LEGO Horizon Adventures | A review from someone who doesn’t even like LEGO games

Confession time: I’ve been avoiding LEGO games for years. Something about those little blocky avatars just… didn’t do it for me. (Yes, I skipped Minecraft. Yes, I side-eyed pixel-art games too. I contain multitudes.) But then LEGO Horizon Adventures came along and caught me off guard. I’d heard whispers about its surprisingly sharp humor, I still didn’t own a machine beefy enough to run Horizon Zero Dawn, and when I stumbled upon a lucky discount just weeks after launch, I couldn’t resist. And honestly? I’m glad I didn’t.

Here’s the fun twist: this isn’t your standard TT Games LEGO title. Sure, TT has been behind most of the big LEGO adaptations (Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings), but this time Guerrilla Games themselves — the same studio that created Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West — built their own brickified spin on their universe. And it shows. This feels like a Horizon remix first, LEGO adventure second.

LEGO Horizon Adventures | Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Story: Horizon, but make it silly

LEGO Horizon Adventures keeps the core Zero Dawn plot — Aloy, the outcast girl with a bow, looking for answers and battling mechanical wildlife — but filters it through the bright, chaotic lens of LEGO humor.

And honestly? It works.

Our narrator this time? Rost. Yep, Aloy’s adoptive dad. The guy who died early on in the original? Here he’s very much alive… at least in voiceover form. He tells the story like that one uncle who keeps interrupting himself with dad jokes. The rest of the cast? They shamelessly parody hero tropes, break the fourth wall, and drop in jokes that have nothing to do with the actual plot. And somehow, it never feels out of place.

The result? A story that’s actually digestible even if you’ve never touched a Horizon game.

The World: 100% LEGO-fied

This is the first LEGO game where the entire world — every mountain, tree, ruin, and robotic beast — is built out of bricks. And it’s gorgeous. Chaotic, but gorgeous.

But don’t expect open-world exploring: levels are completely linear. It’s a straight shot from point A to point B with some fighting, puzzle bits, and collectible hunting along the way. It’s a bit repetitive (walk, smash, quest, repeat), but each new zone adds fresh enemy types and slightly tougher encounters, which keeps things from going stale.

Oh, and your hub? Mother’s Heart village, which you can completely customize with the bricks you earn. Want a sushi bar? A rollercoaster? A flaming statue? Sure. It’s ridiculous, but in a fun way.

Aloy, Teersa & Varl watching their new teammate

Combat & Gear

You get a squad of four: Aloy (bow), Varl (spear), Teersa (throwables), and my personal fave Erend, the hammer-wielding himbo with the catchphrase “Big Smash!” (You’ll hear it a lot. And love it.) You can only play as one character at a time, but in co-op mode a second player can join in and take control of another, which makes things much more dynamic.

Combat is simple but satisfying — hit things, dodge stuff, trigger special abilities, and use your Focus scanner to spot enemy weaknesses or interact with puzzles.

And yes, you’ll be facing all the familiar machine baddies: Watchers, Grazers, and even a brick-built Thunderjaw. They look adorable right before they kill you.

The Quirky Bits

The Community Board: Side quests range from clever to “who came up with this?” Example: “Put on your Fire Ninja outfit and take out enemies with fire attacks.” Fun! Except when RNG only gives you ice and electric gear… and now you can’t finish it. Thanks, game.

Co-op: There’s 2-player local and online co-op. I didn’t try it myself, but reviews say it runs smoothly. Seems like a perfect “play with your kid or reluctant partner” kind of game night.

Leveling woes: One big gripe? You can’t revisit earlier levels. So if you main one character, the others stay under-leveled and basically useless in later missions. That sucks.

Campaign length: The main story clocks in at around seven hours, but if you’re a completionist (or just really committed to finishing bizarre community tasks like ‘find a cauldron while wearing a blue astronaut suit’), you’re looking at closer to 15–20 hours — depending on how kind RNG feels that day.

Aloy, Teersa and a big LEGO flower

So… worth it?

Surprisingly? Yes.

LEGO Horizon Adventures is exactly what it promises: a sillier, brighter, brickier take on one of PlayStation’s most beloved worlds. The humor lands (I legit laughed out loud multiple times), the English voice acting is top-tier, and the game even has Czech subtitles — unexpected, but appreciated.

If you’re a Horizon fan looking for something lighthearted, or just want an easy co-op adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Grab it. Even better if you catch it on sale like I did.

Turns out… maybe I do like little plastic people after all.

Verdict: 8/10 bricks – Great fun, but short campaign + clunky character leveling keeps it from being truly legendary.