VENGEANCE RETURNS

Reviewed By: Sabber & Aziz

Published On: 13 Jul 2026

DEVELOPER:
TT GAMES

GENRE:
ACTION-ADVENTURE

PLATFORM:
PC, PS5, XBOX X/S, NS2

RELEASE DATE:
23 May 2026

The Bat is Back

Lego Batman, the latest addition to the famous Lego games series, is well-loved by many. Coincidentally, it is also the first Batman game in a long while. Lego games are known for their juvenility & goofy humour. Although their games are more catered towards young audiences, older audiences also gravitate towards their charm, allowing both audiences to play them.

TT Games has been making its LEGO games ever since 2005, starting with Lego® Star Wars™: The Video Game, which totals two decades of experience. What does a game
by them look like today?

STORY

GAMEPLAY

VISUALS

PERFORMANCE

BATMAN BECOME BATMAN

Bruce Wayne's Life

Lego Batman follows the story of more than one Batman, in a sense. It is closer to an anniversary celebration of mostly the Batman movies when it comes to storytelling. You start off as the child version of Bruce Wayne and follow through with him on an adventure into his story as Batman. Along the way you will meet different heroes
which you will go on full story arcs with each
at least for as far as we reached during our gameplay. Of course, there is the Lego spin
on events in the story, but storytelling is great.

The humor lands well; it gets silly just enough;
it doesn’t spend too long telling certain segments; it paces and connects itself well. It is simply well done narrative. Even for someone like me who is barely a casual fan of Batman, I found myself enjoying the different stories and backgrounds
of the heroes and villains in the game quite a bit.

CONSIDER THETARGET AUDIENCE

Style On 'Em

Gameplay combat felt like the weakest part of
the game for me, and that is not due to any lack
of quality; it was mechanically too simple for me.
Which makes sense considering that this game is catered towards essentially children. The game is inspired by Batman: Arkham Knight when it comes to the style of combat and somewhat in stealth. There’s a roster of characters you unlock and play with, seven in total. Each character has their own unique abilities, and each has their own skill tree.

You can upgrade by collecting Bruce Wayne’s Tech Chips throughout the world and during missions, where the upgrades empower the characters’ abilities. This differs in combat; it is basically the same despite the LEGO characters’ different abilities that are utilised in missions. Stealth is one that needs to be improved as it does not allow stealthy approach.

GOTHAM CITYTOUR TIME

Batman's World

In Lego Batman, story missions are done in linear style levels. The level design is great where every mission feels like it is its own event in a sense.
Of course, as it is a Lego game many collectables are hidden throughout the levels of each mission. Collectables either give you cosmetics or are
the aforementioned yellow Wayne Tech Chips.
Outside of story missions, you have the city of Gotham to roam freely in. Gotham is one of
the game’s strongest aspects, but you have to
go through a lengthy tutorial/prequel before you get to it. The map size is decent, offering a lot to discover and keep busy with.

Dark Missions

There are races, challenges, Riddler riddles, collectables and other mini events and puzzles
to complete scattered throughout Gotham city.
It is a place that is fun to explore and find hidden things. The game is geared towards being played in Co-Op. However, most of my gameplay was done in single player, switching between the two different characters in order to use their abilities when needed, and it was fine.

FANTASTIC ART DIRECTION

Deadly Colors

Visually, the game looks really great in its graphics and in its dark atmosphere. There are detailed parts of Gotham City with its strong dark gothic aesthetic. The world of Lego Batman as a whole
is well detailed, throughout the parts of the game we played at least. Even the Bat Cave is a large, detailed place with lots of things to explore and customize. The game could benefit from more
time in development and taking their sweet time.

Almost There...

Performance was stable enough for me but
more than once, an enemy I had to defeat to progress would be stuck somewhere hard to
find. The mapped controls on PC felt very awkward, and even with a controller the game
felt clunky to play. Sometimes it even felt like
input was delayed or not registered when being pressed. Those were the only issues I had encountered during my 10 hour playtime.

ALL KINDS OFFAMILY FUN

Pay The Full Price

Lego Batman is a strong addition to
TT Games roster. It delivers excellent storytelling as well as exploration.
While the combat is designed with children in mind, it still scratches
the itch for action with some of its cutscenes. However, it still has some corners to iron out in the technical sense, which is disappointing since
it asks for the full price of 70 USD.

However, if I were a Batman fan or a parent with a child, I would definitely acquire this game. It would also be a great game for partners especially if one of them is not much of a gamer.