Lego Worlds

Lego Worlds is a sandbox video game that allows players to build a world made up of Lego bricks. The player is rewarded for collecting objects spread across the map with studs, an in-game currency. The player can build using the items they have encountered. Players can create their own world by using predefined Lego structures or using the "brick-by-brick editor tool."

Players' appearances and outfits are customizable in the game. Terrain and environment can be modified via landscaping tools. A variety of vehicles, such as helicopters, and creatures are featured in the game. A multiplayer option and features for world-sharing have been added to the game through later updates.

Lego Worlds was created as part of an initiative within The Lego Group to produce a sandbox game following the shutdown of Lego Universe and after a collaboration with Minecraft fell through, both in 2012. The game, codenamed "sandbox," was prototyped in secret and was shown to executives alongside other pitches from Microsoft and TT Games. The game was designed with YouTube playthroughs in mind, with the pitch presentation featuring a mock-up video in the style of a traditional let's play.

Prior to the game's official release, it was teased in the construction manual for the set 60097 City Square. It was formally announced on 1 June 2015 with a simultaneous early access release on Steam to allow the gaming community to provide feedback for continual improvements and the integration of additional content over time. In November 2016, it was announced that the game would leave early access, with the full version set to release in February 2017. In February 2017, it was delayed two weeks to early March.

According to Metacritic, reception was generally mixed. Metacritic gave the Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions a score of 59/100, 71/100, 66/100, and 69/100 respectively. The game was nominated for "Family Game" at the 14th British Academy Games Awards.