Coding Roblox Games Made Easy - Third Edition: Create, publish, and monetize your games on Roblox with AI and analytics

By Zander Brumbaugh

Get started with building your first games on the Roblox platform

Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*

Key Features:

- Begin coding in Luau: build player avatars, battlefields, game physics, countdown timers, and more

- Learn tips, tricks, best practices, and advanced Roblox coding techniques to create 3D games

- Join the Discord server to discuss queries, provide solutions, and ask Zander for advice on your games

Book Description:

Roblox isn't just popular, it's incredibly popular, featuring more than 150 million active users per day. Any experience imaginable can be created on Roblox.

Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 3rd Edition, is the go-to guide for anyone at any age looking to get started with building a game on Roblox using Luau programming. In just over 300 pages, you'll learn the basics of Luau programming, build two end-to-end games, and add customizations before finally publishing and monetizing them.

This edition covers the latest technologies in the space, including AI and Gamebeast's analytics and LiveOps tools, to deepen your gameplay, speed up production, and boost your game's performance.

"50 Cool Things to Do on Roblox" is the perfect bonus chapter to end on, with helpful tips and information presented with examples to save your time when coding, animating, building avatars, earning Robux, and so much more.

Join Zander, a rockstar Roblox developer and programmer, on this game development journey and bring your ideas to life.

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What You Will Learn:

- Learn coding in Luau: basics, game systems, physics manipulation, and more

- Test, evaluate, and redesign to create bug-free and engaging games

- Move from the lobby to the battleground, build avatars, and locate weapons to fight

- Explore character selection, countdown timers, locate escape items, and assign rewards

- Boost your games' performance with AI and analytics

- Master the 3 Ms: mechanics, monetization, marketing

- Discover 50 cool things to do on Roblox

Who this book is for:

This book is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to create games on the Roblox platform. Whether you're an aspiring young game creator, a parent or educator guiding a young learner, or an adult hobbyist exploring game development, this guide will walk you through building and sharing Roblox games using Luau and Roblox Studio. The book requires no prior knowledge of game development or programming.

Table of Contents

- Introducing Roblox Development

- Knowing Your Work Environment

- Introduction to Luau

- Roblox Programming Scenarios

- Creating an Obby

- Creating a Battle Royale Game

- Boosting Your Game with AI and Analytics

- The Three Ms

- 50 Cool Things to Do on Roblox

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1806705133
• ISBN13: 9781806705139
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.3"