One of the more popular elements of the game, the “oof” death sound that has even made its way into memes, will be temporarily removed from Roblox at the end of November. As a massively multiplayer online game that allows players to create and program their own games, Roblox has experienced a surge of popularity in recent months and is now being played by over half the kids in the United States, due in part to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.