The Roblox "oof" sound, which became famous not just with players but around the internet as a meme, has been removed from the game entirely due to a licensing issue.

Several users have recently reported that they are getting audio not working issues while playing the Roblox game, there are several reasons for this ...

The OOF sound that you heard when you died or reset in a game/experience has been removed & replaced with a new Roblox death sound effect.

Roblox (@Roblox) July 26, 2022 Issues first arose in 2020 when video game composer Tommy Tallarico recognised the now iconic sound as his own creation, originally from a game called Messiah. The "oof" ...

— Roblox (@Roblox) July 26, 2022 Related to sounds, due to a licensing issue we have removed the “oof” sound from Roblox and have created a replacement default sound which launches today.

The sound effect is hugely popular, and is well known in and out of the Roblox community - it has been used in countless memes and videos around the world.

Roblox provides its players with a vast number of unique features, one of which is the ability to use Sound IDs, often referred to as music codes.