With over 200 million monthly active players on Roblox, the popular online gaming platform makes it easy to meet new people and play incredible user-generated games.
But Roblox‘s default privacy settings limit playing multiplayer game sessions only to your confirmed friends list. This can get frustrating if you want to join a cool experience that one of your Roblox followers created or a player you recently met recommended.
So is it possible to access someone else‘s game in Roblox without an existing friendship?
The answer is a definitive yes!
In this comprehensive guide, you‘ll discover two proven methods to successfully join any player in Roblox, even if they aren‘t on your friend‘s list yet.
A Quick Introduction to Roblox
For those new to Roblox, let‘s start with a quick overview of this massively popular metaverse gaming platform.
Launched in 2006, Roblox allows anyone to create, share and play 3D online games across a wide range of genres and themes. From roleplaying as a pirate or superhero to raging across epic battle arenas and creating entire virtual worlds.
With its highly customizable avatars, smooth graphics and physics engines, and integration with popular culture through branded partnerships, Roblox has quickly become the #1 gaming site for kids and teens.
Some mind-blowing stats about Roblox:
- Over 200 million monthly active users
- 1 billion gameplay hours per month
- Top creators are earning millions of dollars building games
- Partnerships with brands like Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Vans, and many more
With such a massive and engaged player base on Roblox, you surely want to access as many quality games as possible!
Understanding Roblox Privacy Settings
Now, a key thing limiting which Roblox games you can access is the platform‘s default privacy settings.
In your Roblox account options, you‘ll find a setting called "Who can join me in experiences?"
By default, this is set to "Friends" only. So other players can‘t join your game sessions unless they are on your confirmed Roblox friends list.
However, players can customize this setting to be more open and accessible. The other options are:
- Friends, users I follow, and my followers
- Friends and users I follow
- Everyone
So if another player sets this to "Everyone", this allows any random Roblox user to join their games without any type of connection or relationship.
And by setting to "Friends, users I follow, and my followers", this allows people following them or that they follow back to join their gaming server.
Understanding these permissions is key to being able to join someone‘s game if they aren‘t already your Roblox friend.
Next, let‘s explore two methods to join players based on their privacy settings.
Method 1: Following the Player (Limited Use)
If another Roblox user sets their privacy setting to "Friends, users I follow, and my followers", the easiest way to join them is by becoming their follower.
Here is the simple process to follow someone:
- Visit the player‘s Roblox profile page
- Click on the More button (3 dots icon)
- Select Follow from the dropdown menu
And you‘re all set! As long as you remain a follower and they keep the same privacy setting, you can now join any game session they are in.
However, there is one limitation: This method only works if the player specifically sets their permissions to allow followers. If their setting remains as the default "Friends Only", following them won‘t let you access their games.
So while incredibly easy if the permissions are set up for it, this method doesn‘t always work. Which leads us to…
Method 2: Using the Restore Old Roblox Server List Extension (More Reliable)
If you want to join someone in Roblox regardless of their privacy settings, the most reliable method is using a browser extension called "Restore Old Roblox Server List".
This handy extension allows you to manually search through the thousands of active Roblox game servers to find one with your desired player in it.
Let‘s break down how to install it and the easy process for joining any player:
Step 1: Install the Restore Old Roblox Server List Extension
First, open the Chrome Web Store and search for "Restore Old Roblox Server List". Click on the result by developer Anthropic to open the extension‘s page.
Install by clicking Add to Chrome. Once successfully installed, click the Extensions puzzle icon in Chrome and choose to pin this extension for quick access later.
Step 2: Copy and Paste the Player‘s Unique ID
Next, to join someone in Roblox you need their unique player ID.
To find this:
- Search for their Roblox username on the website
- Copy the long number in the address search bar
- For example:
1274839201 - Paste this ID into the extension‘s Player ID field
Having the correct player ID will make searching much smoother.
Step 3: Check the Player‘s Recently Earned Badges
To guess what game the player might currently be on, visit their Roblox profile and scroll down to their earned badges section.
Check what their most recently achieved badges are and which games they were earned in. This provides hints at what multiplayer games they actively play.
Step 4: Search Through Games Until Found
Head back to the Restore Old Roblox Server List extension page.
Based on the recently earned badges, select the game you believe the player is currently in.
Then click on Search to load an extensive list of active multiplayer servers for that game.
Slowly browse through each pages of search results to try and spot the player. If found, join their server!
If after searching 5-10 pages they aren‘t shown, return to their badges and try guessing another recent game. Rinse and repeat.
With some patience, this allows joining anyone regardless of friendship status or privacy settings.
Tips for Smoothly Joining Players
Utilize these tips to ensure the process goes smoothly:
✔️ Triple check you‘ve input the correct Player ID before searching
✔️ Trying 3-5 recent games often leads to finding the player
✔️ Edit the page numbers to jump deeper into search results
✔️ The extension can break with Roblox updates – check for fixes!
Limitations to Understanding
While these methods work excellent most of the time, there are some limitations:
- Some Roblox games don‘t appear in server search even with the extension
- An inaccurate player ID won‘t return any results
- The player can always kick you from their server after joining
Regardless, it still works reliably in most cases!
So now you‘re fully equipped with multiple proven tactics for joining anyone in Roblox without requiring an existing friendship!
Have fun accessing more games and connecting with all sorts of players thanks to unlocking the power over Roblox privacy settings.
Let me know in the comments below if you have any other clever tricks for joining non-friends in Roblox games!
