The Hollow: Roblox's Halloween Event Explained — Dates, Monsters and Rewards

Roblox is kicking off its biggest Halloween push of the year with The Hollow, a platform-wide survival event that Roblox Staff confirmed in an official newsroom post on October 21, 2026. The event opens October 22 and turns the familiar "collect currency, redeem for free items" formula of events like The Hunt into something closer to a horror movie, with one new monster unlocking every day for nine days straight.

Here is everything Roblox has officially confirmed so far: the start and end times, the full nine-monster lineup, how the survival hub works, what Roblox Plus subscribers get early, and which separate Halloween updates are running alongside it in games like Adopt Me! and Welcome to Bloxburg.

1. When The Hollow Starts and Ends

According to Roblox's own announcement, The Hollow goes live October 22, 2026, at 2 p.m. PT. Roblox Plus subscribers get early access to the event hub at noon PT that same day, a couple of hours before everyone else can walk in.

The event does not just run for one night. Roblox describes a build-up across the following nine days, with a "live finale" beginning the morning of October 31 — Halloween itself. After that, the event does not shut off immediately: Roblox says players can keep collecting rewards until noon PST on November 2, giving stragglers a few extra days to finish earning items before everything is taken down.

Roblox's post notes that access is aimed at players age 9 and up in most regions, and that "ages and access will vary by region," so younger players should expect some regional restrictions depending on where they are signed in from.

2. The Nine-Monster Lineup

The centerpiece of The Hollow is a rotating cast of nine horror-themed characters, each pulled from a different popular Roblox experience and unlocked one per day. Roblox's newsroom post lists the full lineup:

• The Deer — from 99 Nights in the Forest
• Seek — from DOORS
• Twisted Dandy — from Dandy's World
• Piggy — from Piggy
• The Inspector — from Scary Shawarma Kiosk
• Mimic — from Animal Hospital
• Biter — from Demonology
• Hiachi — from The Mimic
• The Overseer — from Warden

This lineup had been a subject of conflicting fan speculation for weeks, with different leak accounts guessing anywhere from zero to a dozen participating games. Roblox's own newsroom post is the first source to confirm all nine by name, so treat any list you see elsewhere that differs from this one as outdated or unofficial.

3. How the Survival Hub Works

Rather than nine separate mini-games bolted together, Roblox is framing The Hollow as "one continuous survival game" that gets harder as it goes. Players enter a central hub where, according to the announcement, a new maze appears each day. Inside that maze, players search for clues while trying to evade whichever monster has been unlocked for that day.

Roblox says the event "grows increasingly unsettling as the event progresses" — implying the hub itself changes in look and difficulty as more monsters join the mix, rather than simply swapping out one enemy for another each morning.

Quests and Survival Rewards

Completing the daily quests earns players exclusive UGC (user-generated content) items. Roblox's post specifically frames some of these rewards as functional: they can "help them survive another night," suggesting at least some unlocked items affect how easily players can evade monsters on later, harder days rather than being purely cosmetic.

4. Rewards and Marketplace Items

Alongside the in-hub survival rewards, Roblox is releasing a wave of limited-time Halloween avatar items on the Marketplace to coincide with the event. The newsroom post highlights the Hollow Horseman as a flagship item, alongside what it describes as dozens of other exclusive avatar pieces and seasonal makeup looks.

Because these are explicitly called out as limited-time items tied to the event window (October 22 – November 2), players who want them should plan to pick them up before the collection cutoff rather than assuming they will return later.

5. What Roblox Plus Subscribers Get

Beyond the two-hour early entry to the hub, Roblox is giving Plus subscribers several Hollow-specific perks:

• An exclusive profile frame and background tied to the event
• An "item launcher" tool that lets Plus members gift items to other players during the event
• Permission to keep the event's profile theme even after the finale ends on October 31

That last point is worth flagging for anyone deciding whether a subscription is worth it this month — it is one of the few event perks Roblox has said explicitly outlives the event's own shutdown window.

6. Creator Champions Livestreaming From Inside the Event

Roblox named four "creator champions" — LimaMosca, KreekCraft, Bundun and SirDapper — who will livestream from inside The Hollow each day of the event. For players trying to figure out a new maze layout or a monster's patrol pattern before attempting it themselves, these streams are an official, Roblox-sanctioned way to scout the event without relying on unverified leak accounts.

7. Halloween Content Running Outside The Hollow

Roblox's announcement is also careful to separate The Hollow from a handful of other seasonal updates landing at the same time, which are built and run by their own individual game teams rather than being part of the platform-wide event:

Duck Duck (Family Zone Crossover)

A lighter, younger-skewing crossover event where parents and kids search for costumed ducks while picking up online-safety tips along the way.

Adopt Me!

The popular pet-raising game is bringing back its Hauntlet minigame with new rewards and pets for the season.

Welcome to Bloxburg

Bloxburg's own Halloween content includes minigames such as Pumpkin Panic and Ghost Hunt, run independently of The Hollow's hub and quest system.

Roblox Mini Pack at Target

For players who prefer a physical pickup, Roblox also mentioned a $20 retail pack sold at Target containing 40 physical coins, each redeemable for 50 Robux.

8. How The Hollow Compares to The Hunt

If the currency-and-redemption structure sounds familiar, that is deliberate. Roblox ran a similar platform-wide event earlier this year for its 20th anniversary — The Hunt, covered in full here — which used the same basic loop of completing quests in participating experiences to earn redeemable items. The Hollow borrows that structure but adds the daily monster-unlock gimmick and a harder, horror-themed hub on top of it, rather than running every participating game as a flat, parallel track from day one.

9. Quick Tips

• Mark October 22 at 2 p.m. PT for general access, or noon PT if you have Roblox Plus.
• Check in daily through October 31 — each day unlocks a new monster and (per Roblox) a harder hub.
• Don't wait past noon PST on November 2 to claim anything you have already earned.
• If you're unsure a reward is functional or purely cosmetic, assume survival-tied rewards matter more as the week goes on.
• Treat any participating-game list that contradicts the nine names above as outdated fan speculation, not an official update.

For players who also want a refresher on how Roblox's subscription perks stack up the rest of the year, our breakdown of recent changes to Roblox Plus private servers covers what changed last month. Anyone curious how Roblox plans to let people jump into events like this one without installing anything first should also see our explainer on browser play and standalone apps announced at RDC 2026.

Official Resources

• Roblox Newsroom: "The Hollow: New Platform-Wide Survival Event for Halloween"
• Roblox official site

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