LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight recently got a winning endorsement from none other than James Gunn, who promises that the game will have more than you might expect from a LEGO title. The fourth LEGO Batman game was announced during Gamescom 2025, and it will combine elements from the many Batman comics, films, and cartoons into one celebration of the Dark Knight.
In honor of Batman Day, WB Games released an exciting new video for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. DC Studios head James Gunn was one of the people featured, and he described how the next LEGO Batman game could defy expectations, stating that the game will have “real emotion and stakes.”
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Will Have “Real Emotion & Stakes”
James Gunn Says The Game Will “Defy Expectations”
As noted before, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight stands out from past LEGO video games by combining aspects from the different Batman adaptations into a single narrative that will follow Bruce Wayne’s entire crime-fighting career. TT Games Development Team Head Jonathan Smith describes how this story will “distill decades of fantastic storytelling” to immerse players in becoming Batman.
Smith also says that this story will start with a young Bruce Wayne heading out with his parents on their fateful trip to the movies before taking players through Bruce’s training with the League of Shadows. Then, players will get to patrol the streets of Gotham as the Caped Crusader to save the city from increasingly colorful villains.
LEGO Batman Devs Promise Comedy And Drama
Different Elements Of The Dark Knight Click Together
To find the elements they wished to incorporate into LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the developers at TT Games studied the movies and TV shows, along with reading “every comic they could find.” They say their goal with LEGO Batman is to combine the playful tone of past LEGO games with the more dramatic elements from those stories.
TT Games Lead Narrative Designer James Pugh emphasizes a focus on engaging in a dramatic story in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and notes that some of the best comedy sits in the game’s more serious moments. Cinematic Animation Director Bob Scott adds that the comedy always drives the narrative without interrupting it.
This combination of different tones and story elements is one of the most intriguing parts of LEGO Batman, and I’m excited to see how the dramatic elements of the Batman movies will blend with the humor and charm of LEGO in this new adventure. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is set to launch sometime in 2026.
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TT Games
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Warner Bros. Interactive