion, no bias, just the strait facts of what I’ve done in these gams.
My Experiences
Minecraft
I started playing Minecraft (at least with an iPad that could load the game faster than half an hour) at Christmas 2019. Since then, I’ve created an account, started a survival world, gotten some pretty good stats on some servers, become fairly good at PvP (if I do say so myself), and just a couple weeks ago, bought Realms and have had an amazing time on it. In my survival world that I had been playing on for about a year, I got myself full enchanted netherite, beat the game, and built a nice house. Some of my irl friends then joined the server, and albeit they aren’t the best at Minecraft. I had to keep scrambling to get them stuff and do what they needed, so I was half-happy when a glitch occurred and everyone lost their inventory. Still kind of sad, but have been putting most of my effort into my Realm. When I play servers, I mostly play on the Hive and CubeCraft Games. Both have really fun games that have sharpened my PvP skills and just Minecraft Skills in general. I started playing Roblox so I could play with my brother, and the joystick there kind of rusted my Minecraft ability. I’m still getting back into shape.
Roblox
I started playing Roblox much more recently. Maybe a month and a half ago? My four year old brother was watching Roblox on YouTube and I saw a game called Rainbow Friends and for some reason liked the concept. It’s fairly easy and a tad bit corny, but it’s fun watching the beginners around you getting devoured by a blue guy. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time playing Shrek in the Backrooms, Freeze Tag, Paintball, Color Block, Jenna, and Hunger Games. All of them are very fun, and I 100% recommend.
I think that’ll be it for today, I hope you can come join me in both Roblox and Minecraft. Thank you for reading, and I hope to be back soon with another blog. :)
whats your tips?