But Roblox’s user-generated content developers have resorted to a 2D approach or the ‘blocky’ look favored by Minecraft. The tools work on iOS, Android, or the PC.

In the Lego-like world of Roblox, about a hundred blocky avatars march through a lamplit street, wielding Palestine flags that are larger than their own animated bodies. Characters dressed like ...

Hypixel Studios is unveiling Hytale, a new game that delivers a sandbox world and a blocky 8-bit art style. The game comes from the creators of Hypixel, the world’s largest mod server.