Roblox will disable cross-game Gamepass sales on May 29, and players are furious

Update 12/05/26 – 05:32 pm (IST): Roblox has responded to community questions with some additional clarity. The May 29 change only affects cross-game sales of passes and developer products. EDP purchases and clothing/avatar item sales across games are not touched by this policy.

For donation games, Roblox confirmed there will be no exceptions or whitelist process. If your game relies on cross-game pass sales, it stops working on May 29, and Roblox expects developers to switch to the Transfers API before then. KreekCraft posted on X, saying Roblox has “doubled down on removing donation games.”

The API transfer limits (500 Robux/day, 1,000/month) are intentional for now, and Roblox says it may loosen them later depending on how things go. The Roblox Plus requirement for senders is also staying, as Roblox uses it to verify who is actually sending the Robux. Creators still get a 10% cut of any transfer through the API, which counts toward DevEx, and recipients keep 90% with no platform fee.

Original article published on May 5, 2026, follows:

Roblox announced on May 4, 2026, that it will stop cross-game sales of passes and developer products starting May 29. This change targets a practise where users buy a game pass or dev product in one experience, and then send Robux to creators or other players in donation-style games like Pls Donate.

The company announced this officially on the developer forum. Roblox claims that the move protects players from fraud and exploitation, saying that passes and dev products were never meant for peer-to-peer Robux transfers.

In reality, many games relied on this system for tipping and donations. Cross-game sales will end for all experiences, and as a result, affiliate sales will also stop.

To replace the current system, Roblox introduced the Transfers API, available immediately for developers to integrate. It lets players send Robux directly inside a game, through a controlled Roblox UI. However, the following rules apply:

1. Senders need a Roblox Plus subscription (a paid tier).
2. Recipients get 90% of the transferred Robux, and the game creator earns a 10% commission. Roblox does not take a platform fee.
3. Sends and recipients must complete 18+ age verification. Users under 18 need a linked parental account and approval for each transfer.
4. Currently, the limit is 1000 Robux per month, which is subject to change.

This directly impacts several popular donation games. If creators don’t update before May 29, they risk service interruptions.

Reactions from the community were expectedly negative. Many players and developers criticized the change, since many popular games like Pls Donate face major disruption. The Roblox Plus requirement, paired with the monthly cap and parental rules, severely limits accessibility for younger users.

A lot of people see this as a push for subscriptions instead of anything safety-related. A minority supports this move for attempting to reduce scams and other exploitative Roblox mechanics, but a majority of people seem to be against this.

The creator of the game “Pls Donate” posted about the situation on X, explaining that Roblox did not make developers aware of this change beforehand, and encourages users to make their voices heard. Both of the systems should ideally co-exist.

The company has recently made good moves with positive reception, such as raising the qualifying DevEx by 42% for users over the age of 18, and introducing Enhanced Protection with 2FA. However, disabling transfers of Robux like this was not as well-received. Do let us know what you think of this situation in the comments.

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