The collaborative relationship between LEGO and Nintendo, two world leaders in family-friendly leisure that function within the adjoining realms of toys and video games, started with the 1999 launch of LEGO Racers on N64. At the least one LEGO recreation has been launched on a Nintendo platform practically yearly since, and a number of Nintendo-themed LEGO units have been launched every year since they debuted in 2020.
The LEGO-Nintendo synergy has endured by the Swap period, and with the Swap 2 now out within the wild, we’re wanting again on the legacy of LEGO on the Swap.
How Many LEGO Video games Are There on Nintendo Swap?
As of January 2025, 17 LEGO video games have been launched on Swap, 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. As of proper now, there are two extra LEGO video games slated to launch in 2025.
Each LEGO Sport on Swap (Ordered by Launch Date)
LEGO Metropolis Undercover (2017)
In April 2017, one month after the console’s launch, the collection’ first recreation to hit the Swap was LEGO Metropolis Undercover, which is an unique LEGO recreation 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.
LEGO Worlds (2017)
LEGO Worlds is one other unique recreation launched on the Swap in 2017. Worlds is probably the most authentically LEGO recreation obtainable on Swap; it steps out of the collection’ typical action-adventure style into the world of sandbox video games (suppose Minecraft), permitting you to construct buildings and environments brick by brick.
The LEGO Ninjago Film Video Sport (2017)
The LEGO Ninjago Film Video Sport 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, had been launched within the U.S. on September 22, 2017. The action-adventure recreation options eight places and a number of other playable characters from the film.
LEGO Marvel Tremendous Heroes 2 (2017)
LEGO Marvel Tremendous Heroes attracts characters and places from Marvel motion pictures and comics alike, with a huge roster of characters that (in all probability) consists of each Marvel hero and villain you may consider. It’s a direct sequel to LEGO Marvel Tremendous Heroes that finally pits you towards the time-travelling villain Kang the Conqueror.
The primary recreation can be obtainable on the Swap, although you’ll discover it additional down this checklist – it wasn’t ported till 2021.
LEGO The Incredibles (2018)
One other LEGO-Disney collaboration, LEGO The Incredibles combines story beats from each motion pictures, 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. This recreation is certainly one of many Disney video games at the moment obtainable on the Swap in 2025.
LEGO DC Tremendous-Villains (2018)
LEGO DC Tremendous-Villains is a LEGO Batman spinoff targeted on a set of villains from the deep historical past of DC Comics, together with The Joker and Lex Luthor. The villains should navigate the interior menace of persona battle whereas pursuing the mysterious Justice Syndicate. It’s notably the primary LEGO recreation to heart its story round a player-created character.
LEGO Harry Potter Assortment (2018)
The LEGO Harry Potter Assortment is a compilation of two video games: LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7. The gathering consists of the entire LEGO Harry Potter expertise, pulling characters, tales, and actions from all seven books and eight motion pictures. This collaboration goes hand-in-hand with the various LEGO Harry Potter units which have launched over the previous few years.
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.
LEGO Jurassic World (2019)
Initially launched alongside the film in 2015, LEGO Jurassic World got here to Swap 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 cut-off date (Jurassic Park 1-3 and Jurassic World). Along with characters from the Jurassic World motion pictures, you may unlock playable variations of the franchise’s main administrators, Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow.
LEGO Builder’s Journey (2021)
LEGO Builder’s Journey got here to Swap in 2021 after debuting on Apple Arcade in 2019. Whereas most LEGO video games incorporate puzzle-solving, Builder’s Journey is all puzzles, on a regular basis. It’s a fantastically designed recreation 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 Swap 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 motion pictures: 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 the most effective Star Wars video games of all time.
LEGO Brawls (2022)
LEGO Brawls is the worst-reviewed recreation on this checklist, primarily based on Metascore (46). It’s an accessible, Smash Bros.-inspired preventing recreation initially launched for Apple Arcade in 2019. Brawls options effectively over 100 minifigures/fighters from over 10 LEGO units, together with Ninjago and Jurassic World.
LEGO Bricktales (2022)
LEGO Bricktales is an unique, puzzle-based journey much 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 finest recognized for its Bridge Constructor collection.
LEGO 2K Drive (2023)
LEGO 2K Drive, from prolific sports activities recreation developer Visible Ideas, is a racing recreation set within the open world of Bricklandia. 2K Drive is a sturdy racing recreation that options road, off-road, and water races; story, single race, match, minigame, and free-roam modes; and a customized car-builder that our evaluation known as “glorious.”
LEGO Fortnite (2023)
LEGO Fortnite is a set of LEGO-themed video games housed inside Fortnite. Epic Video games and the LEGO Group have created a number of LEGO Fornite experiences for the reason that collaboration was launched in late 2023. Among the many present methods to play are a survival-crafting recreation known as Odyssey, a web-based social RPG known as Brick Life, and a degree designer known as LEGO Islands.
LEGO Horizon Adventures (2024)
The franchise’s newest recreation 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.
Upcoming LEGO Video games on Swap
The Swap 2 has formally arrived, however loads of video games are nonetheless making their method to the unique system. That features LEGO Social gathering, an upcoming occasion recreation with 60 minigames throughout LEGO units from the Ninjago, Pirates, and Area themes. You may as well customise your personal minifigure and sort out Problem Zones with as much as three mates. As of now, the sport is about to launch on September 30, 2025. Simply earlier than that, LEGO Voyagers is releasing on September 15. It is a 2-player co-op journey recreation that is all about constructing spaceships.
For those who’re wanting forward all the way in which to 2026, there was additionally a brand new Batman recreation introduced known as LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Darkish Knight that willl be launched subsequent 12 months. It would supposedly function a an open-world Gotham Metropolis.
When you wait for brand spanking new LEGO video games, you may try all of our Swap 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.