The LEGO Movie Videogame is a third-person action-adventure game based on the 2014 animated film The Lego Movie . Just like previous LEGO games by Tt Games, it offers a world where characters are built entirely using LEGO bricks. The environments are also made out of LEGO bricks, a first for the series, and LEGO itself is the primary source material instead of adapting a different franchise to the LEGO style. The game follows the plot of the film closely and contains fragments from the film as cut-scenes.
The game retains the basic gameplay from the series where the character can be navigated through a 3D environment and fight or destroy almost anything. Navigation requires a lot of platform jumping and climbing, and there are many small environment-based puzzles sometimes requiring a specific ability. It is possible to switch between provided characters (often up to eight in a single level) to have them work together and offline cooperative gameplay is also supported.
Entirely new is the introduction of two character types: master builders and regular builders. As the environments now consist entirely out of LEGO bricks, builders can manipulate them. Master builders such as Wildstyle are able to reshape the environment directly through a limited number of options, while regular builders like Emmet can access construction pages to create new objects through various pieces similar to building with LEGO bricks in the real world, often by selecting the correct pieces to progress.