The Hunt: Roblox 20 Anniversary Event Explained: Dates, Games and Rewards

Roblox turned 20 this month, and the platform is marking the anniversary with its biggest live event in nearly a year. The Hunt: Roblox 20 opened on September 17, 2026 and runs through September 28, sending players on a chronological tour through two decades of the platform's history — from the earliest games that put Roblox on the map to the biggest hits of 2026. Here's exactly how the event works, which games are confirmed, and what you can earn before it ends.

1. What Is The Hunt: Roblox 20?

The Hunt: Roblox 20 is a platform-wide anniversary event built around Roblox's own history. Instead of one standalone experience, it links together games from every year of the platform's life through a central hub, turning the whole thing into a guided trip from Roblox's founding up to the present day. Roblox announced the event in a newsroom post on September 16, 2026, describing it as a way to look back at "two decades of games by the creators who've built the platform, block by block."

2. When the Event Runs

The Hunt: Roblox 20 is live from September 17 to September 28, 2026. Roblox Plus subscribers got a head start, with early access to the event hub from 9 a.m. PT on September 17, ahead of the wider rollout to all players later that day. The event is only around for a limited window, so anyone planning to finish the full 20-year run and collect every reward should start well before the September 28 close.

3. How the Year-by-Year Hub Works

Players begin in the event hub at "Year Zero" — a nod to Roblox's founding — and then move forward through the platform's history in strict chronological order. Each year in the timeline is represented by a portal into a game from that era. To unlock the next year and move on, you complete a quest tied to that game, picking up limited-release UGC (user-generated content) items along the way. It's a structured crawl rather than a free-for-all: you can't skip ahead to a later year's game until you've cleared the one currently in front of you.

4. The Games Confirmed So Far

Roblox's own announcement names several of the experiences taking part, spanning from early platform staples to some of its newest hits. Confirmed so far:

• Lumber Tycoon 2 — one of the classic tycoon-genre games representing Roblox's early years
• Jailbreak — the long-running cops-and-robbers open world from Badimo
• Adopt Me! — the pet-raising and trading juggernaut
• Grow a Garden — representing the current era of Roblox's biggest breakout hits

Between Year Zero and the present, the hub covers a portal for every year back to 2006, so expect the full run to include titles well beyond this shortlist as you progress. If you're already deep into a specific Roblox experience outside the event, like Peroxide, it's worth checking whether a quest overlaps with what you're already doing — we've also got guides on leveling up quickly in Peroxide and tracking down Kisuke's location in Peroxide.

5. Year Infinity: The Payoff for Finishing

Clearing all 20 years unlocks Year Infinity, described by Roblox as access to 20 additional games representing "the best of 2026 and beyond." That brings the total footprint of the event to roughly 40 participating experiences once Year Infinity is included — 20 tied to specific years of Roblox history, plus 20 more that only open up once you've completed the full timeline. Roblox hasn't published the Year Infinity lineup in detail, so treat any full game list circulating outside Roblox's own channels as unconfirmed until the company names them directly.

6. UGC Rewards and the Leaderboard

Every game in the timeline hands out its own limited-release UGC items for completing that year's quest, and Roblox is also running a leaderboard for players competing for a higher placement during the event window. Because the items are billed as limited-release, they're tied to the September 17–28 event period — there's no confirmation from Roblox that any of it returns afterward, so this is the one shot to grab this specific set of anniversary gear.

7. The Classic App Theme

Alongside the in-game event, Roblox rolled out a limited-time Classic app theme that swaps the modern interface for the platform's old-school logo, colors and font. Any player can switch it on with a single toggle in the app for the duration of the event. It's purely cosmetic — a nostalgia nod rather than a gameplay change — but it's a quick way to see how far the Roblox interface has come since 2006.

8. What Roblox Plus Subscribers Get

Roblox Plus members get a noticeably longer-lasting slice of the anniversary. According to Roblox's official announcement and a follow-up post from the @Roblox account, active Plus subscribers keep the Classic app theme, plus a classic avatar background and profile frame, even after The Hunt: Roblox 20 ends. On top of that, Plus members got the early 9 a.m. PT hub access on September 17 and a chance at three exclusive virtual items that aren't available to non-subscribers.

Plus subscribers, more Pluses are coming your way:
- Early access to The Hunt: Roblox 20 event hub on 9/17
- An exclusive 20th anniversary profile frame
- Earnable Plus-exclusive UGC during the event
- The Classic app theme you know and love? Yours to keep pic.twitter.com/zs5saOOQpF

— Roblox (@Roblox) September 14, 2026

9. Quick Tips for Getting Through All 20 Years

• Start early. With only a 12-day window and 20 sequential quests to clear before Year Infinity even opens, don't leave this until the last weekend.
• Follow the chronological order. The hub gates you to one era at a time, so there's no benefit to hunting for shortcuts — focus on finishing the current year's quest as efficiently as possible.
• Claim UGC as you go. Each year's reward is tied to that specific quest, so don't skip collecting an item because you're rushing to the next portal.
• Roblox Plus subscribers should log in for the early window on September 17 to get a head start before the event opens more broadly.
• Toggle the Classic theme from the app settings if you want the throwback look — it doesn't cost anything and works alongside the event.

10. Official Resources

• Roblox Newsroom: Join The Hunt: Roblox 20
• Roblox Developer Forum: Join The Hunt: Roblox 20
• Roblox Plus subscription page

The Hunt: Roblox 20 is a rare case of a live event that's genuinely about the platform itself rather than a single game, and with a firm September 28 end date, it's worth carving out time for over the next couple of weeks. For more on what's happening across the games we cover this month, from Fortnite's own Kingdom Hearts crossover event to the rest of our coverage, head over to our full library of game walkthroughs.