Roblox Blames Falling Player Numbers and In-Game Spending on Its Push to Recommend Less Slop to Kids — And There Being No Replacement for Last Year's Viral Hit Grow a Garden

Roblox player numbers and in-game spending have fallen sharply from their peak last summer, when the gaming platform hosted viral hits such as Grow a Garden and Steal the Brainrot. These games still exist, of course — there's now a Grow a Garden 2! — but their moment in the spotlight has passed, man…