In a shake-up for TT Games' LEGO series, the newly-announced LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight features just a handful of playable heroes, even if many more DC Comics characters will appear in the game as enemies or NPCs — something that is prompting plenty of fan debate.

During Gamescom fans got their first look at Warner Bros. Games’ brand-new LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight , and it looks like a lot of fun! The trailer teases an original story that draws from Batman’s 86-year history across comics,

Telltale Games first ventured into the open-world LEGO format with its 2022 release of "LEGO Skywalker: The Skywalker Saga." Players could explore 20-plus planets mentioned in the "Star Wars" movies, though the exact size of the Gotham map is not yet known.