Amazon, Roblox and cloud outage
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Roblox, along with other games, are encountering server issues due to a global server outage happening this Oct. 20.
A global outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on 20 October 2025 disrupted major services like Snapchat, Canva and Roblox, underscoring the fragility of modern digital infrastructure.
Games of all types, from Fortnite to Wordle to Roblox have been affected by the AWS outage. Problems started at about 7.30am BST (that's 2.30am ET) when gamign services started having huge spikes on the outage-detecting website Downdetector.
Amazon Web Services is working again, after breaking half the internet and taking many prominent video games and services with it.
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Amazon services, including Prime and Alexa, as well as other internet services including Snapchat, Roblox, Lyft, and more appear to be disrupted, according to Downdetector. The reported issues began shortly after 3 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.