As Gotham City descends into chaos and villains run riot, only Batman – only you as LEGO Batman! – can bring order and justice back to the city in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. To truly capture that Caped Crusader experience, we wanted to make sure combat was seamless and free-flowing.
In our new trailer, you can see Batman disposing of a group of The Joker’s henchmen with ease. With the combat system, our goal has been to offer an experience that is different from previous LEGO and LEGO Batman games, while keeping the trademark LEGO movement and humor fans have come to love and expect. As groups of enemies grow larger and better-equipped, even Batman needs help. That’s where the other members of the DC Bat-Family come in.
Detective Jim Gordon, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, and Catwoman will join Batman throughout the campaign. Each partner has unique gadgets and abilities showcasing their special skills and distinctive personality in combat. You saw Jim Gordon’s foam sprayer in action when we first announced the game at Gamescom in Germany. In this new trailer, you’ll see Robin using his circus training acrobatics, Batgirl with her hackarang to bypass security systems and take remote control of machinery, and Nightwing joins the party in with his battle staff. You’ll also notice Catwoman calling on her feline friends to distract and attack enemies and using her whip and cartwheel kicks to take out the baddies.
It’s good to see the Bat-Family come out in force to help the Dark Knight – as he does have a lot to contend with. Foes including The Joker, Ra’s al Ghul, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Bane, Firefly, and many more are out there looking for trouble.
Gotham is a huge city – but our heroes have lots of travel choices. Batman can use his Batmobile, but not just one! Over the course of the game, you’ll develop and acquire new vehicles including Batmobiles as seen in movies such as Batman (1989), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Batman (2022), Batman (1989), as well as Batman: The Animated Series – to name a few. And other characters also have their own vehicles to keep up with Batman as they speed through the streets, including Nightwing with his Nightcycle seen in the trailer.
The new trailer also gives us a brief first look at the Batcave, complete with iconic giant penny made entirely of LEGO bricks. Here Bruce keeps a growing collection of Batsuits, including outfits inspired by the Bronze Age and Zero Year Batman comics, Batman (1989) and The Batman (2022) films, and many more – each one lovingly detailed to match film, TV and comic book reference. Not to be outdone, the entire Bat-Family also have outfit options. Overall, there are 100 suits and outfits to collect.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches for PlayStation 5 on May 29, 2026. Standard and Deluxe Edition pre-orders are available now and will receive The Dark Knight Returns Batsuit at launch, inspired by the acclaimed DC comic book series. Deluxe Edition pre-orders will also receive three-day early access to the game beginning on May 26, in addition to The Dark Knight Returns Batsuit. We can’t wait for you to dive into the game and take on the mantle, and legacy, of Batman!
