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I banned my kid from Roblox.... what next?

As we all know, Roblox is garbage tier gameplay structured around psychological cues to get children to fill an endless pit with fake money bought with real money.

So I banned my kid from it. He used it a little bit socially with a few friends of his. What online or local multiplayer games should I help him to replace it with? (He’s 10, so please don’t recommend Diablo 4 or anything else that has quite that much gore)

He and his friends have an Xbox Series X|S at home.

Edit: keep your judgemental shit out of here. His whole social group (5 kids he knows from school) got banned on the same day. Me and the other parents are trying to be nice and replace it with better quality games so it isn’t just a punishment.

Edit2: Thanks guys. I got him Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge

nomecks ,

Does he like off road trucks? Spin Tires. My 5 year old loves it.

WetBeardHairs OP ,

Reminds me I should see if monster jam is coming around again. He had fun there last year.

Poem_for_your_sprog ,

Minecraft

fsxylo ,

Minecraft is turning to shit, do mine clone 2 instead, or whatever Minecraft alternative strikes your fancy. Microsoft is bleeding that brand dry.

Poem_for_your_sprog ,

Oh that’s lame. I haven’t played it since before the nether was released

AngryCommieKender ,

Factorio provided you want a group of kids that you never see again that can all program their own PLC devices

Valkyronix ,

If shooters, beer visuals, and light swearing (think damn, shit, the voicelines are pretty rare and can be disabled with mods) are alright for your kid, check out deep rock galactic. its on steam as well as xbox, and is a 1-4 player coop mining and shooting game where you collect minerals and shoot the ant looking bugs trying to eat you. its incredibly fun and ive sunk over 2500 hours into it without feeling for even a second that any of it was predatory.

Nacktmull ,

ROCK AND STONE!

Xanis ,

Moreover, the community is absolutely fantastic. Literally just a bunch of half-drunk space dwarves having a good time.

WetBeardHairs OP ,

Yeah that’s 100% going to be gifted to him and his social group for xmas due to the recommendations in this thread

Xanthrax ,
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    stewsters ,

    Roblox content generation is hella preditory though. Just make sure they know that they probably wont be able to get any real cash out.

    pivot_root ,

    Just going to drop this here as something to watch for any people who may not believe you:

    youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ

    stagen ,
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    I recommend Astroneer - a solo / multiplayer survival game about collecting resources, refining stuff and building up bases on several planets. It’s hecking fun in multiplayer and it doesn’t have combat. There’s a ton of things to do and if the kids are good at communicating with each other they can quickly conquer the game. The only microtransactiony stuff it has is cosmetics (but it’s not being pushed upon you in any way), but you can unlock some of these through progression as well.

    HerbalGamer ,
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    Just rediscovered Battlefield Heroes through the fanmade Rising Hub.
    Pretty sure it’s the perfect kinda game for a group of 10 year olds to play and socialize on.

    AOCapitulator ,
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    Golf with friends

    CrypticCoffee , (edited )

    Try Minetest - www.minetest.net

    It’s a FOSS voxel engine, so they can play multiplayer with their friends for free. MineClone2 is a Minecraft clone on Minetest, so even if their friends don’t have Minecraft, they can still play with friends.

    For paid games, consider indie games, as they’re less likely to be micro-transaction bullshit. Raft, Stardew Valley, Two Point Hospital are good options. Not so much multiplayer, but Stardew supports it. Multiplayer wise, maybe Among Us if the parents are comfortable with that.

    Surp ,
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    Gary’s mod, Minecraft

    can ,

    gmod is great. Another game with several other games inside.

    realitista ,
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    Videos I look at seem rather violent with a lot of guns. Are these included by default or addons? My son’s 6 and just getting into minecraft but I don’t want to turn it into an FPS for him.

    Microw ,

    Garry’s Mod includes various games/game modes but the most popular one is Trouble In Terrorist Town, where you have to shoot each other. I wouldn’t recommend it for a 6 year old, in a few years it will fit better.

    realitista ,
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    Thanks.

    Coskii , (edited )
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    It would be helpful to understand what types of games the kid was playing in the first place to suggest alternatives. I ripped this answer from quora on how to see which games within roblox your child was playing

    • Game History: Roblox used to have a “Game History” feature that allowed users to view a list of recently played games. This feature showed the last few games you played, but it was limited in terms of historical data. It’s worth checking if this feature is still available in your account settings.
    • Roblox Account Activity: You can check your Roblox account’s activity feed, which may show some information about recent game interactions and achievements. However, this feed typically doesn’t display a comprehensive game history.
    • Roblox API: Some third-party websites and tools may offer services that attempt to retrieve and display more extensive game history data by accessing Roblox’s API. Be cautious when using third-party services and make sure they are reputable and secure.

    I went looking for any kind of account tracker and to no one’s surprise they are mostly about account value from items, not so much about worlds/experiences they have been on.

    Most of the responses I’ve seen on here are just suggesting games which may or may not be to your kids looking purely based on those games being generally accepted as good.

    jack ,

    If you’re that kind of person, throw away the Xbox too, pure garbage. Everyone deserves the open environment of a PC where one can tinker and learn about the system, maybe even make some mods for games.

    sooper_dooper_roofer ,

    I don’t think there’s a problem with restricting internet access for your kids, especially if you can get other parents (of your kids friends) to do it too

    robot_dog_with_gun ,

    give him an apple 2 and make him learn how to use a command line

    WetBeardHairs OP ,

    Not until after he can patch RCT1’s assembly

    Tathas ,

    Pshtt, not until he dies of dysentery once or twice.

    Renacles , (edited )

    I haven’t seen Splatoon being recommended here, it’s a ton of fun and has no microtransactions. You can but your kid a Switch for cheap nowadays.

    Dalek_Thal ,
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    Categorically disagree. I am a grown arse adult. Splatoon 3 tilts me like no other game, due to some very deliberate FOMO game design decisions and a very poor matchmaking algorithm. Whilst there’s no real money store in the game, it has a lot of other problems that make it just as bad as Roblox imo

    Renacles ,

    Can you elaborate a bit? I played Splatoon 2 until Nintendo started charging for the online but, as far as I know, Splatoon 3 only has a free battlepass.

    Am I missing anything?

    Dalek_Thal ,
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    Honestly it’s a combination of the battlepass system and the stage design causing constant, very fast-paced combat. The stages are too small, so players are funnelled into the middle of the stage. This also causes spawncamping if the matchmaking is even slightly unbalanced (which it is most of the time), as one wipe will allow a team to push all the way into spawn.

    Previous Splatoon games were very good about this - most stages were abstract shapes, with a lot of terrain, meaning combat was rare, and the game encouraged painting over fighting as painting would net the most points on a per-match basis. Splatoon 3’s new maps are all thin, straight lines, which forces players into that central killzone.

    The battlepass, along with some very poor decision making around the results screen, which shows the winning team celebrating, means that losses feel bad. The matchmaking similarly punishes winstreaks by forcing losestreaks, usually matching you against people above your skill level, but on a team with players below your skill level. Whilst this is very addictive, it makes losing feel genuinely awful, and a losing streak causes tilting due to the FOMO of the battlepass.

    Hope this writeup makes sense. I view Splatoon 3 as a genuinely bad game because of these factors, and greatly prefer Splatoon 2.

    Renacles ,

    I think I understand what you mean, I only played Splatoon 2 so I don’t have much to add, I don’t think there is much of a population left sadly.

    Shayreelz ,

    Seconding splatoon. Very kid and adult friendly, and basically no micro transactions (unless you count amiibo). No other game has kept my attention like it has for the last year

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