In JanuraryJanuary 2017, Jazwares, a Toy fabricator, joined with the ROBLOX Corporation to create 40 Toy minifigures based on [[User generated content]] created by large developers on the platform.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|title=Roblox launches toys based on its user-generated games|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/01/10/roblox-launches-toys-based-on-its-user-generated-games|accessdate=7 November 2017|publisher=VentureBeat|date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> The toys where announced to the player base of ROBLOX via their blog, on February 1, 2017.<ref name="introrblx">{{cite news|last1=Baszucki|first1=David|title=Introducing Roblox Toys|url=https://blog.roblox.com/2017/02/introducing-roblox-toys|accessdate=7 November 2017|publisher=ROBLOX Corp.|date=1 February 2017}}</ref>
The minifigures had limbs and joints similar to that of [[Lego minifigures]], along with the fact that their limbs and accessories are interchangeable. The first series contained forty minifigures in all, being sold of sets of three or six, or individual minifigures. All of these sets included a code that could be used to redeem virtual items.<ref name="introrblx" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Dusek|url=http://roblox.jazwares.com/products/matt-dusek|publisher=Jazwares|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>
