LEGO video games are numerous and for the most part are similar. These are adaptations of movies, popular TV series known, which transform all the characters and the universe in question into LEGO. This results in playable adventure games for 1 or 2 players. Some exceptions are playable with 4 players.
Each of these adventure games offer to go through many levels, collect many hidden objects in the levels, collect coins to unlock bonuses, play as a multitude of characters. The games encourage you to repeat the same levels several times as players learn new skills as they progress, and some paths are only accessible with the skills acquired afterwards.
Games sometimes have camera problems especially with 2 or more players. That is, the camera does not always show what it should show in certain phases. In some cases, it gets stuck in walls and obstacles.
The characters in the games do not take themselves seriously and are very humorous.
Apart from the very successful and popular adventure games, there are a few exceptions more based on the construction of LEGO bricks.
We explain all this to you:
Table of Contents
Classic cooperative adventure games
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Special editions
Conclusion
What are the LEGO Deluxe Edition?
LEGO DC Super-Villains
Play as one of the villains (Joker, Harley Quinn) of the DC Comics universe (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman…). and defeat Darkseid and the crime syndicate.
It is possible to purchase downloadable content from online stores to get additional characters or levels.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Compilation containing the previously released LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 games. A lot of content for those who want to relive the whole Harry Potter saga in LEGO format in video game format.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible).
On Steam (PC) the 2 games of the compilation are sold separately.
LEGO Jurassic World
A game based on the movie Jurassic World. Find the characters, the story and the universe of the film in this video game.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Play as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more to try to stop Loki and other villains who assemble a super powerful weapon capable of destroying the world.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
Play as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more to try to stop Kang the Conqueror and other villains in an adventure through time.
So it’s a sequel to the game just above but you can start from that directly. The game is not coherent at all, and is just an excuse to mix and play many characters.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
Playable from 1 to 4 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game
A video game based on the movie of the same name, itself based on the famous LEGO toys. Ninjago is a trademark and license of LEGO directly. They are human characters who turn into ninja and face off against many villains. The good guys and the bad guys compete for the ultimate weapon: a red laser, which makes a real cat jump into the LEGO world and necessarily destroys everything because LEGO is not adapted to its weight.
There are over 101 collectible characters in the game.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
(There is a playable 4-player game mode: Arena where players can compete with multiple rules. This is an anecdotal mode available after several hours of playing in normal mode)
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
A game based on the Star Wars movies. The 9 films of the saga.
Find the characters, the story and the universe of the films in this video game. More than 300 characters, 100 vehicles are playable. There are also 23 planets to explore.
It is possible to purchase downloadable content from online stores to get additional characters or levels.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Playable online (requires a subscription to play online on your console, free on PC).
Available on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Steam PC.
LEGO The Incredibles
A game based on disney’s The Incredibles movie. Find the characters, the story and the universe of the film in this video game.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC, Mac.
The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
A video game based on the movie of the same name, itself based on the famous LEGO toys.
Find the characters, the story and the universe of the film in this video game.
Downloadable content exists and is free to download. It allows you to unlock characters and levels.
Recommended from 10 years old.
Cooperative adventure game.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC, Mac.
LEGO Builder’s Journey
A puzzle/puzzle game where the player has to place the right bricks in the right place so that the characters can reach their destination in each level. This helps to develop the logical mind of children. Very little text. The game is easy for adults. It is not very long either. Very quiet.
Ideal for children, from 6-7 years old.
For 1 player.
Available on iOS (Apple Arcade), Playstation 4 and Playstation 5. Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC and Mac. Only available on online digital stores. Does not exist as a cartridge or disc.
LEGO CITY Undercover
An adventure game set in an open world. You play as LEGO police officer Chase McCain, who disguises himself in civilian clothes and in multiple accoutrements in order to hunt down and imprison the criminal Rex Fury. The game has multiple references to popular culture: games, movies, music, other LEGO products, everything goes there.
Recommended from 10 years old.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
For more details, please see our fact sheet here.
LEGO Worlds
LEGO Worlds is an open environment made up of automatically and randomly generated LEGO worlds. You can manipulate, add, remove the LEGO bricks you want. You can also create what you want in these worlds with the many tools available. After creating your world, you can explore it with many vehicles, dragons, gorillas and unlock treasures.
It’s the game that comes closest to the LEGO video game toy experience.
It’s also a game that tries the same experience as Minecraft without succeeding. The controls are not intuitive. Many computer bugs exist and the game does not seem to be over.
We do not recommend this game.
Recommended from 10 years old.
For 1 or 2 players simultaneously.
Available on Playstation 4 (Playstation 5 Compatible), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (Xbox Series Compatible), Steam PC.
What are the LEGO Deluxe Edition?
When a LEGO game is available in Deluxe Edition, i.e. it includes additional downloadable content in addition to the main game. Downloadable content is mostly additional characters and levels. This downloadable content can be purchased separately. Depending on the title, the Deluxe Edition may contain all of the downloadable content released or not. It will be necessary to buy more content separately to get the whole game.
Most of the time the main game alone is more than enough to have fun. Only fans of this or that character or franchise will want to get everything.
Which LEGO game to choose?
Obviously if you or your child are fans of one of the LEGO-adapted movie franchises, you can easily get the game. Whether it’s Jurassic World, Harry Potter, Marvel or Star Wars, you’re spoilt for choice.
LEGO Builder’s Journey is a very good puzzle game for kids.
Just don’t buy LEGO Worlds.
Outside of LEGO Worlds, the quality of recent LEGO games on average is very good. They make good entertainment for children. And no doubt you’ll buy more LEGO toys after allowing your kids to play the corresponding video games, and movies. The quality is not exceptional but it is enough for many people.
When LEGO started coming into the world of video games (20 years ago), games at the time were really bad experiences.
