As gaming hits draw tens of millions of simultaneous players, Roblox engineers make sure the internet’s youth never deal with buffering.

Following the launch of its 1.07.0 update, Grow a Garden had nearly eight million active players, which is more than the top 100 Steam games combined.

The games, like nearly everything in Roblox, are created by users and shared online using Roblox’s in-game tools and browser.

Roblox's "Grow A Garden" game is breaking popularity records. A 16-year-old created it. How did it blow up? I tried it myself.

Grow a Garden is the first major Roblox game to integrate offline growth, which encourages players to return to see changes. Shops feature time-exclusive items like fruit-pollinating Bizzy Bees ...