Generation Alpha’s 'FarmVille' is growing like crazy in 'Roblox'


Technically an “experience” within the game-creation platform 'Roblox', 'Grow a Garden' smashed its own record for concurrent users by reeling in 16.4 million active players on Saturday. — Photo by Oberon Copeland @veryinformed.com on Unsplash

Anyone older than 25 likely has fond – or madly frustrating – memories of playing FarmVille, the popular browser game that lets users grow virtual crops and herd pixelated animals. Agriculture aficionados can rejoice: Generation Alpha’s FarmVille has arrived.

Grow a Garden, a simplistic farming simulation that involves planting seeds and collecting exotic pets, has exploded as one of the most highly played titles of the year. Technically an “experience” within the game-creation platform Roblox, it smashed its own record for concurrent users by reeling in 16.4 million active players on Saturday.

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