Things To Know Before Starting Roblox: Forsaken

Forsaken has become one of the most popular asymmetric horror games in Roblox since its release in July 2024, gaining even more popularity in 2025. The game features a wide roster of characters, customization options, and a challenging experience that satisfies survivors and killers alike.

Asymmetric horror games have become a staple in the Roblox universe, and Forsaken stands out by offering one of the most balanced gameplay and character lineups in the genre. It ensures that your success relies primarily on player skill rather than pay-to-win mechanics, making it a competitive and engaging experience for all players.

Get To Know All Characters Properly

When you start playing Forsaken, you’ll quickly notice the large variety of killers, survivors, emotes, skins, and playstyles, which can feel overwhelming at first. The most important thing is to take your time to familiarize yourself with each aspect of the game and develop a strategy that best suits your playstyle.

Survivors

Killers

Playing As A Survivor

When playing as a survivor, you must consider the core mechanics of your role and character, as well as the current state of the match. Different maps offer varied escape routes and loops, which can help you either evade or confront the killer effectively.

• Manage your stamina correctly: Avoid letting your stamina reach zero, as it will take longer to fully regenerate if completely depleted. Try to maintain a good distance between you and the killer to preserve stamina without reaching absolute exhaustion.
• Repair generators quickly: Completing all generators in the map reduces the total match duration, increasing your chances of survival while also boosting the experience and in-game currency you earn from the match.
• Communication and teamwork: Stay in contact with other survivors and coordinate actions, whether it’s giving or receiving healing, repairing generators, distracting the killer, stunning them, or finding other ways to secure victory.

The number of survivors left in the game will determine the role you should take based on your character. If you are playing a support-type survivor, focus on playing safely. However, if your character is offensive, it is more effective to take a direct and distraction-based approach to keep the killer engaged.

Playing As A Killer

When playing as a killer, it is essential to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each available killer, as they offer different playstyles that can be leveraged in various ways.

• Learn and practice your abilities: Don’t get frustrated if you miss attacks or struggle with a killer when you first start playing. Practice and understanding are key to improving. Some killers require different strategies to be effective. For example, while C00lKidd excels in chases, Jason is better suited for ambushes and combos.
• Anticipate player movements: Observing survivor behavior is crucial to controlling the match. Try to predict their movements and escape routes to cut them off and catch them by surprise, rather than wasting time in unnecessary loops.
• Control the map effectively: The most important thing you can do is to think strategically about the map. Patrol key areas where survivors are likely to complete objectives and repair generators to limit their progress.

Don’t get discouraged if you struggle with a killer at first. The game’s community can sometimes be toxic, and facing experienced survivors can feel intimidating. However, practice makes perfect, and maintaining fair and respectful gameplay is always the best approach.

Buy Elliot First

When you start playing Forsaken, you’ll quickly realize that a lot of grinding is required to earn enough money to unlock all available characters, not to mention emotes and different character skins. Because of this, one of your first purchases should be Elliot.

Elliot is a support survivor who can heal teammates but cannot heal himself. While he may be weak in direct chases against killers, he possesses one of the most essential mechanics for farming in-game currency efficiently, allowing you to progress faster.

Healing teammates with pizza slices earns $10 per heal, making it an effective method for accumulating large amounts of in-game currency. Additionally, healing others recharges Elliot’s “Rush Hour” ability, which provides a speed boost, helping him relocate and escape from the killer when needed.

When healing other Elliot characters, Elliot’s healing is reduced from 35 HP to 20 HP, so strategic healing management is crucial.

Try Different Game Strategies

Winning as a killer isn’t just about chasing survivors, it’s about controlling the map, managing chases effectively, setting up ambushes, and optimizing ranged attacks when possible.

• Map Control: Learn the layout of each map to predict survivor movement and cut off their escape routes. Some killer abilities, like John Doe’s spikes, can help block paths and trap survivors.
• Chases & Pressure: Instead of tunneling one survivor, applying pressure to multiple players to force mistakes and create opportunities, C00lKidd is an excellent choice for prolonged chases.
• Ambush Tactics: Hide behind obstacles or use environmental cover to surprise survivors when they least expect it.
• Ranged Attacks: If your killer has long-range abilities, use them strategically to weaken survivors before engaging in close combat.

By experimenting with different strategies, you’ll adapt to different playstyles and become a more versatile and unpredictable killer, making it harder for survivors to counter you.

Enable Hit Box Visualization

Since Roblox is a client-server-based ecosystem, issues like lag, ping fluctuations, and server instability can sometimes affect hit registration, making it difficult to land attacks as either a survivor or a killer.

To improve accuracy, it is highly recommended to enable hit box visualization. This feature helps you get used to the attack range of your abilities and allows you to see exactly which attacks connect.

How To Enable Hit Box Visualization

1. Go to Settings in the game menu.
2. Scroll down to the last options in the menu.
3. Find the “Visible Attack Hitboxes” option and enable it.

When active:

• Successful hits will appear as green boxes.
• Missed attacks will appear as red boxes.

“Visible Attack Hitboxes” is particularly useful for precision-based killers, as it allows you to adjust your aim and improve your overall performance.

Play With Shift Lock Enabled

Enabling Shift Lock locks the camera to the character’s perspective, maintaining consistent aim and movement, which is particularly useful for landing ranged abilities more accurately.

Unlike in most other Roblox games, Shift Lock is not activated by pressing Shift, as that key is used for running. Instead, in Forsaken, you must press the Control key to enable it.

This setting helps improve targeting and ensures that your attacks and abilities are aligned with your camera’s direction, giving you better precision in both survivor and killer roles.