Just last week rumours began to swirl about a LEGO rival to Minecraft, LEGO Worlds, which was spotted on a flyer included in a new set. The brick-building brand has been expanded even further in gaming recently, with LEGO Dimensions bringing it into the toys-to-life market on Wii U and a range of platforms; as a result it certainly seemed a likely rumour.
It has turned out to be true, too, though console and Nintendo fans likely have a long wait on their hands. Developed by TT Games, LEGO Worlds has been released as an early-access title on Steam - it's single-player-only right now, though online multiplayer and subsequent features will start to arrive in the coming months. It is basically Minecraft with LEGO, it seems, with procedurally generated worlds and plenty of freedom to experiment and build.
It's expected to be in Early Access for the whole of 2015, before a likely full release in early 2016 - even if this is destined for consoles, it's likely that those versions will be some way off.
Do you like the concept of this, and do you hope to see it on Nintendo hardware in the future? Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.
[source eurogamer.net]
Comments 57
it's on my wishlist, when it gets multiplayer, I'll buy
Man, does this look good. UCRAFT was shown off and now this. So many LEGO games are releasing this year (and maybe next)!
Cant believe it took this long for Lego to do this
Wait... WAIT... can you build everything you like? Oh hell yeah! Sold with lightning speed 8D
I have too long invested in a particular Minecraft world (longer than people here have been alive) so I would pass on this. It's only on Steam, I do not like the DRM and the way it always sells stuff, and takes a large cut from developers' sales.
The dragon riding makes me want it, but I'm not into these types of games that lack any kind of focus.
I think I'm the only one on the internet who hasn't thrown cash at notch. I'll gladly get this game.
So...basically Minecraft, but better? Sign me up!
Wonder if Microsoft is now regretting paying $2.5bn for Minecraft/Mojang? (ROFL)
TAKE ALL MY MONEY COME ON TAKE IT!!!!!
This looks a lot more appealing than Minecraft to me. If it comes to Wii U, it's gonna be a day-one buy.
I've never played Minecraft or watched a video of it, which I believe my nephew is obsessed with doing. Is there something wrong with me?! I actually have no idea what you do or how you do it...
Well I just bought it instantly going on one trailer, this is gonna be awesome. Wish this was coming to Wii U though!
Ok, this looks a hell of a lot better then Minecraft!!! Finally a game where you can actually do what you want. Seriously can't wait!!
problem is Minecraft has a lot of game elements, with the manual mining and crafting. This doesn't seem to have that, This reminds me of Disney Infinity's toy box but you know living to its potential
@DarthNocturnal thanks for the reply
Impressive, no doubt. When multiplayer arrives, I'm not sure my kids will want to play anything else for a long time to come.
YOU CAN RIDE AN OSTRICH, I REQUIRE THIS GAME IN MY LIFE.
@Troggy - OK, riding an ostrich is cool and funny and all, but driving the drill car from Ninjago to make a tunnel underground? Now that's something.
I don't get Minecraft either, though it has taught my youngest son a whole lot about Windows Explorer. I think this 1 may be more for me, just fun in the sun play time.
gotta go check the Steam account now. Does early access mean invite only or we have to pay more to play it? NVM I'll figure i tout.
$14.99, no demo that I can find. Guess we'll have to pay. Btu wiat, sPAltoon tongith, Waht to do?
@rjejr DRILL CARS ARE BORING. OSTRICHES AREN'T BORING. GET WITH THE OSTRICH PROGRAM.
@rjejr Early access means you buy the game but don't have all the features that will be in it once it is fully released. The whole idea, I believe, is to test the game and report bugs.
They would probably reveal consoles at E3
It's not my sort of game, but it could be very popular
If it is on Wii U then it would be the only Minecraft clone that is good
In case anybody wants a reason for a non-Nintnodo console game to be on the NL site, I give you, Mushroom Kingdom, Lego style:
Yes please. This needs to come to Wii U. Liked minecraft on my 360 but bored of it now. With all the different lego themes this could be amazing.
Why does NL keep on calling this a "Minecraft Rival"? It annoys me.
I mean, you DO realize there are LEGO Minecraft sets, right? Considering they're partnered for that, there's no way LEGO would go against Mojang. They're simply making a game where people can make in-game LEGO creations. It's a good idea, too, for people who can't afford thousands of LEGO bricks.
It's about time LEGO, now just need to fine tune this game and get it spread around to consoles. This is the exact LEGO game I always dreamed of.
@OneBagTravel
Make that two lol. Played for free with a friend's account but never got my own.
Looks like the build mechanics are pretty good here and not brick by brick. That was the only thing I was worried about. Looks like LEGO will be getting all my money this year.
Not sure how people think this is better than Minecraft, and I'm sick of Minecraft.
@Zerodactyl - Thanks, I've been looking into this trying to figure out if my computer will even run it. It's 2 years old but we're still rockin the Intel on board graphics chip. CPU and RAM seems fine. My kids play Minecraft online all the time w/ plenty of mods, but that does get laggy at times. Steam
@OneBagTravel your not the only one.
and I'll throw nothing at it now coz lolM$
Lost any interest after M$ bought it.
Sees the trailer
Well, there goes my money and my interest on Minecraft...
Looks like a lot of fun! I probably won't be playing it, though; I already got Minecraft and Terraria for when I get in a sandbox mood.
Even so, I hope this turns out well for Lego and Travelers Tales, as it looks like it could be pretty big if it allowed the same amount of freedom Minecraft does (hopefully with more guidelines and policing; Minecraft's online community is as toxic as it gets, sadly. )
The Mother of all Lego games, simple as that. Fantastic, let's hope for a WiiU 2015 release.
I don't have much patience for creating things but I see myself having a lot of fun with this just messing around with friends, riding ostriches, drilliing tunnels and blowing stuff up.
Paying money to beta test a game! WOWSERS SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN!
There may or may not be sarcasm in this post....
Here's hoping it comes to Wii U. I actually would prefer this game over Minecraft.
@MasterWario - they're people that haven't played minecraft or never played it with friends, and now are ready to automatically call this better without having even played it.
@rjejr
Did you build that in the game?
@Geonjaha Or they're people who understand that this is meant to embody everything that is LEGO. Of course someone who doesn't follow the franchise would never know that... the folks over on BZPower are welcoming this quite nicely because they UNDERSTAND what this is.
I absolutely NEED this. The freedom looks absurdly large and with multiplayer, local or online, this could be amazing.
@Zerodactyl
Partially wrong. Early adopters also get the full game when it is updated. Early Access is not only an opportunity for players to beta test early but also a business strategy for developers to gain development funds from customers by offering an early access discount. All customers of Lego Worlds is not only be getting a opportunity to beta test the game but will get the game in its entirety (aside from DLC) at a reduced price. Once Lego Worlds officially launches, Warner Bros. will indeed raise the price as stated on the Steam page.
Now that's the Lego game I've been waiting for!
Amazing...
This looks spectacular!
Definitely looks much more promising than minecraft! I've played minecraft a lot before, and this completely swept my interest off of it rather fast!
The ONLY thing that kinda makes it inferior to minecraft, is the lack of being able to mod the game. Minecraft gives players the freedom to pretty much do whatever they want assuming they know how to mod..
but IMO that's not how a game should be played, a game shouldn't be good "just because you can modify the natural gameplay.." anyway.
I really hope this makes for a console release (if it can fit on a console, looks pretty huge).
@BlatantlyHeroic - I love LEGO. I bought this game as soon as I saw it was being put out. It's extremely promising and could eventually be better than minecraft, but anyone who thinks it is right now is just out of their mind.
I'm sure people over at BZPower are very happy about this, but LEGO fanboys over hyping an unfinished product when we dont know how far it will go doesnt make it better than Minecraft automatically. I hope it will be better than Minecraft - improvement is always great, but after playing the game for a while now I can tell you it has a long way to go.
This is like... the ultimate game!!!!!
@MegaBeedrill It's on Steam. $5 says at some point it will get mods, whether official set up for mods or not.
I took the plunge this afternoon. Normally not a fan of Early Access but this is like a childhood dream come true. I will definitely double-dip if this makes its way across to Wii U in 2016.
It looks pretty great. If you can upload and share your creations, it would be a massive value for Wii U owners because the number of games you'd have access to becomes infinite. If you're reading Warners, I'd buy it on day one.
No Mac OS X version = No buy
@JaxonH - Build that mushroom level? No, it's a screenshot from Steam. I'm still trying to figure out if my PC will run it before I pay $15 to test a demo. Google check says no but I really wish there was a proper demo to see for myself. PC runs Minecraft and Disney Infinity 1.0 and 2.0 just fine.
My husband wants to play this. Looks awesome! Can't wait!
@DarthNocturnal It's not Telltale it's Traveller's Tales.
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