Roblox turned 20 this month, and the platform marked the anniversary with The Hunt: Roblox 20, a platform-wide scavenger hunt that opened its hub on September 17, 2026. The event sends players through two decades of Roblox history, from the platform’s earliest experiences to titles that defined 2026.
The scale here is bigger than past Hunt events. Forty games take part across two tracks, and Roblox Plus subscribers get exclusive early access alongside anniversary-only rewards. Every year unlocked pulls from a different era of the platform, from 2006’s earliest hits to 2026’s biggest breakout titles.
Below, you’ll find the exact release date and schedule, how the event progresses through Roblox’s history, every confirmed game, and what you can earn by playing.
What is The Hunt: Roblox 20?
The Hunt: Roblox 20 is Roblox’s official 20th-anniversary event. It reworks the platform’s regular scavenger-hunt format into a chronological walk through Roblox’s history, starting at Year Zero in 2006 and moving forward one year, and one game, at a time. Each stop requires completing a quest inside that game before the next year unlocks.
The event lives in a dedicated hub, reachable through portals that open as you progress. Roblox built it around 20 games spanning the platform’s history, with a second wave of 20 games unlocking once you clear the main track.
The Hunt: Roblox 20 release date and event schedule
The Hunt: Roblox 20 launched on September 17, 2026, and runs through September 28, 2026. Access rolled out in two waves on launch day.
| Access tier | Time (ET) | Time (PT) |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox Plus early access | 12 PM ET | 9 AM PT |
| General access | 6 PM ET | 3 PM PT |
Roblox Plus subscribers got into the hub six hours before everyone else. Non-subscribers could join starting at 6 PM ET on September 17, and the event stays live through September 28.
How The Hunt: Roblox 20 works
Progression runs in order, not free-roam. You start at Year Zero, representing 2006, and complete a quest in that year’s featured game to unlock Year One. That pattern repeats through all 20 years, each tied to a game Roblox considers representative of that period in its history.
Finishing all 20 years unlocks Year Infinity, a separate track built around 20 additional games representing Roblox in 2026 and beyond. Year Infinity isn’t chronological. It’s a broader showcase of what’s currently popular on the platform.
All confirmed games in The Hunt: Roblox 20
Roblox confirmed 20 games for the main historical track, one per year:
- Crossroads
- Lumber Tycoon 2
- Jailbreak
- Adopt Me!
- Grow a Garden
- Natural Disaster Survival
- Murder Mystery 2
- Base Wars
- Dress to Impress
- World // Zero
- Berry Avenue
- Piggy
- Apocalypse Rising 2
- Blade Ball
- Work at a Pizza Place
- Roblox High School (Legacy)
- Build a Boat for Treasure
- Sword Fights on the Heights IV
- Chaos Canyon
- Rocket Arena
Jailbreak’s creators, whose game represents Year Two in the lineup, tied a statement to the launch: “What I love about Roblox is that anyone can come and build a game that reaches millions of players.” Several of these titles are also covered on our running Roblox codes list, including Adopt Me! and other games with active reward codes outside the event.
Year Infinity’s 20 games hadn’t been officially confirmed at the time of writing. Community badge-mining points to Fisch, Doors, Bee Swarm Simulator, Slap Battles, Blox Fruits, and Sonic Speed Simulator as likely candidates, though Roblox hasn’t published a final list.
Rewards: badges and free items
Every game in the hunt hands out two badges: a Standard badge (S1) for the main quest and a harder Mega badge (M1) for an optional challenge. Badges are awarded once per game, per account, and they feed a single reward track across the whole event.
Seven anniversary items are up for grabs, all free, with no Robux or codes required:
- Vicennial Party Hat
- Birthday Time Fedora
- Horn of Candles
- Crown of Rivals
- Silver Rivals Domino Crown
- Golden Rivals Domino Crown
- Confetti Cannon
Roblox hasn’t published exact badge thresholds for each item. Based on how past Hunts structured rewards, the rarer pieces, like the Golden Rivals Domino Crown, likely sit behind a higher badge count than the party hat or fedora.
Roblox Plus subscribers get extra perks on top of the shared reward track: three exclusive virtual items, an anniversary-themed profile frame and avatar background, and the limited-time Classic app theme made permanent. Everyone else keeps the Classic theme only while the event runs.
Common issues during the event
Millions of players hitting the hub at once means connection trouble is common during Hunt events. If Roblox won’t load or keeps crashing on your device, restarting the app usually clears it, though heavy-traffic days call for patience too.
Two errors show up more than others during high-traffic events like this one. Error code 529 points to a server-side issue on Roblox’s end rather than your connection. Error code 268, which kicks you for “unexpected client behavior,” is usually tied to network instability rather than anything you did wrong.
If badges aren’t registering after you finish a quest, check your account status first. A restricted or flagged account can block reward tracking platform-wide.
Signing Off
The Hunt: Roblox 20 is the platform’s biggest anniversary event to date, and the chronological format gives it a different feel from past scavenger hunts. With Year Infinity still partly unconfirmed and the event open through September 28, expect Roblox to keep adjusting badge details and possibly add games to the second track before the hunt wraps.
It’s Roblox’s official 20th-anniversary event, a scavenger hunt that takes players through 20 games representing each year of the platform’s history, followed by a bonus Year Infinity track.
Forty total: 20 games on the main historical track and 20 more on the Year Infinity track, unlocked after finishing the first 20.
The event runs from September 17 through September 28, 2026.
No. Plus subscribers get six hours of early access on launch day plus exclusive items, but the core event and its main reward track are open to everyone.
Free avatar items, including the Vicennial Party Hat, Birthday Time Fedora, and Confetti Cannon, earned by collecting Standard and Mega badges across the featured games. No Robux or codes are required.
