Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches with only 7 playable characters – but over 100 suits to collect

Since Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was revealed at gamescom 2025, the surprisingly small playable roster has been one of the most talked-about aspects of the game. TT Games says there's a deliberate reason behind that choice.

Lego games over the past decade – covering DC and Marvel heroes, Star Wars droids, Harry Potter wizards – routinely packed in hundreds of unlockable characters. Legacy of the Dark Knight launches with just seven: Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Jim Gordon, Talia Al Ghul, and Catwoman.

"We're taking these individual characters on a journey," explains TT Games head Jonathan Smith. "So you are constantly upgrading and developing new skills and opening up new abilities for each of those characters. Within the Bat family, as well, we really wanted to focus on making those characters really unique, making their personalities come across and their abilities very distinct."

Batman throws batarangs and uses his grapple for both combat and puzzles, while Catwoman wields her whip and can summon kittens via a laser pointer. Those cats are directly controllable – useful for squeezing through small vents or distracting guards with a well-timed meow.

The shift toward depth over breadth comes with a Rocksteady Arkham-inspired combo-based combat system at its core. That said, fans of classic Lego games won't be left empty-handed – Smith promises plenty to collect across the open world and movie-inspired levels.

"The story is more focused on a tighter roster of characters that are now more differentiated with much deeper gameplay," Smith confirms. "So they work well in partnership with each other, and we then want to give you lots and lots of options to see the full range of what those characters can be by giving you more than a hundred different suits to collect.

So you still get that moment in the Bat Cave where you've got all the different suits from all the different characters arrayed in front of you, colorful and glorious. You're still compelled to want to complete that collection."

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches May 29 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series.