Update: Roblox appears to be down as of May 18, 2024 at 10am CT
From time to time, Roblox refuses to connect to a game. You’ll join the platform normally, travel to the launch page of your favorite game, press play, and… nothing. Just a disappointing error message. In most cases, you just need to reconnect to the game. But what if that doesn’t work?
Are the Roblox Servers down now?
Yessince May 18, 2024the Roblox server is down with a 502/504 Gateway Time Out mistake 5XX is a server error that occurs at the end of Roblox. It was caused by an influx of players entering Dust Trip (500,000+ of them).
The best solution is to wait for the devs to fix whatever problem their servers are currently facing.
Fortunately, the Roblox company has its own official page to monitor server operations. Below we’ve detailed how to check the Roblox Status page and—if that fails—how to check a secondary website.
Option One: Check Roblox Status Page
Straight from the source itself, the company Roblox has built a Status Page for users to refer to when facing boot issues. Detailed without overwhelming the user, this page is divided into three categories – User, Player, Creator. Specific areas of Roblox such as the Web, Mobile, and Xbox App are listed separately, under each category.
Specific areas of the platform might only experience issues, as opposed to the entire platform going offline. You’ll know everything is working properly if “Operational” is listed across the item, in green.
Looking at the history of Roblox server outages
For a deeper look at previous server outages, Roblox allows you to reference its past History of Server Outages. This page indicates moments until the exact time and date of a server outage. The company also designates each issue as a Partial Service Outage or Service Interruption, indicating which location of the platform is affected.
Option Two: Check Roblox on Downdetector
The Roblox Down detector page tracks user reports in real time. That means any player experiencing a server issue can log the outage at the time of occurrence. Downdetector then logs the user reports and graphs the data for everyone to refer to.
Downdetector acts as a helpful secondary tool as outages are reported in real time, directly from the player base. On the rare occasion that Roblox is not fast enough to report outages, be sure users are logging their own data on Downtector. It is an effective method to confirm whether the problem is widespread, or simply a problem with your ISP.
If you’re looking for codes for other games, we have plenty of them in our Roblox Game Codes post! You can also get a lot of free stuff through our Roblox Promo Codes page.
