Lego Batman’s New Game Brings Arkham-Style Open World Back After a Decade
TT Games revealed Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight during Gamescom Opening Night Live, and players have noted clear similarities between the new Lego title and Rocksteady’s Arkham series. The reveal has prompted comparisons focused on open-world design, combat and puzzle elements that fans associate with the Arkham games.
- What was revealed at Gamescom and how fans reacted.
- Key Arkham series facts and its 2015 high point, Batman: Arkham Knight.
- Recent Batman-related releases from Rocksteady and WB Games.
- Concrete features shown for Lego Batman and sources for those claims.
What was shown at Gamescom
TT Games showed gameplay and a reveal trailer for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight during Gamescom Opening Night Live. The demo and trailer highlighted a large open-world Gotham, puzzle content attributed to the Riddler, combat that includes combos and counters, and a playable Lego Batmobile. Reported details and footage have been widely shared online.
How the new Lego game mirrors Arkham elements
Several factual parallels have been noted between the two series. First, both are presented as open-world experiences. Second, the Lego game includes Riddler-style puzzles and collectible-driven content, and third, the combat system shown uses timed combos and counters. Additionally, footage demonstrates gliding and grappling mechanics that resemble established Batman movement in the Arkham games. The Lego reveal also showed a Batmobile that players can drive around Gotham.
Arkham series context and legacy
The Arkham series is known for its open-world design, investigation sections and a combat system that emphasizes counters and flow. Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight released in 2015 and received widespread acclaim at the time. Years later, players still point to the game’s art direction and world design; for example, a widely viewed Reddit post collects that sentiment.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1klh9vu/almost_10_years_later_arkham_knight_is_still_one/
Rocksteady and related Batman releases since Arkham Knight
Since Arkham Knight, Rocksteady and WB Games have released or announced several Batman-related projects. Rocksteady announced the Suicide Squad game in 2020 and released it in 2024; reporting after launch indicated substantially reduced player counts on some platforms about a month after release. Gotham Knights released in 2022 as a co-op Batman-adjacent title. In 2016, Batman: Arkham VR launched as a short virtual-reality experience with an estimated runtime near 90 minutes and was exclusive to VR platforms.
Where Lego Batman has been compared to Arkham
Players and commentators have repeatedly compared pieces of the Lego reveal to Arkham-era design. For instance, coverage and community posts note that the Lego Gotham appears to be large and filled with collectible puzzles. Gaming reporting has also confirmed that Riddler puzzles will appear in the Lego title.
https://www.gamingbible.com/news/lego-batman-dark-knight-riddler-puzzles-confirmed-266639-20250821
Combat and the Batmobile
Preview footage shows the Lego combat uses timed inputs, counters and crowd control in ways that resemble Arkham combat systems, while defeated enemies break apart into Lego studs. The Lego Batmobile was shown in gameplay footage and public clips; one widely viewed social post of the Batmobile circulated online and has millions of views.
The vehicles are so much fun!
Some footage for you guys big gameplay later tonight 💪#LEGOBatmanGame #LEGO #LegoBatman #wbgamespartner pic.twitter.com/mFVMpFmJOW— RuggedEagle (@Ruggedeagle77YT) August 20, 2025
Reported developer activity and rumors
Industry reporting has also discussed a possible new Rocksteady Batman project. One outlet reported a rumor that Rocksteady is working on a new Batman game, though Rocksteady has not published a public release date related to that rumor.
https://insider-gaming.com/rocksteady-working-on-new-batman-game/
Community reactions and notable quotes
Public comments on trailers and social posts have framed the Lego reveal as satisfying a long-running desire for Arkham-style Batman gameplay. For context, one review line from 2015 remains cited by some community posts: “After Arkham Knight, trying to find more meat on the Batman bone would define futility,” our review in 2015 declared.
Other quotes lifted from social posts include:
“Lego Batman game, inspired by EVERYTHING, Arkham style gameplay…Lord, you’re too kind,”
“You know they’ve cooked when you got every adult Batman fan fully ready to buy it,”
Still can’t believe the best announcement out of Gamescom was a Lego game
You know they’ve cooked when you got every adult Batman fan fully ready to buy it, Seriously can’t wait for Lego Batman pic.twitter.com/zlvnXv4fK0
— Synth Potato🥔 (@SynthPotato) August 21, 2025
Where to see the reveal and coverage
The official reveal trailer and subsequent gameplay clips have been posted across platforms and covered by several outlets. For perspective on community interest in a new Arkham-style Batman game, see reporting that summarizes the ongoing demand for another Arkham entry.
https://screenrant.com/batman-arkham-new-game-open-world-arkham-asylum/
