Current Status: Yes, Roblox is having issues. While the official status page may still say “Operational,” reports from users and third-party monitors (like Downdetector) confirm that Roblox is currently down or experiencing severe issues for many players as of today, December 12, 2025.
You are seeing a 502 Bad Gateway error. Here is exactly what that means and what you should do.
1. What “502 Bad Gateway” Means
This is not a problem with your internet or your computer/phone.
The Technical Explanation: A “Gateway” is like a receptionist for Roblox’s servers. Your game tried to connect, but the “receptionist” (the gateway) couldn’t get a response from the main Roblox servers behind the scenes.
The Simple Version: Roblox’s servers are either overloaded, crashed, or being updated, and they stopped answering connection requests.
2. Why is this happening?
Roblox has not released an official statement for this specific outage yet, but these are the most common causes for sudden 502 errors:
Server Overload: Too many players trying to join at once (often happens after school hours or during holiday events).
Broken Update: Roblox pushes updates frequently. Sometimes a small background update breaks the connection between their internal servers.
Regional Outage: Sometimes specific regions (like servers handling traffic in Asia or North America) fail while others stay online.
3. What You Should (and Should Not) Do
❌ DO NOT: Uninstall Roblox. Reinstalling won’t fix this because the problem is on their end. You will just waste time downloading it again.
❌ DO NOT: Reset your router. Your internet is fine; Roblox is the one having the issue.
✅ DO: Wait it out. These errors usually last anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours.
✅ DO: Check the status. Since the official page is slow to update, check sites like Downdetector to see when reports start going down—that means it’s coming back online.
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