I pulled Roblox's public API every day for a week to watch one game go vertical

Late August, I noticed the game Dungeon Lootr appearing in places it hadn't been before. To determine whether the game was actually gaining traction or if I was just noticing it more, I began pulling public data from Roblox every day. Roblox provides enough public data to answer this question without requiring an API key. The endpoint for the data is simple to access: curl https://games.roblox.com/v1/games?universeIds=9656201728.

The response includes visits, playing, favoritedCount, updated, and other fields. Additionally, a second call to /v1/games/votes?universeIds=... provides up and down votes. Accessing this data is straightforward with no authentication or rate-limit concerns. By monitoring the game over a week of data, I observed a significant increase in visits and favorites.

For instance, from September 2 to September 4, visits increased from 4.83M to 6.85M, with favorites rising by almost nine thousand. The game was created on January 31, 2026, and remained inactive for seven months before experiencing a sudden surge in the last week of August. This unexpected growth has caught my attention. I have developed a simple CLI tool to fetch and display the game's statistics, which can be found at https://github.com/jackzhouqd/roblox-game-stats.

However, it's important to note a few limitations: visits are cumulative and do not account for duplicates, playing is a snapshot at the time of the request, and one day of movement does not necessarily indicate a trend. Nonetheless, a week of consistent growth warrants closer observation. I maintain a guide site for the game at https://dungeonlootrgame.com/, updating it as the game evolves.

Currently, the codes page remains empty, as I prefer to avoid publishing fake content. Based on the current trend, I expect the game's success to continue for the next couple of weeks.