Adoption (STORY)

Adoption (STORY) is a linear horror-adventure game on Roblox from ChainLemonade Studios, released in June 2021. It opens like a family roleplay game - a group of 6 to 12 friends gets adopted into a wealthy family - but quickly pivots into suspenseful horror as dark secrets emerge and the players must survive to reach one of two distinct endings. With over 61 million visits, an 85.2% approval rating, and a content warning for scary scenes and flashing lights, it occupies a genuinely unusual corner of the Roblox space: a narrative bait-and-switch that combines the adoption aesthetic with genuine tension.

The core experience is story-driven and linear, best played with sound enabled for full effect. Players take the role of adopted children navigating scripted events together, making choices that steer the story toward the Good Ending or the Bad Ending - both of which are worth experiencing. Up to 75 players can share a server, making it one of the more group-accessible story games on the platform. The major systems and features that shape each run include:

• 🎭 Two endings - Good Ending and Bad Ending each carry a distinct badge; players are encouraged to replay to collect both, giving the linear story genuine replayability
• ⚔️ Be the Kidnapper - a gamepass (999R$) that lets you play as the villain and chase other players through the story, flipping the experience from survival to predator
• 🏠 Infinite Lives - a gamepass (699R$) granting unlimited respawns mid-story instead of permanent elimination, lowering the stakes for players who struggle with the horror sections
• 🗺️ Lobby Obby - a waiting-area obstacle course available between sessions; the Lobby Obby badge has over 931,000 awards, suggesting players return specifically for it

Joining the ChainLemonade Studios Roblox group gives a free in-game pet - a reward mechanic separate from the main story experience. The sequel, Adoption 2 (STORY), is the developer's current active project and is linked directly from the original game's description.

Adoption (STORY) sits in the story-driven adventure and horror genre alongside games like Break In and The Mimic, distinguished by its adoption-themed setup and the genuine narrative payoff of reaching both endings.