LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%2008

$19.99

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $2.99

The verdict

A charming, nostalgic early LEGO game with hero and villain campaigns, but the PC port is buggy. Skip it if you won't tweak settings or risk softlocks and crashes.

Great for

Nostalgic Batman and LEGO fans who like collectathons, co-op and silent slapstick humor, and don't mind fixing settings

Main risk

Port bugs (RC car, magnet suit, crashes) can softlock you in the first levels

What players love

Strong childhood nostalgia

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“One of the first games I've ever played oh those years ago. Love to get back to it from time to time.”
Steam review · 22 h played ↗

“This game came out the year I was born, I literally grew up on this game. Nostalgia factor definitely holds up!!”
Steam review · 39.5 h played ↗

“A game from my childhood 🦇 I played it back then on a disc”
Steam review · translated · 50.9 h played ↗

Charming humor and Batman atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“LEGO Batman consitently demonstrates a mastery of colour and lighting to create an essential Batman vibe.”
Steam review · 22.1 h played ↗

“LEGO Batman delivers creative level design, classic LEGO humor, and a surprisingly fitting Batman atmosphere.”
Steam review · 1007.5 h played ↗

Play as both heroes and villains

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“One of the coolest parts of the game is playing as both heroes and villains.”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗

“I totally didn't know until i started playing that you could play as the villan's in the game aswell which was so sick to find out.”
Steam review · 42.7 h played ↗

Fun co-op and simple accessible gameplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“couch co op is so good”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗

“The gameplay is easy to pick up, with plenty of creative puzzles, action, and memorable characters to keep things enjoyable.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

Lots to collect and replay value

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“The amount of characters, mini-kits, red bricks, power-ups, levels, etc will keep you hooked and playing for hours and hours on end.”
Steam review · 40.3 h played ↗

Great soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews

“Plus the sound track is undefeated.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Crashes and freezes

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Banger game! Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me. crashes every 2 minutes.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗

“Literally unplayable due to the game constantly crashing.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“The game is almost 20 years old and it crashes, what cringe”
Steam review · translated · 0.4 h played ↗

Robin RC car bug blocks first level

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“you cant get past the first mission because robins car is glitched and turning on vsync doesnt matter because it gets stuck in the tunnel anyway.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗

“on the very first mission there's a bug with the car, I can't get it out”
Steam review · translated · 2.1 h played ↗

Bad PC port needing V-Sync workarounds

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“a game cannot be good if it’s mandatory to change settings”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“the amount of bugs linked to the V-sync is ridiculous.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗

Magnet suit bug softlocks level 2

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“cant get past second level because robins magnet suit is broken”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗

“Currently stuck on the second level with Robin not being able to climb on top of the metal path, he's just stuck right before the top.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗

Repetitive, outdated gameplay and enemy spam

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“The levels felt repetitive and copy-pasted, with very little variety.”
Steam review · 50.2 h played ↗

“Mobs sometimes keep spawning, constantly interrupting you when building things, even if you already killed them two seconds ago.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗

Janky controls, camera and dumb AI partner

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews

“the companion AI for singleplayer mode was probably more intelligent than a stick”
Steam review · 43.5 h played ↗

“Worst part of the game is the camera jerking whenever I am trying to build anything.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

ProcessorIntel® P3 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon™ XP

Memory256 MB RAM, 512 MB RAM required for Windows Vista®

Graphics128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability (Shader Model 3.0 recommended)

ProcessorIntel® P3 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon™ XP

Memory256 MB RAM, 512 MB RAM required for Windows Vista®

Graphics128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability (Shader Model 3.0 recommended)

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