IsRunning
Returns whether the game is currently running
The game is considered running when it is not in edit mode in Roblox Studio. This means, if the simulation has been run using the ‘Run’ or ‘Play’ buttons the game is running.
IsRunning will always return the inverse of RunService/IsEdit with one exception, if the simulation has been ‘paused’ then both RunService/IsEdit and IsRunning will return false.
RunService test function results
See also
RunService/IsClientRunService/IsServerRunService/IsStudioRunService/IsEditRunService/IsRunMode
Returns
| Return Type | Summary |
|---|---|
|
Whether the game is currently running |
Code Samples
Run Context
This code prints out details of a script’s running context, like if it is running on the server, client, in studio, etc. It uses RunService to do this.
Try pasting this code into a Script or LocalScript. See how it runs in online mode and on a Roblox server (open the developer console).
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
if RunService:IsStudio() then
print("I am in Roblox Studio")
else
print("I am in an online Roblox Server")
end
if RunService:IsRunMode() then
print("Running in Studio")
end
if RunService:IsClient() then
print("I am a client")
else
print("I am not a client")
end
if RunService:IsServer() then
print("I am a server")
else
print("I am not a server")
end
if RunService:IsRunning() then
print("The game is running")
else
print("The game is stopped or paused")
end