Back in 2019, one of the launch games for Apple Arcade — the technology giant's subscription games service — was LEGO Builder's Journey, an extremely pretty little puzzle game that gives us Monument Valley-meets-LEGO vibes. It's the first game from LEGO's internally-developed game development studio, Light Brick, which is based in Denmark. They have not released any new games since... so what have they been making, we wonder?
Well, LEGO Builder's Valley was just quietly added to the Nintendo UK eShop, as well as the Steam catalogue, despite absolutely no announcement — a poster on ResetEra speculates that the page was put up early by accident. With a release date of the 22nd of June, though, it's likely we'll be finding out more about Builder's Journey soon.
Regardless of whether or not we're supposed to know about this, we're pretty intrigued, although £17.99 might be quite an ask for a game that can "easily be beaten in an afternoon", according to TouchArcade's review, and apparently pulls pretty heavily from Monument Valley in both style and mechanics. Still, it's nice to have another LEGO game on the horizon that isn't about superheroes, wizards, or Jedis.
Do you think £17.99 is too steep, or are you excited to play LEGO Builder's Journey? Let us know in the comments below.
[source nintendo.co.uk, via resetera.com]
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Very pleasing game to look at, but I'm not sure about the gameplay.
Speaking of Monument Valley, I'm almost surprised that it hasn't been ported to Switch. Not every game needs to be, of course, but I think it would be a fitting game for a portable console.
Is this LEGO Captain Toad?
Love the look of the game. Will keep an eye out
It has a lovely look to it, but the price seems a little high. Still might pick this up on a sale though.
It’s a really beautiful game but really works well as part of a subscription service rather than for £18.
Sounds about right for pricey Lego. Some sets can be build in an afternoon for twice that price.
@Angelic_Lapras_King Nah, more like four times that price. And there are sets that take hours to build that cost more than a PS5.
Looks cute, but it doesn't seem like there's a lot of content, think I'll just wait for Skywalker saga as the next Lego game I'll play
As a Lego game, it'll inevitably go on a deep discount within a year, I'll pick it up then.
@KoopaTheGamer I think UsTwo Games prefers to move on to new stuff... but I'm surprised, too!
this actually looks really cool! it's like captain toad with legos
Looks rather peaceful
I actually tried this game on my Apple Arcade 1 month trial and enjoyed it! Too bad it made my iPhone 6s so hot that it could fry an egg!
its wonderful game, beautiful, peaceful... its that kind of Lego game i always wanted to play. The game, where you use bricks and brain..... but that price? Omg, i finished it on Apple arcade in ONE hour.
@ObeseChihuahua2
I want to know which sets cost 400 dollars and just takes hours to build. Because I bought the HP Castle with 6,000 pieces and it took me many weekends to build.
Looks more artistic than fun.
I just saw this on the eShop and thoughtwhy I hadn't seen or heard about it. Looks nice
@KateGray I believe there is a small typo:
“Well, LEGO Builder's Valley was just quietly added to the Nintendo UK eShop...”
I thought it was a brand new game for a minute!
This looks like my kind of game, but that price is steep. Wouldn’t have questioned it at around £8-10 though.
Hey, another game in this weird genre, populated by Monument Valley, Captain Toad, and now this. Cool, I guess.
@KoopaTheGamer
Yeah I tried it on Apple Arcade when it first came out and it didn't impress me even though I usually like this kind of game. It looks cool but it doesn't play very well. It's very finicky with its block placement which leads to frustration. Definitely would recommend waiting for it to be in the $5/£5 range.
@ObeseChihuahua2 I still love it though haha
Love LEGO games but unless there are significantly more levels/longer duration than the iOS version then that price is definitely not at the "value for money" end of the spectrum, and I'll be waiting for serious discounting or passing.
Looks very pleasant, though I'm a little disappointed to hear that it's so short, and more of a Monument Valley thing than a Captain Toad thing.
Those things considered, the price does sound a little steep, but I could imagine plenty of reasons for needing to go that high. Here's hoping the game has been beefed up for the new release!
Its like a Lego Monument Valley.
Cool.
I feel like this game is just a sub-par Captain Toad-like, banking on the LEGO name, and trying to capitalize on the brand. Which I suppose is fine if you are that into LEGOs, but for the rest of us, I think you're money is way better spent on just getting Captain Toad if you're looking for these sort of isometric puzzle games (and in my opinion, it's a much prettier game as well, with lots more content)
Dang, this looks beautiful. Too bad the price looks significantly less beautiful.
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