Minecraft and Roblox: The digital playground of today’s gen Joni Mitchell said it right in her song ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ that ‘ They paved paradise and put up a parking lot’. Playgrounds ...

Roblox has largely grown under Minecraft’s cultural shadow, but in recent years the Roblox brand has grown thanks to let’s plays and livestreams. Kanye West even parodied Roblox for a music video.

To help break down these two massive games into simple language, we've compared Minecraft and Roblox so you can pick which one is right for you or your child.

Roblox, a popular digital playground similar to communities like Habbo Hotel and games like Second Life, has hit a new milestone — 100 million monthly active users.