A Starter Egg, which is given to a player when they begin to play for the first time, for example hatches only a dog or a cat.

[8] Pets are grouped into five classes based on rarity and cost: common, uncommon, rare, ultra-rare, and legendary.

added the feature of adoptable pets in summer of 2019, which caused the game to rapidly increase in popularity.

[19] One year later on November 18, 2021, they partnered with Universal Pictures and Illumination to promote the CGI-animated film Sing 2.

For the event, players could talk to Buster Moon next to a stage to complete a task of finding different pieces across the map in-exchange for a Galaxy Explorer pet accessory helmet.

[20] On June 16, 2022, they partnered with Universal Pictures and Illumination to promote the CGI-animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru.

The event allowed players to talk to Gru to adopt a Zodiac Minion Egg.

[23] Due to the presence of microtransactions in the game and the target demographic being young children, there have been instances of children spending large amounts of money on Adopt Me!, including one particular incident where a child from Australia spent $8,000 AUD (US$6,348.88) on the game.

[24] Whenever there is a major update to the game, the number of players playing can triple, which can cause platform-wide disruption on Roblox.

PCGamesN, in an overview of what they considered the best games on Roblox, described it as "cute", and compared it positively to the Petz series,[26] while Screen Rant described it as one of the "most well-known RPGs".

is on average younger than the rest of Roblox[citation needed], they are especially susceptible to falling for scams.