Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or simply a way to beat vacation doldrums, a viral Roblox game about gardening has become the surprise hit of the summer.

Roblox raised its annual bookings forecast on Thursday and topped 100 million in daily active users thanks to the viral success of farm simulation title "Grow a Garden", sending shares of the videogame platform rising more than 16%.

Roblox Corp. shares hit a record high after the popular video-game company reported daily active users and bookings in the second quarter that beat analysts’ expectations. Roblox’s record-breaking game Grow a Garden spurred much of the growth,