5 LEGO Games That Are Genuine 10/10 Masterpieces

Published Sep 27, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

Ben Brosofsky has been writing for Screen Rant since 2022 and editing since 2024. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor's in Cinema & Media Arts. Writing serves as a much-needed distraction from tackling a backlog of Steam games that will never be surmounted.

Over the decades, LEGO has managed to become one of the most reliable names in gaming. While the toymaker's name is occasionally attached to an inferior experience, most LEGO games deliver consistently fun experiences with plenty of creativity and charm, especially when it comes to the tie-in games that remix popular movies in comedic fashion.

Most, however, are also more good than great, offering a relatively mindless sense of stud-smashing fun. There's nothing wrong with that, but a few LEGO games have managed to rise above the rest as actual masterpieces that show just how great the heights of the formula can be.

LEGO Racers

On an objective level, it might be hard to say that LEGO Racers deserves a 10/10 rating. On a personal level, I have no such qualms. It's hard not to compare every kart racer to Mario Kart, which tends to make everything else come up short by comparison, but this 1999 alternative has enough unique appeal to stand on its own.

If you grew up on either the game or any 1990s LEGO in general, LEGO Racers holds up as a concentrated blast of nostalgia that mashes popular LEGO themes of the era together in a memorable fashion. From desert tracks based on the line of Adventurers sets to the outer reaches of LEGO Space, the relatively simple graphics don't get in the way of the game's variety or creativity at any step of the process.

While it doesn't have any real bearing on the gameplay, LEGO Racers also lets you build your cart yourself, offering a nice bit of true LEGO creativity that's often absent from the tie-in games. LEGO Racers 2 doubles down on this customization and expands to an open-world scope, but it doesn't quite recapture the charm of the original.

LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight

Some recent LEGO games have struggled to recapture the charm of the classics, but LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight proves how much greatness the formula can still offer. Returning to Gotham after LEGO Batman 3 left the city behind, Legacy of the Dark Knight blends classic LEGO gameplay with ideas from the Batman: Arkham series to wonderful results.

ScreenRant's 10/10 review of Legacy of the Dark Knight praises the experience across the board, from the joy of the open-world exploration to the plethora of references for Batman fans to appreciate. In many ways, it's a best-of-both-worlds situation, carrying over the strength of Batman: Arkham's combat style while maintaining LEGO game highlights like co-op gameplay and plenty of gags.

If LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a sign of what's to come, LEGO tie-in developers TT Games might be back on track to deliver more true masterpieces in the coming years.

LEGO Island

If any older LEGO game has LEGO Racers beat, it's LEGO Island. While this open-world adventure might seem primitive by modern standards, in a world where Grand Theft Auto hadn't yet hit the market, this 3D romp was a surprisingly ambitious title.

While the titular island is fairly small and straightforward, it's bursting with personality and flavor. Each of the island's inhabitants is distinctly memorable, and roaming around on a skateboard or in a vehicle is a simple pleasure that never gets old. Just don't forget to watch out for the Brickster, a nefarious villain who doesn't like to sit around in jail for any longer than necessary.

More than anything else, LEGO Island is a game with a true sense of place and a magic that expansive open worlds can struggle to recreate today. The former LEGO.com game Backlot also deserves a shout-out for similar reasons, tossing players into a Hollywood studio lot with a variety of interesting missions to complete.

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game was the adaptation that started it all, kicking off a long series of blockbuster tie-ins that came to define the LEGO name in the video game world. The first entry was immediately great, but LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga took things to the next level.

Smashing LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy together, The Complete Saga is, true to its name, an impressively complete package. The game takes players on a joyride through all six of George Lucas's Star Wars films, along with adding in new missions, modes, and updates to various levels.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is an even more expansive option, offering a new take on the first six films and adding the sequel trilogy to the mix. For many fans, however, it fails to recapture the spark that the original LEGO Star Wars games did, making it hard to challenge The Complete Saga's claim to the throne.

LEGO The Lord Of The Rings

If any pop culture franchise deserves to be treated with reverence, it's The Lord of the Rings, which is suffused with beauty, melancholy, and a thoughtful perspective on war that sets it far apart from most fantasy works that followed. LEGO, of course, treats it irreverently, but LEGO The Lord of the Rings is somehow so good that it's hard to complain.

The biggest draw here is the prospect of venturing across Middle-earth, a promise that the game delivers on with style. From the coziness of the Shire to the wastes of the Dead Marshes, there's so much to see and appreciate here, making the journey to Mordor far more fun than it should be. Like The Lord of the Rings in the realm of blockbuster films, it stands out from the competition, offering a balance of adventure and action that no other LEGO game quite recreates.

Ultimately, your love for any individual LEGO tie-in will probably be dependent on your appreciation for the source material. If you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings, though, it doesn't get much better than this.

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