‘LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ Review: A Treat For All Types Of Fans

This Review contains Minor Spoilers for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight follows the origin story we all know and love while tracing the entire career of this LEGO Batman, from the moment he first puts on the mask to the moment he fully trusts those in his newfound family. The story is structured around various iconic moments throughout all of the Batman media we’ve gotten over the years. With the overarching story loosely following Batman Begins, The Batman, Batman (1989), Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman & Robin, The Dark Knight, Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Dark Knight Rises, and even including a level that incorporates narrative elements from the cancelled Batgirl film. From the gorgeous character animations, insanely entertaining combat inspired by the Arkham series, and surprisingly heartwarming story, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is an absolute blast. 

Initially, I was very skeptical before the release of this game, as the last two LEGO games I had played, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga & LEGO Horizon Adventures, were incredibly disappointing experiences to play through, as they felt lazy in their gameplay, even though their graphical presentation was beautiful (especially in Horizon Adventures). Luckily, as soon as I opened the game application on my PS5, I knew I was in for something special. When players load into the game, they are greeted with a bunch of LEGO bats flying, only to transition to Batman himself in whatever suit you’ve most recently used for the titular hero. Speaking of the suits, players are allowed to switch between over 100 suits combined between the seven playable characters during your journey, kicking LEGO ass in Gotham City, with some of my favorites being the Batman Ninja suit, Batman Prime, Batman: The Animated Series, The Dark Knight, and Batman: Arkham Asylum. Each of these suits can be switched out at any time, being able to earn them from Bat-Mite’s shop, completing levels, or doing side activities like tracking down zoo animals that the Penguin released all around Gotham.

Other side activities include stopping crimes, opening fast travel points, completing Riddler trophy puzzles, and AR training trials. The gameplay always feels engaging, offering various combat encounters and intuitive platforming scenarios with the typical LEGO charm sprinkled in the mix. I think what makes this game so successful, at least for me, is that it feels like an actual video game, and not some rehash of the familiar LEGO formula that has long grown stale. At various points during my 17hr playthrough, I was shocked by how TT Games was able to marry a platformer with modern superhero gameplay. While it sets out to replicate Arkham, if anything, the combat reminded me of the Insomniac Spider-Man trilogy, as they share many of the same button mapping and combat encounters. To incentivize players to keep exploring and collecting more studs, the Batcave is fully customizable, as one of the great joys I experienced during my playthrough was seeing my bare-bones hideout at the start become a proper headquarters full of ridiculous items at the end of my journey.

However, this is not to say this is a perfect game by any means, as the voice acting never clicked for me aside from a few characters like Ewan Bailey and Matt Berry’s performances as the Joker and Bane, respectively. I found it to be a massive problem that Shai Matheson’s portrayal of the Dark Knight was incredibly grating, only getting worse as the story went on. Simply: Warner Bros. should’ve chosen somebody who has played Batman in previous animated installments; hell, get Troy Baker in here; he’s in everything. Unfortunately, I can say the same about the majority of the cast, as nobody ever really felt like they suited these iconic characters to me. Another pretty big issue I have with this game is that I never truly felt the need to play as any of the other six characters other than Batman, aside from the occasional contextual puzzle that needed solving. Each character comes with different skills you can upgrade, yet I only ever upgraded Batman as he was the most fun character to play. One part of the LEGO formula that TT Games wasn’t able to shake was the constant need to always have another character with Batman, as I grew tired of having to switch back and forth to solve puzzles; thankfully, in couch co-op, this game is an absolute blast as well. 

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is one of the best LEGO games ever made, as it tells a heartwarming story with plenty of varied missions taking players through countless iconic vignettes from the most iconic superhero of all time. While the voice performances didn’t necessarily work for me, and I never felt compelled to play as anybody else other than Batman, I still had an amazing time with this and am so pleased that this wasn’t another forgettable and bland experience like The Skywalker Saga. If you’re a fan of LEGO, Batman, or action-platformers, this is for you. 

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Games. The game stars Shai Matheson, Matt Berry, Oliver Senton, Greg Jones, Colin McFarlane, Hyoie O’Grady, Harry Meyers, Ewan Bailey, Vanessa Labrie, Scott Joseph, Rich Keeble, Savannah Beckford, and Bruce Lester Johnson.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was released on May 22, 2026, for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC by Warner Bros. Games. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is scheduled to release on September 18, 2026.

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