{"id":1970268,"date":"2026-06-03T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1970268"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:28:01","slug":"lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-swoops-onto-switch-2-this-autumn-and-its-first-major-dlc-arrives-the-same-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1970268","title":{"rendered":"Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight swoops onto Switch 2 this autumn, and its first major DLC arrives the same day"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul 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data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-03T16:28:01+00:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b28caeec-a493-4968-98c0-e0bec3145604\" data-name=\"LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\" data-follow-text=\"Follow LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\" title=\"Follow LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight\"><br \/>\n  Follow LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>After a bit of a wait, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> owners can get their hands on Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight this autumn, publisher Warner Bros. has announced, as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-release-date-black-hole\">joins the many other games arriving in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy of the Dark Knight released last month across Xbox Series X\/S and PC, with a Switch 2 version confirmed for a then-unspecified later date in 2026. And now, Nintendo&#8217;s console owners eager to fill their bricky boots with some DC goodness have a proper release date to look forward to: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches for Switch 2 on 18th September.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5A6J0u8-s8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M5A6J0u8-s8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight &#8211; Official Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on Switch 2. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5A6J0u8-s8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Legacy of the Dark&#8217;s Mayhem Collection DLC releases on that same day for owners of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight&#8217;s Deluxe Edition across platforms &#8211; Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S and PC &#8211; and includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Mayhem Mode featuring The Joker and Harley Quinn as playable characters with their own abilities, gadgets, and takedowns<\/li>\n<li>New story mission with The Joker and Harley Quinn breaking out of Arkham Asylum and causing chaos on the streets of Gotham City<\/li>\n<li>Sinister Pack, including seven new suits (one per original playable character), five new Batcave items, and one new Batmobile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight showing Batman in his Batcave talking on a red phone\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Lego-Batman-Legacy-of-the-Dark-Knight-showing-Batman-in-his-Batcave-talking-on-a-red-phone.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777061855670103\" width=\"1379\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight showing Batman in his Batcave talking on a red phone\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Lego-Batman-Legacy-of-the-Dark-Knight-showing-Batman-in-his-Batcave-talking-on-a-red-phone.jpg\" height=\"776\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777061855670103\" width=\"1379\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On its release, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-review\">awarded Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight four stars<\/a>, with Christian Donlan calling it &#8220;an endless parade of references and gags that&#8217;s difficult to resist&#8221;. And if you&#8217;re curious to know more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-shai-matheson-kevin-conroy\">I recently spoke with Legacy of the Dark Knight&#8217;s Batman actor Shai Matheson about finding the voice of his Caped Crusader<\/a>, and how he is honouring all the other Batmans that have gone before.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>After a bit of a wait, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> owners can get their hands on Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight this autumn, publisher Warner Bros. has announced, as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-release-date-black-hole\">joins the many other games arriving in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy of the Dark Knight released last month across Xbox Series X\/S and PC, with a Switch 2 version confirmed for a then-unspecified later date in 2026. And now, Nintendo&#8217;s console owners eager to fill their bricky boots with some DC goodness have a proper release date to look forward to: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches for Switch 2 on 18th September.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5A6J0u8-s8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M5A6J0u8-s8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight &#8211; Official Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on Switch 2. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5A6J0u8-s8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Legacy of the Dark&#8217;s Mayhem Collection DLC releases on that same day for owners of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight&#8217;s Deluxe Edition across platforms &#8211; Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S and PC &#8211; and includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Mayhem Mode featuring The Joker and Harley Quinn as playable characters with their own abilities, gadgets, and takedowns<\/li>\n<li>New story mission with The Joker and Harley Quinn breaking out of Arkham Asylum and causing chaos on the streets of Gotham City<\/li>\n<li>Sinister Pack, including seven new suits (one per original playable character), five new Batcave items, and one new Batmobile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight showing Batman in his Batcave talking on a red phone\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Lego-Batman-Legacy-of-the-Dark-Knight-showing-Batman-in-his-Batcave-talking-on-a-red-phone.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777061855670103\" width=\"1379\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight showing Batman in his Batcave talking on a red phone\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Lego-Batman-Legacy-of-the-Dark-Knight-showing-Batman-in-his-Batcave-talking-on-a-red-phone.jpg\" height=\"776\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.777061855670103\" width=\"1379\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On its release, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-review\">awarded Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight four stars<\/a>, with Christian Donlan calling it &#8220;an endless parade of references and gags that&#8217;s difficult to resist&#8221;. And if you&#8217;re curious to know more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lego-batman-legacy-of-the-dark-knight-shai-matheson-kevin-conroy\">I recently spoke with Legacy of the Dark Knight&#8217;s Batman actor Shai Matheson about finding the voice of his Caped Crusader<\/a>, and how he is honouring all the other Batmans that have gone before.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight swoops onto Switch 2 this autumn, and its first major DLC arrives the same day Cowl to be kind. 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