Kids

Real Life Counterparts To Roblox Games That Kids Love

by Kevyn Gohu
June 5, 2025

Here are some activities the kids will love because they’re similar to Roblox

It’ll take a while for kids to hate Roblox. Besides, we’ll waste more time trying to convince them to let go of the video game. Roblox (and by extension, the smartphone) has cemented its role in their lives as the door to a world where they can do things that we enjoyed in the past. Gardening, cooking, obstacle courses, and even coding — Roblox is a digital ecosystem that sells kids the idea that they can do anything and everything without the physical repercussions. All they need to do is grind for a little Robux (the in-game money), and they can do a lot of things.

But real life isn’t bad either! We just need to add a bit more hype. Here are some real-life counterparts to the Roblox games our kids play:

Here are some activities the kids will love because they're similar to Roblox — Photo from restart

Grow A Garden Counterpart: The Monggo Experiment

Grow A Garden is a Roblox game that’s recently gained traction because it doesn’t require much brainpower and gives players a sense of achievement of being able to grow something. Every kid wants to grow something, but gardens are pretty scarce nowadays, especially with condos sprouting out of the ground. So what’s the counterpart? The classic monggo seed project, of course!

Fast-growing, cheap, and not messy, monggo is pretty basic to grow. All the kids have to do is put the monggo seeds in a bottle and grow them. The best part is, they can eat it right after as bean sprouts!

Eventually, they’ll graduate from that and look for more challenging plants to grow. Some of the easiest plants to grow in Philippine weather include Taiwan Chili (also known as Siling Labuyo in the market), Leek, Spring Onion, and Calamansi. Just put them near the window and they’re good to go!

Adopt Me! Counterpart: The Philippine Biome or Fun Farms

Adopt Me! is one of the more family-friendly games where kids simulate farm life. They hatch eggs, raise farm animals, and the like. Though the real-life counterpart may take a little driving. To let them experience how nature works together, the Philippine Biodome (which is right next to Manila Ocean Park) offers a wide variety of flora and fauna they can observe and learn about. Avilon Zoo in Montalban, Rizal, is also a good alternative for those who find Pasay a bit too much to drive to.

Fun Farm at Sta. Elena is also a good choice for those living in Laguna.

But if the kids are dreaming of being veterinarians, then scheduling a visit to PAWS or pet shelters can do just as good.

Tower of Hell Counterpart: Playgrounds

As far as we know, our sons love to play Roblox because of the Tower of Hell game. The thrill of jumping, dodging, and that moment they were oh-so-close before falling back down to the base level is what hooks them. It’s a shot of adrenaline and dopamine in one game.

If they love that kind of play, then it’s time to go playground hunting. We’re not talking about just those in the park. Malls and hotels have a lot of kiddie play areas, such as ActiveFun Park in Taguig, SuperPark in Eastwood, PLAY at Okada Hotel, Cosmic Kidz, and many others that can match the energy of the Tower of Hell game.

Roblox Studio Counterpart: Diorama Building

Known as one of the more kid-friendly game developer studios, Roblox Studio charms players with its world-building features. As kids earn more Robux, they can buy more “assets” or pieces that they use in building their game.

The real-life counterpart is diorama building. While it may mean buying statues and pieces, some have gotten creative by creating their own pieces. Trees out of popsicle sticks, cotton balls for clouds or bushes, blunted toothpicks for bridges, and the like are just some of the ways more veteran diorama builders have gotten by.

Other parents have used building blocks, but the kids may enjoy the more realistic parts of diorama building.

Toilet Tower Defense Counterpart: Bathroom Cleaning

While we know it’s not exactly a game, cleaning the bathroom can be gamefied. Toilet Tower Defense is a real-time strategy (RTS) game wherein players need to protect their tower from the skibidi toilet monsters. According to some parents, the game can be a little hard to enter and enjoy at first. But somehow, our sons enjoy the concept of shooting down hostiles and protecting a base.

With that in mind, it’s time to make the most annoying chore into a game. Nobody likes cleaning the bathroom, but it’s something the kids have to learn. Sure, there might be some grumbles and groans. However, by turning the chore into a game, it won’t seem so bad. Have the kids protect the bathroom by “capturing” dust bunnies with a dust pan and broom, unleash “an Area-of-Effect (AOE) attack” with a mop and a cleaner, and many other ways to gamefy the bathroom chore.

Murder Mystery 2 Counterpart: Wink Murder

Murder Mystery 2 is a Roblox game kids play when they missed out on Among Us. There are three kinds of players: murderer, sheriff, and innocent. The innocents have to survive, the murderer does what it does, and the sheriff has to defeat the murderer.

We get that murder isn’t something kids should get into, but growing up, we had a parlor game that followed the same concept. The Wink Murder game – it’s the game we used to play in school, where we sit in a circle and when someone winks at us, we say “dead.” It’s the same thing; there are three kinds of players: innocent, murderer, and sheriff. It improves the kids’ observation skills and also their reaction time, especially trying to “escape” the sheriff.

Roblox’s Video Games Have Real Life Counterparts

Kids love Roblox because it’s simulates something they’ve never experienced. So, it kind of falls to us parents to bring these video games to life. A lot of us forget that video games are based on many real-life events; it brings experiences to kids who can’t do so physically or culturally. However, with studies about screentime and its many adverse effects pop out, we have to offer our kids something that meets their energy needs as we slowly wean them off.

Besides, if we teach them these real-life games, our kids will have just the tools to make friends in real life.