Steal
A Brainrot

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Play Overview

Steal A Brainrot (2025) is a Roblox collecting, stealing and fighting game where players work to amass bizarre and malformed Brainrot Meme characters and then defend them against theft. Play involves buying these increasingly expensive characters from a shared conveyor belt, stockpiling them in your storage area to generate money, and raiding other players’ collections while defending your own with locks and blunt weapons. It stands out for the joy of building a warehouse of valuable items, but then uses that to incentivise other players to come and steal your hard-won items.

You start with a small amount of money and an empty storage area. From a central conveyor belt, you buy the goofy Brainrot Memes that then waddle over to your base. If they get there, they earn you money. However, other players can steal them on their way or even break into your base while your back is turned. You soon have to work hard to intercept opponents, raid their storage, or defend your own with locks and melee attacks.

As you progress, your meme empire grows and earns more money, which enables you to buy more valuable and rarer items. But bigger fortunes attract bigger risks: thieves circle your base, players bait you into leaving storage unguarded, and sudden heists can strip everything away in seconds. Strategies emerge around timing locks to trap opponents in your base so you can loot their, ambushing rivals when they least expect it and deciding when to risk everything for a rare brainrot on the conveyor belt.

The result is a capture-the-flag style challenge, where every item in the game is up for stealing. Its appeal is in fusing passive income economics with social sabotage. It's fun to play, but also fun to tell stories of the sudden empires and crushing betrayals that spread virally on TikTok. Steal A Brainrot thrives because every match can end in triumph, tantrum, or both, making it highly talked-about and emotionally charged.

Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Steal A Brainrot (Roblox) 8 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 7 weeks ago.

Age Ratings

Content Rating

PEGI 12 Video Game Age Rating for Steal A Brainrot in UK and Europe

Rated PEGI "!", Parental Guidance Recommended.

Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.

Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Parental Guidance (PG) for Mild Violence.

Skill Level

8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. You need to be willing to have your items stolen and cope with the frustration of this. The game is designed to be unfair. You also need to have good resilience and strategic skills to do well.

Account Rating

You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4.

Costs

Steal A Brainrot

Xbox One	Free	–	–
PS4	Free	–	–
PC	Free	–	–
Mac	Free	–	–
iOS	Free	–	–
Android	Free	–	–

This game is free to play, but there are other costs associated with this game:

You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 4.
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One.

Many families choose to pay for an In-Game Subscription that grants access to features and Robux currency for use in any Roblox games without the risk of individual transactions. Outside the game, you can make larger purchases.

This subscription grants 450 Robux a month as well as discounts on buying more Robux and access to selling and trading items with other subscribed Roblox players. The games generally encourage the spending of Robux to progress as a proportion of the money spent goes to the person who creates the game.

In the game, you can pay real money, via Robux, to gain direct boosts in speed, power, and protection. Those who spend can skip grinding and access gear and money that otherwise might take many hours (or more) to earn.

It's not impossible for non-paying players to make progress; it's just much harder and slower, and more subject to being “robbed” or disrupted by richer players.

For example:

Gear: things like Blackhole Slap (199 Robux), Flying Carpet (499 Robux), Laser Gun (999 Robux), Ban Hammer (1,499 Robux), etc. These are more powerful or allow freedom (flight, more range, damage, etc.) than base gear.
Money Packs: You can buy large chunks of in-game cash with Robux, e.g. $36,000 for 49 Robux, up to $12,000,000 for 2,999 Robux.
Game Passes and Perks: Double Money, VIP, Admin panel augment how fast you earn money or give control/layout advantages.
Admin Abuse: These are a variety of events that offer the chance to multiply earnings from Brainrots. They incentivise players to turn up at particular times, and play is more intense. For example, Taco Tuesday is a weekly 30-minute event (6pm EST, 11pm BST, 6am SGT Wednesday) where Tacos fire at Brainrots, giving them 3 to 5 times the earning power. These events also offer exclusive Brainrots, like Tipi Topi Taco, Bombardini Tortini an Nooo My Hotspot.

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