New Lego Batman game will be revealed at Gamescom claims rumour
It's been three years since Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and while other licensed titles like Lego Fortnite and Lego Horizon Adventures have been released since, there hasn't been any word on a true successor.
Developed by Traveller's Tales, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga adapted all nine mainline Star Wars films into one game, with fully explorable planets. It was more expansive and ambitious than previous Lego games, and clearly more time was spent on it than previous games.
Past rumours have suggested Harry Potter was next in line for the Skywalker Saga treatment, which did seem to make logical sense, but now an insider claims Batman has usurped the boy wizard as the next major title from the studio.
This rumour, which originally popped up last month, via Lego Games News on X, claimed the next Lego game from Traveller's Tales is a 'movie based Batman title that will span multiple movies across the Caped Crusader's career'.
It's said the untitled project will be revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 19, 2025, before it comes out in 'Q1 2026'.
The same account has since posted an update on several other rumoured Lego projects, claiming a Lego Disney and a Guardians Of The Galaxy title have both been cancelled. Meanwhile, the aforementioned Harry Potter Skywalker Saga-style project was apparently in the 'pitch stage' but 'never went past it'.
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(RUMOR) The next LEGO Game by TT Games is heavily rumored to be a Movie Based Batman title that will span multiple movies across the Caped Crusader's career. It is reported to potentially be revealed next month at Gamescom ONL on August 19th. Release: Q1 2026 pic.twitter.com/T6nanlJVGQ — LEGO Games News (@LEGOTtNewsI) July 21, 2025
There's little information on the Lego Batman title but, as it's based on the movies, it's said it will be 'not connected' to the prior trilogy of games which had their own original stories. That trilogy concluded with 2014's Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, which turned into more of a general DC Comics crossover.
There have been actual Lego sets based on everything from The Animated Series and the classic 60s TV show starring Adam West, to the Nolan movies and recently a new one for Batman Forever. More Trending
Considering the amount of work that went into the Skywalker Saga it seems reasonable to imagine the 60s movie spin-off, Batman '89, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman v Superman, and The Batman will all be featured.
A Lego Batman game based on the movies could go meta too, via 2017's The Lego Batman Movie, so maybe Will Arnett will make a voice cameo in some capacity. We'd also hope for some nods towards Mask of the Phantasm, if not a full adapation.
As ever with rumours, it's worth taking this with a pinch of salt, but it certainly sounds like a good excuse to make a new Batman game, without going over all ground.
If you're craving a Lego game for the near future, the Mario Party-inspired Lego Party is set to launch on September 30, 2025 across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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