The collaborative relationship between LEGO and Nintendo, two world leaders in family-friendly leisure that function in the adjoining realms of toys and video games, started with the 1999 launch of LEGO Racers on N64. Not less than one LEGO sport has been launched on a Nintendo platform practically yearly since, and a number of Nintendo-themed LEGO units have been launched annually since they debuted in 2020.
The LEGO-Nintendo synergy has continued by means of the Switch period, and with the Switch 2 formally due out this 12 months, we’re wanting again on the legacy of LEGO on the Switch.
How Many LEGO Video games Are There on Nintendo Switch?
As of January 2025, 17 LEGO video games have been launched on Switch, from LEGO Undercover Metropolis in 2017 to the PlayStation collaboration LEGO Horizon Adventures in 2024. Of the 17 video games, seven are LEGO originals and 10 are licensed collaborations with different mental properties.
Every LEGO Game on Switch (Ordered by Launch Date)
LEGO Metropolis Undercover (2017)
In April 2017, one month after the console’s launch, the collection’ first sport to hit the Switch was LEGO Metropolis Undercover, which is an unique LEGO sport initially launched for Wii U in 2013. It’s primarily based on the LEGO Metropolis collection of constructing units and tells the story of an undercover police officer monitoring an escaped prisoner.
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LEGO Worlds (2017)
LEGO Worlds is one other unique sport launched on the Switch in 2017. Worlds is the most authentically LEGO sport out there on Switch; it steps out of the collection’ typical action-adventure style into the world of sandbox video games (suppose Minecraft), permitting you to construct constructions and environments brick by brick.
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The LEGO Ninjago Film Video Game (2017)
The LEGO Ninjago Film Video Game is, as its identify makes clear, an adaptation of The LEGO Ninjago Film. The sport and film, each primarily based on LEGO’s personal Ninjago line, have been launched in the U.S. on September 22, 2017. The action-adventure sport options eight places and a number of other playable characters from the film.
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LEGO Marvel Tremendous Heroes 2 (2017)
LEGO Marvel Tremendous Heroes attracts characters and places from Marvel films and comics alike, with a large roster of characters that (most likely) consists of each Marvel hero and villain you may consider. It’s a direct sequel to LEGO Marvel Tremendous Heroes that in the end pits you in opposition to the time-travelling villain Kang the Conqueror.
The primary sport can be out there on the Switch, although you’ll discover it additional down this checklist – it wasn’t ported till 2021.
LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2
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LEGO The Incredibles (2018)
One other LEGO-Disney collaboration, LEGO The Incredibles combines story beats from each films, the 2004 unique and 2018 sequel. The sport was launched alongside The Incredibles 2 in June 2018. It options over 100 playable characters, together with all 5 members of the Parr household.
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LEGO DC Tremendous-Villains (2018)
LEGO DC Tremendous-Villains is a LEGO Batman spinoff targeted on a group of villains from the deep historical past of DC Comics, together with The Joker and Lex Luthor. The villains should navigate the inside menace of character battle whereas pursuing the mysterious Justice Syndicate. It’s notably the first LEGO sport to middle its story round a player-created character.
LEGO Harry Potter Assortment
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The LEGO Film 2 Videogame (2019)
The LEGO Film 2 Videogame is a film tie-in that was largely knocked for its lack of originality and innovation. The sport blends components of conventional action-adventure LEGO video games with the constructing components launched in LEGO Worlds.
The LEGO Film 2 Videogame
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LEGO Jurassic World (2019)
Initially launched alongside the film in 2015, LEGO Jurassic World got here to Switch 4 years later in 2019. It contains a 20-level marketing campaign with 5 ranges from every film that had been launched up till that time in time (Jurassic Park 1-3 and Jurassic World). Along with characters from the Jurassic World films, you may unlock playable variations of the franchise’s main administrators, Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow.
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LEGO Builder’s Journey (2021)
LEGO Builder’s Journey got here to Switch in 2021 after debuting on Apple Arcade in 2019. Whereas most LEGO video games incorporate puzzle-solving, Builder’s Journey is all puzzles, all the time. It’s a superbly designed sport that tells its father-son story one geometric puzzle at a time.
LEGO Marvel Superheroes (2021)
First launched in 2013, LEGO Marvel Superheroes didn’t come to Switch till 2021. It tells an unique story with a number of of Marvel’s most recognizable heroes – Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Captain America, and others – teaming as much as foil the apocalyptic plans of Physician Doom and Loki.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)
The definitive LEGO Star Wars expertise, The Skywalker Saga options reimagined scenes from all 9 Skywalker films: the unique trilogy, prequel trilogy, and sequel trilogy. Inside this sprawling assortment are over 300 playable characters, 23 planets, and 100 automobiles. In comparison with previous LEGO video games, The Skywalker Saga strikes you nearer to the motion by shifting the digital camera from a zoomed-out third-person perspective to a tighter over-the-shoulder view. Contemplating the sheer quantity of Star Wars LEGO units on the market, it is no shock this made for one among the greatest Star Wars video games of all time.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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LEGO Brawls (2022)
LEGO Brawls is the worst-reviewed sport on this checklist, primarily based on Metascore (46). It’s an accessible, Smash Bros.-inspired preventing sport initially launched for Apple Arcade in 2019. Brawls options properly over 100 minifigures/fighters from over 10 LEGO units, together with Ninjago and Jurassic World.
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LEGO Bricktales (2022)
LEGO Bricktales is an unique, puzzle-based journey just like LEGO Builder’s Journey, although on a bigger scale. The sport takes you to dioramas set in jungles, deserts, cities, medieval castles, and tropical islands. Bricktales was made by ClockStone Studio, the developer greatest identified for its Bridge Constructor collection.
LEGO 2K Drive (2023)
LEGO 2K Drive, from prolific sports activities sport developer Visible Ideas, is a racing sport set in the open world of Bricklandia. 2K Drive is a sturdy racing sport that options avenue, off-road, and water races; story, single race, match, minigame, and free-roam modes; and a customized car-builder that our evaluate referred to as “glorious.”
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LEGO Fortnite (2023)
LEGO Fortnite is a group of LEGO-themed video games housed inside Fornite. Epic Video games and the LEGO Group have created a number of LEGO Fornite experiences since the collaboration was launched in late 2023. Amongst the present methods to play are a survival-crafting sport referred to as Odyssey, a web based social RPG referred to as Brick Life, and a stage designer referred to as LEGO Islands.
LEGO Horizon Adventures (2024)
The franchise’s newest sport is LEGO Horizon Adventures, a collaboration between PlayStation’s Guerrilla Video games and English assist studio Studio Gobo. It’s a retelling of Horizon Zero Daybreak, simplified and sanitized for a wider viewers, that leans into the fight and platforming mechanics of LEGO motion video games earlier than it.
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Upcoming LEGO Video games on the Switch 2
There are at the moment no new LEGO video games introduced for the Switch or Switch 2 – or any platform for that matter. Nevertheless, we count on to see new LEGO video games sooner or later and most (if not all) of these to be launched on the Switch and/or Switch 2.
When you await information of recent LEGO video games, you may take a look at all of our Switch 2 protection or tell us which Nintendo franchise deserves a LEGO set most in 2025.
Jordan covers video games, reveals, and films as a contract author for IGN.