At Gamescom Opening Evening Dwell, developer TT Video games revealed its newest recreation, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. Following on from the studio’s work with different properties, reminiscent of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, this newest installment guarantees to be the definitive Batman expertise that celebrates the Dark Knight’s storied historical past.
The reveal trailer featured quite a few callbacks to widespread moments from almost twenty years of Batman movies, recreating memorable scenes with the Lego recreation’s signature humor and visible type. There’s an assortment of villains, too, from Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and Bane (voiced by none apart from Matt Berry, star of the TV sequence What We Do within the Shadows).
It isn’t simply the movies that Lego Batman takes inspiration from, however a number of the finest Batman video games, too. The quick glimpse of gameplay proven on stage revealed a fight system very paying homage to Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham sequence, persevering with TT Video games’ pattern of injecting extra intricate gameplay techniques into its Lego titles.
You will additionally seemingly have a big portion of Gotham to freely discover, whether or not its gliding between skyscrapers or tearing by the streets in not one, however a number of completely different Batmobiles that the Dark Knight has used over his film historical past.
Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is launching in 2026 for Xbox Collection X|S, PS5, Nintendo Change 2, and PC. Be certain that to take a look at the entire finest bulletins from Gamescom ONL proper right here.