The Gamescom 2025 reveal of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight turned a lot of heads, mine included. As far as LEGO games go, it looks like the complete package, offering charming riffs on iconic Batman films and combat that could go blow-for-blow with the Batman: Arkham series. It’s not the only LEGO game in the near future, though, and it’s worth paying attention to the two that are landing before it.
September is double-booked for LEGO games, with LEGO Voyagers set to arrive on September 15 and LEGO Party! releasing on September 20. While neither of these titles boasts the franchise power that Batman and other IP-based LEGO games command, that’s no reason to ignore them. LEGO Voyagers, in particular, has a lot of potential, and it might provide an even better co-op experience than LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
LEGO Voyagers Is A Low-Key Co-Op Adventure
Less Chaos & More Relaxation
I recently played the press preview of LEGO Voyagers, and I came away impressed. Developed by Light Brick Studio, the team behind the casual puzzle game LEGO Builder’s Journey, LEGO Voyagers assigns players the roles of two 1×1 bricks. Rather than fighting your way across movie-inspired arenas, you figure out how to build, break, and catapult your way across brick-built landscape dioramas.
If the full game builds on the potential of the press preview, it might end up being one of the LEGO games I would most easily recommend. You’ll need a partner, as the adventure is exclusively built around co-op, but it’s a promising venture if you have one in mind. The game is full of charming little interactions that reward poking around, and its simple approach to movement and construction feels responsive and satisfying.
If you’ve played LEGO Builder’s Journey, you’ll have a feel for the tone and style that LEGO Voyagers maintains, but Light Brick’s newer venture might prove to outdo its predecessor. Voyagers hooked me more immediately, and the friend who joined me on the expedition was equally engaged.
LEGO Voyagers could also be a great one for parents and kids to play together, as the foundation of the game seems relatively simple. Every LEGO game is relatively kid-friendly, obviously, but this one is probably more constructive than LEGO Batman will be.
LEGO Party! Could Be A Blast With Friends
Step Aside, Mario Party
LEGO Party! is equally focused on multiplayer, but its approach is essentially the polar opposite of LEGO Voyagers. True to its name, LEGO Party! is a party game through and through, boasting 60 action-packed minigames for players to compete in. If you’re a fan of games like Mario Party but want to compete with friends who don’t have a Switch, this could be just the ticket.
This is developer SMG Studio’s first try at a LEGO game, but it’s not its first compellingly chaotic multiplayer experience. The Moving Out games already established a strong name for the studio, so it’s easy to see why LEGO entrusted them with a party game venture. If the game does well, it could be a solid platform for expanded content and sequels in the future.
LEGO Party! isn’t capitalizing on the licensed properties that could easily define it, but LEGO fans will still find plenty of familiar faces here. It’s rife with characters from LEGO’s collectible minifigure series, and the perennially popular Ninjago theme looks equally well-represented.
In total, the game promises “over 1 billion minifigure combinations from iconic LEGO sets.” I know customization can quickly become exponential when you’re swapping out a bunch of body parts, but that number is undeniably striking.
There’s More To LEGO Games Than Licenses
LEGO Has Great Games Of Every Type
While movie tie-ins developed by TT Games have long been LEGO’s most popular virtual ventures, the September lineup is a great reminder that there’s more to explore. Ever since 1997’s LEGO Island first captured hearts, there have been plenty of other LEGO titles that deliver their own unique charms.
LEGO Racers was one of my childhood staples, and I spent a lot of time playing in-browser LEGO games like Backlot, Junkbot, Spybot: The Nightfall Incident (lots of rhyming here), and more. I’ve also been underwhelmed by some — LEGO Worlds was not at all what I hoped it would be — but there have been way more hits than misses.
I still need to check out 2022’s LEGO Bricktales, and I’m sure most LEGO fans could fill up a list of titles they’ve yet to explore. If you’ve somehow played them all, though, September could provide a welcome opportunity to finally get some fresh experiences. LEGO Voyagers will likely be short and sweet, but LEGO Party! could be highly replayable.
I don’t know if either LEGO Voyagers or LEGO Party! can quite eclipse my excitement for LEGO Batman: The Legacy of the Dark Knight, but they don’t necessarily need to. A September double feature of LEGO games will make the wait for the Caped Crusader’s new adventure easier, and sometimes, that’s all you can really ask for.
