Part of the Lua JourneyJourneyLearn Roblox Scripting
Write real Roblox scripts in Lua and play the game right next to your code. Free, with AI hints and a certificate, on any computer, Chromebook or phone.
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25 lessons25 challenges19 quiz questions
- Beginner friendly
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Hands-on interactive lessons
Quizzes to test your knowledge
Free certificate of completion
Try a Roblox script right here
Three small games from the course. Change the script in the editor, press Play, and walk through what you wrote.
Touching the lava sets the player's Health to 0. Change that 0 on line 6 to 50, press Play, and the lava only hurts.
local lava = script.Parent
lava.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
local humanoid = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
if humanoid then
humanoid.Health = 0
end
end)
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Section 5
Roblox Game Scripting
Start sectionStartScript real Roblox games in Luau and play them in your browser: lava floors, coins, leaderboards, jump pads, button doors, moving platforms and checkpoints, ending with your own obby.Scripts and Parts
4 lessons4Loops and Functions
6 lessons65Events and Players
7 lessons75Game Mechanics
7 lessons75Your First Game
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- Your script and your game sit side by side. Press Play and walk your character through what you just wrote, with W A S D on a keyboard or a thumbstick on a touch screen. Press Check and watch a test player walk the same route the grader walks.
- It runs in the browser, so you can learn on a school Chromebook, a tablet or a phone. Roblox Studio only runs on Windows and macOS. Here there is nothing to install and no Roblox account to sign in to.
- The Roblox API you will meet in every real game:
Instance.new,workspace, a part'sPosition,Size,ColorandTransparency, theTouchedevent,Humanoid,Playersandleaderstats,task.wait,ClickDetectorandTweenService. The engine copies Roblox's own defaults, such as respawning after 5 seconds and aJumpHeightof 7.2, so the Luau you write here is the Luau you write in Studio. There you also build the parts your script expects, which each lesson here builds for you. - 24 lessons in 5 chapters, each one ending in a working game mechanic: a vanishing bridge, a lava floor, a coin collector, a jump pad, a button door, a moving platform, checkpoints and a finish line. The last lesson puts them together into your own obby.
Frequently asked questions about Roblox scripting
What coding language does Roblox use?
+= and string interpolation. The Roblox engine itself is written in C++, but you never write C++ to make a Roblox game: every script in Roblox Studio is Luau. Plain Lua mostly runs unchanged as Luau, which is why many people still call it Roblox Lua.How do I start scripting on Roblox?
workspace.Lava or script.Parent), changes its properties (Color, Size, Transparency), and connects a function to an event so code runs when something happens (Touched, PlayerAdded, MouseClick). This course teaches them in that order, one small game per lesson. In Roblox Studio you add a script by hovering over a part or ServerScriptService in the Explorer, pressing the plus button and choosing Script.Do I need Roblox Studio to learn Roblox scripting?
Not to learn it. Every lesson runs in your browser on a small game engine that Coddy wrote in Luau, which copies the part of the Roblox API a beginner uses. When you want to publish a game for other players, you will need Roblox Studio, which is free for Windows and macOS. Your Luau and what you learned carry over; in Studio you build the parts and place the scripts yourself, the way each lesson's world did for you.
Can I learn Roblox scripting on a Chromebook or a phone?
Yes. Roblox Studio does not run on ChromeOS, iPads or phones, but these lessons do: the editor and the game both run in the browser, and on a touch screen the game shows a thumbstick and a jump button, the way Roblox does on a phone. To publish your own Roblox game later, you will need a Windows or Mac computer for Studio.
Is this the real Roblox?
Touched, Humanoid, Players, leaderstats, task.wait, ClickDetector, TweenService and a few more. It copies Roblox's defaults and quirks on purpose, so what you learn transfers to Studio. It has no client and server split (no RemoteEvents), no GUI and only simple physics (walking, jumping, falling and touching), which are the next things to learn in Studio. Coddy is not affiliated with or endorsed by Roblox Corporation. Roblox and Luau are trademarks of Roblox Corporation.Do I need to know Lua before Roblox scripting?
How long does it take to learn Roblox scripting?
This course is 24 lessons, about 4 hours at your own pace, and by the end you can script parts, events, a leaderboard and a whole obby. Building a full game of your own takes longer: plan on a few months of small projects in Roblox Studio, adding the client and server code, saving data and user interfaces that come after this course.
Is scripting on Roblox allowed?
Yes. Writing scripts for your own game in Roblox Studio is how every Roblox game is made, and it is what this course teaches. What breaks Roblox's Terms of Use is running exploit scripts inside other people's games with a script executor. That can get an account banned, and this course has nothing to do with it.
Is this a good Roblox coding class for kids?
Is the Roblox scripting course free?
Yes. All 24 lessons, the game in every lesson, the AI hints and the certificate of completion are free. A free account works through a few lessons a day, and Pro removes the daily limit.
