To make an NPC follow a player in Roblox Town, you usually need to create a character model with a Humanoid, then script it to chase or follow the target player. Roblox’s NPC Kit and common Studio tutorials show the basic setup: insert or build an NPC rig, make sure it has a Humanoid and HumanoidRootPart, then add scripting for movement or idle behavior.

Simple setup

  1. Open Roblox Studio and add an NPC rig or model.
  2. Make sure the model has:
  • Humanoid
  • HumanoidRootPart
  • A name your script can reference, like NPC.
  1. Put the NPC in your game world where players can see it.
  2. Add a script that makes it move toward the nearest player or a chosen player.

Basic follow idea

A common pattern is:

  • find the nearest player.
  • tell the NPC’s Humanoid to walk toward that player.
  • repeat this on a loop so it keeps updating.
    This is the same general approach used in many Roblox NPC tutorials, including follower and enemy NPC examples.

If you mean Town Roblox

In the Roblox Town wiki, NPCs are described as bots that can follow players from any range if they are given the right command or behavior, so the exact method may depend on the Town game’s system rather than just standard Studio scripting. If you are making a Town-style NPC in your own Roblox place, the standard follow script approach above is the right starting point.

Tiny example

A very simple follow script usually looks like this in concept:

  • get the NPC
  • get the closest player’s character
  • move the Humanoid toward that character’s position
  • update every short interval
    That is enough for a basic chase/follow mechanic, though you may later want pathfinding so the NPC can walk around obstacles.

What matters most

  • Use a proper rig, not a loose model.
  • Keep part names consistent so scripts do not break.
  • Use pathfinding if the NPC gets stuck on walls or terrain.
  • Test in Play mode, not just Edit mode.

If you want, I can turn this into a ready-to-paste Roblox Lua script for a friendly town NPC.