Used to identify the game, unaltered. Lego Batman: The Videogame wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Lego Batman: The Videogame

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

When all the villains in Arkham Asylum team up and break loose, only the dynamic duo is bold enough to take them on to save Gotham City. The fun of LEGO, the drama of Batman and the uniqueness of the combination makes for a comical and exciting adventure in LEGO Batman: The Videogame.

Action Adventure

Player score

8.9/10

16,416 reviews

Released: 2008
Developer: Traveller's Tales
Platforms: 4 systems
Critics: 80
Steam Deck: verified
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Lego Batman: The Videogame?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	23 September 2008
Developer	Traveller's Tales
Publisher	Warner Bros. Games
Platforms	PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Steam Deck
Genres	Action Adventure
Languages	3 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q74545, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Lego Batman: The Videogame received?

Players89%positive of 16,416 · Very Positive

Metacritic80critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	verified
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$19.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Lego Batman: The Videogame on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes96 of 300 (32%)
Unfortunately, I cannot even play more than 10 minutes without the game crashing.
Steam review, 18 March 2025 · 1 hours played · 29 readers marked it helpful
The first level was awful as it would constantly freeze and crash.
Steam review, 6 June 2025 · 30 hours played · 19 readers marked it helpful
Softlocks and broken quests13 of 300 (4%)
The fight requires him to be alive for you to be able to kill two face, so i was just softlocked and had to quit the level.
Steam review, 18 February 2026 · 3 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpful
i have been soft locked out of the FIRST level for this alone and no online fixes have helped.
Steam review, 14 August 2026 · 1 hours played · 9 readers marked it helpful

A further 33 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Lego Batman: The Videogame

24 games overlap with Lego Batman: The Videogame on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Lego Marvel's Avengers and Lego The Lord of the Rings.

All 24 games like Lego Batman: The Videogame

Common questions about Lego Batman: The Videogame

What platforms is Lego Batman: The Videogame on?

Lego Batman: The Videogame is available on PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Steam Deck. It first released in 2008.

How much does Lego Batman: The Videogame cost?

$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Lego Batman: The Videogame?

89% of 16,416 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Lego Batman: The Videogame?

80 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Lego Batman: The Videogame work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Lego Batman: The Videogame as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

Who made Lego Batman: The Videogame?

Lego Batman: The Videogame was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Games.