Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed
A troubling investigation follows a teenager and her friends into the hidden risks of a child-focused online gaming world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- serious
- disturbing
- investigative
- social issue discussion
- media literacy viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation begins with a teenage girl's online harassment and expands into darker activities within a child-oriented gaming platform.
The film looks beneath Roblox's family-friendly image to investigate risks created or enabled by its digital ecosystem.
The documentary contrasts the metaverse's appeal as a children's play space with harassment, sexual predation, gun culture, and other dangers.
The credited cast includes digital culture and gaming commentators Rachel Kowert, Quintin Smith, Kavya Perlman, and Alex Farrugia, supporting a multi-perspective investigation.
Films like Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed, and why
The Social Dilemma
Shares investigative documentary treatment of online platforms, youth vulnerability, and the social consequences of digital communities.
Audrie & Daisy
Explores online harassment, digital identity, and the danger hidden within seemingly ordinary internet spaces.
The Cleaners
Examines the darker social realities behind a popular digital platform through interviews and investigative reporting.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ann Shin
- Release Date
- 2025-05-25
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Alex Farrugia
- Rachel Kowert
- Quintin Smith
- Kavya Perlman
Common questions
- What is Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed about?
- A troubling investigation follows a teenager and her friends into the hidden risks of a child-focused online gaming world.
- What is Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed.
- Which films are like Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed?
- Films with a similar feel include The Social Dilemma, Audrie & Daisy, and The Cleaners.
- How long is Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed?
- Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed runs 79 minutes.
