LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Release Date Changes, But It’s Good News

Warner Bros. Games has announced a change to the launch date of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight — but it’s not a delay. Instead, the game will now arrive a week sooner than previously confirmed, on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

That means LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will now debut on May 22, rather than its earlier May 29 date. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is also still set to follow down the line.

Warner Bros. Games made the announcement today via a fresh trailer for the game, below, which it captioned: “You signaled. He answered.”

Developer TT Games made its previous Legacy of the Dark Knight release date announcement at the end of last year at The Game Awards, where it revealed that its caped crusade was set to gracefully glide into the launch window previously taken up by Grand Theft Auto 6.

“We knew we wanted to come out in spring of this year,” TT Games Head of Production and Strategic Director Jonathan Smith told IGN in a recent interview, discussing the “space” now opened up by GTA 6’s delay to this holiday. “Look, I want to play that game [GTA 6], but we’re also really glad to have some space for people to play Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. We’re giving you an open city and a fantastic experience for all players. Which I thoroughly recommend.”

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight features a large open-world Gotham City to explore as either Batman or a core cast of other familiar characters, including Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Jim Gordon, Talia Al Ghul, and Catwoman. This will be the first blockbuster licensed LEGO game in some years, following TT Games’ 2022 title Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

Going hands-on with the game last year, IGN came away impressed, saying that “LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was the Arkham Game you’ve been waiting for.” For much more, be sure to check out IGN’s full Fan Fest preview describing how Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is balancing old and new to celebrate the best of the caped crusader’s many exploits — plus new footage of the game — and check out more detail on why the game has a smaller roster of just seven playable characters.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social