Runaways, the Roblox sandbox where you loot buildings, dodge law enforcement, and hop between vehicles to stay ahead of the police, has reached its first major content drop. It is called Update 1, and it arrived while the experience is still in beta.
Quick answer: Update 1 was set for Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 12:00 AM UTC. That window has already passed, so leave the experience and rejoin it to load the newest server build.
Runaways Update 1 release time and how to confirm you have it
Midnight UTC is the anchor for the rollout. Everything else is just that same moment translated into your local clock, so nobody gets the update earlier or later than anyone else in real terms.
Roblox pushes new builds server-side rather than as a manual download, so you do not need to reinstall anything. If you were already in a session when the update went out, that server keeps running the older build until you leave it.
Update 1 release times by region
Players in the Americas got the update on the evening of Friday, August 21. Everyone from the UK eastward saw it land on Saturday, August 22.
| Region | Local date and time |
|---|---|
| UTC | Saturday, August 22, 12:00 AM |
| North America (PT) | Friday, August 21, 5:00 PM |
| North America (MT) | Friday, August 21, 6:00 PM |
| North America (CT) | Friday, August 21, 7:00 PM |
| North America (ET) | Friday, August 21, 8:00 PM |
| Brazil (BRT) | Friday, August 21, 9:00 PM |
| Argentina (ART) | Friday, August 21, 9:00 PM |
| United Kingdom (BST) | Saturday, August 22, 1:00 AM |
| Europe (CEST) | Saturday, August 22, 2:00 AM |
| South Africa (SAST) | Saturday, August 22, 2:00 AM |
| Russia (MSK) | Saturday, August 22, 3:00 AM |
| India (IST) | Saturday, August 22, 5:30 AM |
| Philippines (PHT) | Saturday, August 22, 8:00 AM |
| South Korea (KST) | Saturday, August 22, 9:00 AM |
| Japan (JST) | Saturday, August 22, 9:00 AM |
| Australia (AEST) | Saturday, August 22, 10:00 AM |
| New Zealand (NZST) | Saturday, August 22, 12:00 PM |
Why the beta tag matters for Update 1
Runaways is still labeled as a beta experience. Update 1 is the first release big enough to carry a numbered name, and the developers have not published a detailed breakdown of what changed alongside it.
Note: A beta build can shift quickly. Systems that exist today may be tuned or replaced in a later patch, so treat anything you learn about loot values or police behavior as provisional until the experience leaves beta.
Changes players are watching for in Update 1
None of the following has been confirmed by the developers. These are the areas of the sandbox most likely to see work, based on how the current beta plays.
- Larger buildings on the map holding higher-value loot, giving robberies more meaningful targets.
- A deeper police or army response system that makes escapes harder to pull off.
- More weapons, plus a wider spread of businesses and locations that can be robbed.
- Additional vehicle types, vehicle upgrades, or the ability to take NPC cars off the street.
- Quality-of-life tweaks such as cheaper fuel, better-placed gas stations, or faster travel across the map.
Beyond Update 1, no date or time has been confirmed for another Runaways patch. The safest approach is to rejoin the experience periodically, since Roblox rolls builds out silently and a fresh server is all it takes to see the newest version of the map.
