- Scroll a Game follow players works through Roblox's built-in friends and follow system, not a separate in-game menu
- Follow a player by opening their profile from the player list and selecting Follow or Add Friend
- Join their session using the "Join Game" option on a friend's profile when they are online
- Leaderboard tracking lets you compare scores with followed players across weekly, monthly, and all-time boards
- Fixes for common issues include rejoining the server, refreshing the player list, and confirming privacy settings
How Follow Players Works in Scroll a Game
Scroll a Game is a fast-paced Roblox minigame discovery experience built around short arcade rounds, high scores, and social competition. The follow players system is not a custom feature inside the game itself. Instead, it uses the standard Roblox social layer: friends, following, and session joining. Once you follow or friend another player through Roblox, you can see when they are playing Scroll a Game, join their server, and compare your results against theirs on the in-game leaderboards.
This matters in Scroll a Game because the experience is competitive by design. Weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards reward consistent performance, and playing alongside friends is one of the easiest ways to stay motivated, share strategies for specific minigames, and push each other toward higher scores.
Following a player lets you receive their updates without mutual acceptance. Friending requires the other player to accept your request. Both options let you find and interact with a player in Scroll a Game, but friends get a dedicated in-game list that is faster to navigate mid-session.
| Feature | Follow | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Requires acceptance | No | Yes |
| Shows in friends list | No | Yes |
| Join their game session | Yes, when visible | Yes, when online |
| Best for | Content creators, top leaderboard players | Regular squad partners |
| Privacy impact | They can limit visibility | They must approve you |
Step-by-Step: Following a Player In-Game
Following another player during a Scroll a Game session takes less than a minute once you know where to look. The exact button names can shift slightly as Roblox updates its interface, but the core flow has stayed consistent.
Open the player list
Inside a Scroll a Game session, find the player list, usually in the top-right corner of the screen on desktop or accessible through the Roblox menu on mobile. Click or tap the icon to expand the list of everyone in your current server.
Select the player's name
Scroll through the list and click or tap the username of the player you want to follow. This opens a small profile popup with their avatar and available social options.
Choose Follow or Add Friend
From the popup, select Follow to track them without a request, or Add Friend to send a friend request. If the buttons are grayed out, the player's privacy settings may restrict social requests.
Confirm from their full profile
For more options, select View Profile. From the full profile page you can also send messages, view their favorite experiences, and see mutual friends before committing.
Join their next session
When the player is online and their session is public, a Join Game option appears on their profile. Use it to drop into the same Scroll a Game server and play rounds together.
If the Follow or Add Friend button does nothing, the player has likely restricted who can follow or friend them in their Roblox account settings. There is no in-game workaround, so respect the setting and move on. Some players, especially younger accounts, have these limits enabled by default.
Following Players Across Platforms
Scroll a Game supports mobile phones, tablets, computers, and controllers, and the social flow differs slightly on each. Input behavior changes, but the Roblox friend and follow system stays synchronized across every device linked to your account.
| Platform | Opening the Player List | Social Menu Access | Common Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile phone | Roblox menu icon, top corner | Tap name in list | Small tap targets, menu closes easily |
| Tablet | Roblox menu icon | Tap name in list | Same as phone, more screen space |
| Computer | Player list icon, top-right | Click name in list | Chat window may steal focus |
| Controller | Roblox button on pad | Navigate with directional stick | On-screen keyboard needed for search |
Your friends and followed accounts follow your Roblox account, not your device. Friend someone on your phone during a lunch break session, and they will already appear in your friends list when you log into Scroll a Game on PC later the same day.
Using Followed Players for Leaderboard Competition
Following players is most useful when you connect it to Scroll a Game's scoring systems. The game tracks weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards, and every followed friend or top player becomes a benchmark you can chase.
Weekly Leaderboard
- Resets each week
- Best for short-term rivalries Track how close your best run sits to a friend's current weekly score and plan a session to overtake it before the reset.
Monthly Leaderboard
- Rewards consistency
- Medium-term goals Follow active monthly players to study how often they play and which minigames they grind for points.
All-Time Leaderboard
- Permanent records
- Long-term benchmark Following all-time top players shows what peak performance looks like and which skills matter most.
| Strategy | How Following Helps | Effort | Score Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend rivalry | Compare weekly scores directly | Low | High motivation |
| Watch top runs | Join followed pros' servers | Medium | Learn optimal routes |
| Squad sessions | Coordinate with friends in voice | Medium | Fewer distractions |
| Score targets | Use friend's best as a goal | Low | Clear milestones |
| Consistency check | See friend play frequency | Low | Better routines |
Pick one followed player whose score is slightly above yours. Check their latest result before each session and set a concrete target, such as beating their weekly score by the weekend. Small, repeated score chases build the consistency that Scroll a Game rewards more than raw speed.
Troubleshooting Follow and Join Issues
Social features occasionally misbehave, especially right after a game update or during server transitions. Work through these fixes from least to most disruptive.
| Problem | Likely Cause | Quick Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Follow button does nothing | Player privacy settings | No fix available, respect settings |
| Friend request never accepted | Request pending or ignored | Wait, or check your Sent requests |
| Join Game button missing | Player offline or in private server | Wait until they play a public server |
| Player list empty or frozen | Server transition or UI bug | Reopen menu, then rejoin the server |
| Friend appears offline while playing | Appear-offline setting enabled | Ask them outside the game |
| Cannot see followed player's score | Leaderboard processing delay | Wait, then rejoin the server |
Fix Checklist Before Giving Up:
- Reopen the Roblox menu and player list
- Confirm your own internet connection is stable
- Rejoin the Scroll a Game server
- Restart the Roblox app or client
- Check the official Scroll a Game Roblox page for feature changes
After finishing a strong run, a new score or ranking may not appear immediately. Wait briefly, return to the leaderboard screen, or rejoin the server before assuming the result was not recorded. Closing Roblox too quickly after a run can occasionally interrupt score processing.
FAQ
Q: Does Scroll a Game have its own in-game follow players feature?
No. Scroll a Game relies on the standard Roblox social system. You follow or friend players through their Roblox profile, and those connections carry into the game through the player list, session joining, and leaderboard comparisons.
Q: Can I join a followed player's Scroll a Game session directly?
Yes, when they are online in a public server. Open their Roblox profile and select Join Game. If the option does not appear, they are either offline, in a full server, or playing in a private server you cannot access.
Q: Why can't I follow someone in Scroll a Game?
The most common reason is the player's privacy settings, which can restrict who may follow or friend them. There is no in-game workaround. Occasionally a frozen player list is the culprit, so reopen the menu or rejoin the server before concluding it is a settings issue.
Q: Do followed players help me climb the Scroll a Game leaderboards?
Indirectly, yes. Following friends and top players gives you visible score benchmarks on the weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards, lets you study stronger players in shared servers, and keeps motivation high through friendly rivalry.