Roblox HQ Map Forsaken: Full Guide to the Office-Floor Hunt (2026)

Roblox HQ map Forsaken guide: Corrupted damage, Slowness and the John Doe hole, survivor routing, killer cutoffs, and which characters suit the map.

Published August 2, 2026Updated October 15, 202612 min readBy Sukie

The Roblox HQ map Forsaken added in update 5.0.0 turns the platform's own headquarters into a hunting ground — a ruined campus overrun by the parasite that infected John Doe, and the only public map whose scenery itself hurts you. Roblox HQ map in Forsaken is the answer to one of the most-searched map questions in the community, and it earns the attention: it arrived in update 5.0.0, "Azure's Wrath", as one of the 19 public maps, and it is the map where Forsaken's lore about John Doe's corruption is told through the setting itself. The Official Forsaken Wiki (https://forsaken.wiki/Roblox_HQ) documents who built it, when it changed, the hazard that its corruption applies, and the story hidden on its computer screens. This guide covers those documented facts first, then the route principles for both sides that follow from them, which characters fit the map, and the honest limits of what we can say about a map whose layout the wiki only partly records.

Roblox HQ release, creators and hazard

• Map type: public map, objective Generators (5 per round)
• Released: update 5.0.0 "Azure's Wrath"; changed in 5.0.1
• Creators: saturn_nil and doczotic
• Setting: Roblox World Headquarters, overtaken by John Doe's parasite
• Hazard: corruption inflicts Corrupted I (3 s) and Slowness I (2 s)
• Source: Official Forsaken Wiki, October 2026 · full pool at Forsaken Maps

ForsakenHub data card for Roblox HQ, a Forsaken map, showing key figures from the Official Forsaken Wiki

Roblox HQ: released update 5.0.0 · objective Generators · creators saturn_nil, doczotic. Data card by ForsakenHub from the Official Forsaken Wiki, October 2026.

Why Roblox HQ Plays Differently From Every Other Map

Most Forsaken maps are scenery around five generators. Roblox HQ adds one thing almost no other map has: terrain that applies a status effect. The wiki's map page says the whole site is overtaken by the parasite that infected John Doe, with strands and patches of corruption across the ground and buildings, and that this corruption inflicts Corrupted I for 3 seconds and Slowness I for 2 seconds. That single design fact drives most of what is different about playing here.

Corrupted: damage that cannot finish you

Corrupted is a damage-over-time effect. At level I it deals 0.5 damage every 0.25 seconds, and the wiki's Status Effects page notes that it damages a player only down to 1 HP, so the map's corruption can wear you down but cannot kill you on its own. The same page lists Corrupted as exclusive to two sources: John Doe and Roblox HQ. In practice that means a survivor who has stepped through corruption arrives at the next chase lower than the health bar they remember, and the killer's basic attacks have less to chew through. Treat corruption as a cost you pay for a shortcut, not as free movement.

Slowness and your Speed buffs

Slowness is the counterpart of Speed: each level of Slowness cancels one level of Speed. The Bloxy Cola page is specific about the interaction — if a survivor who has the cola's effect is given Slowness, the Speed and Slowness effects are cancelled. Drinking a cola and then running through corruption therefore throws away the item, which matters on a map where the only two public items are the Medkit and the Bloxy Cola. Plan the drink for a stretch you know is clear.

The hole, and what the map tells you about John Doe

The wiki's trivia section describes a hole on the map: jumping in makes a series of images flash on screen, then the map spits you back out with Corrupted I for 15 seconds and Slowness I for 8 seconds. It is a lore set piece, not a shortcut, and a survivor who tries it mid-round has handed the killer eight seconds of reduced speed. The lore is also on the computers around the site, which display a study of the parasite. One screen reads "It resembles a parasitc mold, consuming and growing. The mold latches onto an indiviual who lacks willpower." (spelling as the wiki records it), and the last ends "It's fruitless to try to fight it. Abandon all hope."

Roblox HQ: The Documented Facts

Fact	What the wiki lists
Map status	One of 19 public maps; objective: Generators
Creators	saturn_nil and doczotic
Released	Update 5.0.0 "Azure's Wrath", alongside Reborn Family Abode and the Horror Hotel rework
Changed	Update 5.0.1 "Fixing Bugs": opened up a new spot so the back corner is less of a dead zone
Setting	The Roblox World Headquarters, on an island in heavy black and red fog; based on the Roblox game of the same name
In-world history	Built by Shedletsky and uploaded through the builderman account until it was deleted on May 30th, 2026 (date as the wiki lists it)
Corruption hazard	Corrupted I for 3 s and Slowness I for 2 s
The hole	Corrupted I for 15 s and Slowness I for 8 s
Corrupted I damage	0.5 per 0.25 s, never below 1 HP; exclusive to John Doe and Roblox HQ
Related scrapped map	"Outer Roblox HQ" appears in the wiki's Scrapped list; the wiki says that name is conjecture

Official Forsaken Wiki, October 2026 — Roblox HQ, Maps, Status Effects, Bloxy Cola and Update logs/Chapter 3 pages.

Learn HQ in one session with the three-match routine from our Forsaken Maps hub: perimeter walk first, forced-rotation second, one-zone mastery third. On this map specifically, spend the first match noticing where corruption covers the ground between generators — every route that crosses it costs health and cancels a Bloxy Cola.

Playing Survivor on Roblox HQ

HQ rewards survivors who do their homework and punishes those who panic — but the homework here is about health and buffs as much as routes, because the map itself takes HP and cancels Speed.

Keep moving forward, and keep your health honest

The instinct under pressure is to loop whatever is in front of you until the killer reads the pattern. That fails on every map, and on HQ it also tends to drag you back and forth through corruption, paying Corrupted and Slowness on every pass. The better pattern is to keep moving toward somewhere new and to route around corruption when you have the time. Every survivor in Forsaken walks at 12 and runs at 26, so you never out-run a killer on speed alone; what you can control is not giving away 2 seconds of Slowness at the wrong moment.

Which survivors fit here

Kits that restore health or hide you suit a map that drains health. Elliot's Pizza Throw heals other survivors 5 HP instantly and 15 HP over 4 seconds, and Builderman's Dispenser and Veeronica's battery self-heal (up to 50 HP at full charge, charged 8% per generator puzzle) both top up what corruption takes. Noob's Ghostburger and Two Time's Crouch give Undetectable, which matters against John Doe, whose 404 Error reveals every living survivor. 007n7's c00lgui sends him to the furthest survivor spawn after a 5.5-second windup. Shedletsky's Slash stuns for 3 seconds on a 40-second cooldown. Full role breakdowns at Forsaken Survivors.

The mistakes HQ punishes hardest

Three habits lose rounds here more than anywhere else. Drinking a Bloxy Cola and then crossing corruption — Slowness cancels the Speed, and the item is gone. Testing the hole mid-round — 8 seconds of Slowness I is a gift to any killer nearby. And standing together to heal: grouping makes it easy for a killer to hit two people in one approach, wherever you are. Spread out, heal away from corruption, and keep one exit in mind at all times. Our Forsaken Beginner Mistakes - 25 to Avoid (2026 Guide) guide covers the general versions of these habits.

Playing Killer on Roblox HQ

Killers who chase blindly on HQ waste the map. Killers who herd survivors toward the corruption get its damage and Slowness working for them.

Herd, don't follow

Survivors who know the map will try to route around corruption, which makes their paths more predictable than on a clean map. Instead of following through the same gap a survivor used, take the route that pushes them toward the corruption they are avoiding. A survivor who crosses it arrives with less health and 2 seconds of Slowness I, and a survivor who refuses to cross it has fewer directions to choose from. Even failed cuts teach you which paths a survivor favours, and those habits repeat.

Which killers fit here

John Doe is the killer the map is about: the wiki's map page says the site has been studying the parasite that infected him, and Corrupted is exclusive to him and Roblox HQ. His 404 Error reveals every living survivor for 6 seconds on a 20-second cooldown, which counters survivors hiding behind the ruins (full build at John Doe Forsaken Guide 2026). Noli's Prankster adds 2 fake generators to every round, so the map can hold up to 7 (Noli Forsaken Guide 2026 - Hallucinations & Void Rush). Azure, added in the same 5.0.0 update as HQ, punishes survivors who sprint or use abilities near his plants. No killer is shut out by this map, so pick the one you play best.

Patrol like a site manager

Objective pressure on HQ is about circuit design. Build a patrol loop that passes all five generators — parts of the map you never visit are parts survivors own. The 5.0.1 change that opened up a new spot in the back corner was made, in the update log's words, so that corner is "less of a dead zone", so do not assume it is empty. Every kill adds 40 seconds to the clock, and every generator puzzle survivors finish takes 2.4 seconds off. Vary the direction of your circuit every few laps, since observant survivors time predictable patrols. And when you find someone, keep your chases short (every killer's kit is at Forsaken Killers): on this map especially, long chases are how killers lose winnable rounds.

Maps in Forsaken change between updates — HQ itself was adjusted one patch after release, in 5.0.1. The wiki's HQ page is also flagged as needing work on item locations and on verifying its generator locations, so this guide deliberately does not publish spawn positions or room-by-room routes. For the patch-current page, use the Official Forsaken Wiki (https://forsaken.wiki/Roblox_HQ); report anything stale here via our contact page and we'll correct it within the update cycle.

Roblox HQ FAQ

Quick answers to what players search about this map.

Is Roblox HQ a real map in Forsaken?

Yes — it is one of the 19 public maps on the official wiki's Maps page, released in update 5.0.0 and based on the Roblox World Headquarters. If you've seen it in searches but never in-game, that's the rotation: map selection varies round to round, covered in our Forsaken Map Rotation 2026 guide.

Is Roblox HQ killer-sided or survivor-sided?

Forsaken publishes no win statistics for any map, so nobody can answer that with a number. What the wiki does document is that HQ's corruption applies Corrupted and Slowness, and both work against survivors who walk through it. Survivors who route around the corruption take that advantage away; survivors who ignore it give it to the killer.

Can the corruption kill me?

No. The wiki's Status Effects page describes Corrupted as damage over time that takes a player only down to 1 HP. It can leave you one hit from death, though, so a survivor at low health should treat corruption as off-limits until healed.

Who made Roblox HQ, and when did it change?

The wiki credits saturn_nil and doczotic. It was added in 5.0.0 "Azure's Wrath" and changed in 5.0.1, which opened up a new spot in the back corner. The same two creators appear elsewhere in the pool: saturn_nil on Underground War, Beach House Paradise and Bloodfell Manor, and doczotic on Yorick's Resting Place and Natural Disaster Island, among others.

Which other maps should I learn next?

Reborn Family Abode, released in the same 5.0.0 update, and Horror Hotel, reworked in it, are the natural next studies. Haunted Mansion is not an option: the wiki lists it as a scrapped map that was never released. The full pool lives at Forsaken Maps.

The Bottom Line on Roblox HQ

Roblox HQ is the map where Forsaken's scenery fights back: the platform's own headquarters, ruined by the parasite that infected John Doe, with corruption that drains health and cancels Speed. Learn where the corruption sits, keep your Bloxy Cola for clean ground, and treat the hole as lore rather than a route — and the map stops surprising you.

• Public map since 5.0.0 "Azure's Wrath"; adjusted in 5.0.1; built by saturn_nil and doczotic
• Corruption: Corrupted I (3 s) and Slowness I (2 s); the hole: 15 s and 8 s
• Corrupted deals 0.5 damage per 0.25 s at level I but never takes you below 1 HP
• Slowness cancels a Bloxy Cola's Speed — drink on clean ground
• John Doe is the lore centre of the map; Corrupted is exclusive to him and HQ
• Spawn positions are not published here — the wiki itself marks them unverified

Browse every map in the 2026 pool with images and what the wiki confirms about each at Forsaken Maps, then take these HQ principles into your next round.

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