Roblox Recap: July 2026

Hello, Robloxians! Thanks for tuning in to the Roblox Recap monthly newsletter, a quick and easy way to get caught up on everything happening each month on the Roblox platform. Here’s a summary of the latest news, updates, and announcements for July 2026…

🔥 Top Stories

The biggest trending news topics that happened on Roblox this month, in chronological order.

• Credit earned from purchasing Roblox Gift Cards can now be used to redeem a Roblox Plus subscription ↗️

• Roblox is introducing a new process for reporting games and users, alongside status notifications ↗️

• Roblox is unifying the requirements to publish 2D and 3D clothing ↗️

• Create games with realistic physics and less exploiters using Server Authority ↗️

• Roblox will be reducing the amount of free private servers you can have with a Plus subscription to one per game ↗️

• Introducing Build, a new AI-powered tool that allows creators to generate games by typing in a text prompt ↗️

• App themes, profile backgrounds, and avatar frames for Plus subscribers ↗️

• Play a demo of a paid access game before committing to full access ↗️

• Music used in Roblox games will now be showcased on the game details page ↗️

• Players can now get smoother gameplay and less pauses with Proactive Streaming ↗️

• Roblox is offering some users a free week of Roblox Plus by completing an age check ↗️

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🛠️ Creator Updates

Announcements for Roblox creators and developers posted to the DevForum, in chronological order.

• GuiButton.SecondaryActivated ↗️

• Assistant Updates: Introducing Creator-Authored Skills ↗️

• Revamped Asset Manager Updates: Drag-and-Drop, Custom Rows and More ↗️

• Break Down Your Client CPU Time By Category ↗️

• Clipping Support for Rotated Elements & Path2D ↗️

• Input Action Manager ↗️

• Unifying Data Stores Open Cloud and Game APIs, and Increasing Storage Limits ↗️

• Animation Graphs: Create Complex Character Motion Visually ↗️

• Updates to Studio Camera That Simplify Navigation ↗️

• Reference Instances Directly with Attributes ↗️

• Reducing Server Shutdowns With User-Level Actions ↗️

• Server Maintenance Restart Notifications ↗️

• Leveling Up Ads Manager With New Features ↗️

• Update Regarding Group and Account Balance Corrections ↗️

• Music on the Game Details Page and New Songs from Too Lost ↗️

• Predictive Streaming: Reduced Pausing and Smoother Gameplay ↗️

• Server History in Server Management ↗️

• Ads Manager API Now on Open Cloud ↗️

• GetUser API Will Stop Returning User Descriptions ↗️

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👀 Coming Soon / Testing

New Roblox features and updates currently being worked on and expected to release in the future.

• [November 1] DevEx payments will be classified as royalties in the U.S.—update your tax info now ↗️

• [Coming Soon] Control Voice Chat volume separately from game volume ↗️

📰 Company News and Events

News and events related to Roblox as a company.

• Voting for the 2026 Roblox Innovation Awards open through August 11th ↗️

• Roblox Inspire 2026 Challenge ↗️

• Roblox reports second quarter 2026 financial results ↗️

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ICYMI — Read last month's recap post for a full list of news, updates, and announcements released in June 2026:

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Roblox Recap: June 2026

Catch up on the latest news, updates, and events on Roblox in June 2026.

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