To avoid joining your friends in Roblox, open the experience’s server browser, scroll to Other Servers, and select Join on a different public server. You need another available server to choose from. Some experiences run their own matchmaking afterward, so your initial choice may not determine where you stay.
For more control over who can enter, use a private server with restricted access. Privacy settings can also limit who sees and directly joins your current experience, but they do not select your destination.
The short version
- Choose directly: Open the server browser and select a server under Other Servers.
- Leave your Party: End active Party co-play before selecting a separate server.
- Control access: Use a private server with Friends Allowed disabled and a restricted member list.
- Limit visibility: Adjust Show current experience to control who can see and directly join your experience.
| Option | What it does | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Manual public server selection | Lets you choose another server | Requires another available server |
| Leave the current experience | Prepares you to select again | Leaving alone does not choose a destination |
| Create a private server | Gives you access controls | Creator support and account restrictions apply |
| Join an existing private server | Uses a separate permitted session | The owner controls access |
| Leave an active Party | Ends coordinated navigation and play | Does not disable ordinary friend matching |
| Disable Party participation | Disables Party and Party Chat | Does not control all public matchmaking |
| Restrict experience visibility | Limits visibility and direct joining | Does not select your destination |
| Hide status and activity | Reduces presence information shared | Does not select a separate server |
| Disable PlayStation crossplay | Limits play to PlayStation users | PlayStation friends remain in the pool |
| Remove a friendship | Removes the friend relationship | Public server overlap remains possible |
| Block a person | Removes friendship and prevents direct invitations | Does not guarantee public server separation |
| Switch to another account | Uses a different set of friendships | Does not guarantee isolation |
| RoPro random server button | Selects a random public server | Random selection can still include friends |
| RoPro installation page | Provides the optional Chrome extension | Built-in selection needs no extension |
| Creator matchmaking controls | Adjust friend preference for an owned experience | Only creators and authorized collaborators control it |
Choose a public server without your friends
In a browser, open the experience’s page and select Servers. In the Windows or macOS Roblox app, open the experience’s details, select the button beside Play, then select Join Friends. On Android or iOS, open the experience’s details, tap the button beside Play, then tap Join Friends.
Within the server browser, scroll past Private Servers, find Servers My Friends Are In, and continue to Other Servers. You can check Exclude Full Servers to filter out full sessions. Select Join on your chosen server.
The app’s Join Friends button opens the server browser, where you can continue to Other Servers instead of selecting a friend’s session. If another public server is not available, use a private server when the experience supports one and your account has access.
Leave your current session before switching
If you are already playing, select the Roblox logo at the upper left, then select Leave. With a keyboard, you can press L while that menu is open instead. In the confirmation dialog, select Leave, then return to the experience’s server browser and choose another server.
Simply selecting Play again does not guarantee a different assignment. Select a server under Other Servers when you want to choose your next session directly.
Leave or disable Party participation
An active Party coordinates navigation and play, so leave it before choosing a separate session. Open your Party and select the red close button. Then choose another server through the experience’s server browser on the website, Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS.
If your account has the Party settings, open Settings, go to the privacy tab whose name begins with Privacy & content, then open Communication and find the Party setting. Under Who can add you to a 1:1 Party, select No one. This disables Party and Party Chat and also defaults Group Party to No one. It prevents Party-based co-play, but you still need to choose a separate server to avoid ordinary friend-based matching.
Use a private server to control access
In the Roblox app or website, open a supported experience’s page and select Servers > Private Servers. You can enter an existing server you own or have permission to access. If someone else owns it, that owner must restrict access to prevent your friends from following.
To create your own, select Create Private Server, name the server, and read the subscription agreement. Prices and availability vary, and paid servers renew monthly. Select Buy Now to create the server after reviewing those terms.
Open the server’s three-dot Menu and select Configure. Disable Friends Allowed to restrict friend access. Keep the invitation link private so you control who receives it.
Removing someone from the member list removes their listed permission to access that server. Remove unwanted users from Server Members, then enter your server from Private Servers. Private server access is restricted for accounts under 13. If your account cannot access a private server or the experience does not support one, choose another available public server.
Limit who can see and join your experience
On desktop, open Settings using the upper-right gear. On mobile, open More > Settings. Continue to the privacy tab whose name begins with Privacy & content, then Visibility & private servers > Visibility > Show current experience.
Select No one when your account offers that audience. Available audiences depend on age and region; if your choices differ, select from the audiences your account provides. This controls visibility and direct joining, so continue using the server browser to choose where you play.
For additional privacy, return to Visibility and, under Online Status, select No one when that audience is offered. Turn off Share activity updates to stop friends receiving those updates. These changes hide presence information but do not select a separate server or guarantee that friends cannot encounter you.
Limit PlayStation sessions to PlayStation players
On PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, open Roblox and select More at the upper right. Open Settings > PlayStation Network Settings > Cross-Platform Play, then disable Cross-Platform Play. Roblox limits your play to PlayStation users with this setting disabled.
This separates you from friends playing on other platforms. Friends who also play on PlayStation remain in the same platform pool, so the setting does not separate you from them.
Consider relationship changes only when you want them
Unfriending removes your Roblox friendship with that person. Open their profile, select More using the three dots, then select Unfriend. If the profile presents Remove friend instead, select that control.
Removing the relationship may reduce friendship-based matching, but it does not guarantee separate public servers. Choose this option when you also want to end the friendship. For a temporary separate session, use manual server selection.
Blocking removes friendship and following connections and prevents direct contact and invitations. In a browser or on mobile, open the person’s profile, open the three-dot menu, and select Block User. Roblox does not promise that blocking keeps you in separate public servers.
Blocking from an experience also removes friendship and following connections. Where supported, press Tab to reveal the leaderboard, select the person’s name, then select Block. Alternatively, press Esc, open People, locate the person, and select Block. Select Block in the confirmation dialog.
You can also use an existing separate account without those friendships if you are aged 13 or older and the accounts have no parent privileges. On the Roblox website, select the upper-right gear, then select Switch Account and your other account. Choose the experience and server there. Having different friendships may reduce friend-based matching, but account switching does not guarantee isolation.
Use a random server button as an optional shortcut
For desktop Google Chrome, RoPro offers an extra random server button beside Play on an experience’s Roblox webpage. To get the extension, open the RoPro product page and select Install on Chrome to reach its Chrome Web Store listing. With RoPro enabled, open the experience’s Roblox webpage and use the extra button to request a random server.
The publisher calls the feature Join Random Server Button and says it selects a random server instead of Roblox’s normal friend-prioritized assignment. Random selection can still land you with a friend, and RoPro is not affiliated with or endorsed by Roblox. If you want to choose a particular server, use Roblox’s built-in server browser, which needs no extension.
Adjust matchmaking for an experience you own
If you are an experience creator or an authorized collaborator, you can reduce the influence of friendship on its matchmaking. These controls apply to your own experience; ordinary players cannot change another creator’s configuration.
In Creator Dashboard, select your game, then open Configurations > Custom matchmaking > Configuration > Create Configuration. Name the configuration and reduce the Friends signal weight. Select Save Configuration, select the affected places, then select Save Configuration again. This changes server preference without guaranteeing that friends stay separated.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why might another account still land in the same server as friends?
Roblox’s Friends matchmaking signal also considers players sharing an IP address. That means switching accounts or removing a friendship can still leave a reason for matchmaking to prefer the same server.
How many accounts can you use with the website Account Switcher?
Roblox’s website Account Switcher supports up to five accounts. You must be aged 13 or older, and the accounts must not have parent privileges.
Can you keep Party Chat after leaving an active Party?
Yes, asynchronous Party Chat remains available after you leave an active Party. Leaving ends coordinated navigation and play, while disabling Party participation also disables Party Chat.
Can you use RoPro in another Chromium browser?
RoPro’s publisher does not guarantee full compatibility with other Chromium browsers. Use desktop Google Chrome for the extension steps.