The Hollow: Roblox's 2026 Halloween Survival Event Explained
The Hollow is Roblox's 2026 Halloween survival event, running October 22 through November 2 with a new monster from a different Roblox game appearing each day. Here's the official schedule, the full nine-monster lineup, and every reward confirmed so far.
Roblox's biggest Halloween event of the year is already underway. The Hollow is a platform-wide survival event that pulls monsters out of nine of Roblox's most popular horror games and drops them into one shared, ever-changing hub. If you're wondering what The Hollow actually is, when it ends, and how to make sure you don't miss the rewards before they disappear, here's everything Roblox has confirmed officially.
1. What Is The Hollow?
The Hollow is a single, continuous survival experience that Roblox built as its centerpiece Halloween event for 2026. Rather than a one-off minigame, it's structured as one ongoing scenario: every day of the event, a new monster — pulled from a different popular Roblox horror title — enters the hub, and the space grows more unsettling as the event goes on. Players explore a maze each day, search for clues, dodge the monster currently stalking the hub, and complete quests tied to that day's game for exclusive rewards.
It's the follow-up to Roblox's big 2026 anniversary push covered in Roblox's 20th anniversary Hunt event earlier this fall, but The Hollow is a standalone seasonal event with its own theme, rewards and schedule.
2. When Does The Hollow Start and End?
Per Roblox's official announcement, published October 21, 2026:
- The Hollow hub opened to general players at 2:00 p.m. PT on October 22, 2026.
- Active Roblox Plus subscribers got early access to the hub starting at noon PT the same day.
- The event runs through November 2.
- A live finale open to all players begins the morning of October 31.
- Players can keep collecting rewards until noon PST on November 2, after which The Hollow closes.
If you've seen other end dates floating around (some guides cite November 5 or November 9), those aren't from Roblox's own announcement — treat Roblox's published schedule above as the accurate one.
3. Who Can Join?
The Hollow is open to anyone signed into a Roblox account or Roblox Select. Roblox states the event is intended for players ages 9 and up in most regions, and notes that "ages and access will vary by region" — so availability and age gating can differ depending on where you're playing from. If you're unsure why certain features are locked on your account, it's worth checking how Roblox's age verification system works, since age checks can affect what event content and chat features you can access.
4. The Nine Monsters and Their Source Games
Each day of The Hollow introduces a new monster, pulled from a different Roblox experience. Roblox's official lineup, in the order the monsters appear, is:
- 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
Because each monster is tied to its home game, the fastest way to find that day's quest is to jump into the matching experience directly rather than searching blind inside the hub.
5. How the Survival Hub and Quests Work
Roblox describes The Hollow as a shared survival game at its core. Every day brings a new maze inside the hub where players look for clues while avoiding that day's monster. Completing the quest tied to the day's featured game earns exclusive UGC and rewards that, as Roblox puts it, "can help them survive another night" — meaning some of what you earn is useful for navigating the next day's challenge, not just cosmetic.
Roblox hasn't published a minute-by-minute solution for each day's maze or quest, and since the hub and quests update daily, a fixed walkthrough would likely be outdated within hours anyway. The most reliable approach is to log in daily while the event is live and work through that day's maze and quest in the actual game.
6. Creator Streams Inside The Hollow
Roblox tapped four creator "champions" — LimaMosca, KreekCraft, Bundun, and SirDapper — to livestream from inside The Hollow throughout the event, uncovering clues and helping players as they go. If you get stuck on a given day's maze, their streams are a good place to see the hub and that day's monster in action before you dive in yourself.
7. Rewards and Marketplace Items
Roblox's Marketplace carries a set of limited-time Hollow items for the duration of the event, including a featured piece called the Hollow Horseman alongside dozens of other exclusive avatar items and new seasonal makeup looks. These are explicitly tied to the event window, so anything you want from the Marketplace listing should be grabbed before The Hollow closes on November 2.
Roblox Plus subscribers get extra perks on top of the shared rewards:
- An exclusive profile frame and background tied to the event
- An exclusive item launcher for gifting items to other players during The Hollow
- The event theme stays on their account even after the finale ends — non-Plus players lose the themed elements once The Hollow closes
8. The Live Finale on October 31
The event builds to a live finale for all players that begins the morning of October 31 — Halloween itself. Roblox hasn't detailed the finale's exact mechanics publicly beyond confirming it's a shared, platform-wide moment, but players can continue collecting any outstanding rewards through noon PST on November 2, giving a short grace window after Halloween to wrap up before everything related to The Hollow is retired.
9. Other Halloween Content on Roblox Right Now
The Hollow is Roblox's flagship 2026 Halloween push, but it isn't the only seasonal content live on the platform. Roblox's own roundup also points to:
- A Duck Duck Halloween crossover inside Family Zone, aimed at younger players
- Adopt Me!'s returning Hauntlet minigame
- Welcome to Bloxburg's own Halloween event
- A Roblox Mini Pack sold at Target, containing 40 physical coins each redeemable for 50 Robux
None of these are part of The Hollow itself, but they're running in the same window if you're looking for lighter, younger-skewing Halloween content alongside the survival event. For a wider look at what's shipped on the platform recently, see Roblox's fall 2026 games preview, and for the bigger platform-level changes Roblox has been rolling out this year, check the platform changes Roblox announced at RDC 2026.
10. Quick Tips Recap
- The Hollow runs October 22 through November 2, 2026; the hub opened at 2 p.m. PT on October 22 (noon PT early access for Roblox Plus subscribers).
- A new monster from a different Roblox game appears each day — nine total, ending with WARDEN's The Overseer.
- The live finale for all players starts the morning of October 31; rewards remain collectible until noon PST on November 2.
- Jump into each day's featured game directly to find that day's quest rather than searching inside the hub alone.
- Limited-time Marketplace items, including the Hollow Horseman, disappear once the event ends — buy or earn what you want before November 2.
- Roblox Plus subscribers keep the event's profile theme after The Hollow closes; everyone else loses it.
Official Resources
- The Hollow: New Platform-Wide Survival Event for Halloween — official Roblox announcement
- Roblox Newsroom
- Roblox.com
For more on what else is happening across Roblox this season, browse the full Roblox and game walkthrough archive.