The mixed Lego and Fortnite universe is getting larger — thrice larger, as of at this time. Lego Group and Epic Video games introduced two new Lego video games, generally known as islands, shall be coming to Fortnite. The primary is a multiplayer problem-solving sport with a pirate theme referred to as Lego Raft Survival, and the second is a 3D platformer referred to as Lego Obby Enjoyable. Each video games shall be accessible to go to contained in the Fortnite shopper beginning Tuesday.
Lego Raft Survival and Lego Obby Enjoyable be part of a rising catalog of officially-licensed Lego video games now resident inside Fortnite. These releases observe a $2 billion funding from Lego Group with Fortnite creator Epic Video games in 2023 and the December launch of Lego Fortnite, a crafting and survival sport accessible contained in the Fortnite shopper. Lego Group and Epic Video games are calling this new type of licensed sport an “island.” So, for readability, as of at this time there at the moment are three distinct Lego-themed Fortnite video games, aka islands: Lego Fortnite, Lego Raft Survival, and Lego Obby.
Each new video games shall be suitable with the brand new Lego Fortnite character skins, presently accessible to put on solely in Lego Fortnite. We’ve included the official descriptions of those new video games, supplied in at this time’s information launch, beneath:
‘LEGO Raft Survival’ combines frenetic multiplayer drawback fixing with the basic LEGO Pirates theme, because the notorious Blackbeard challenges gamers and their associates to remain afloat on a raft in unfriendly waters! Gamers should survive on their raft in opposition to the cannon balls shot from the Barracuda Ship, gathering wooden and treasures as assets and to construct extra rafts.
‘LEGO Obby Enjoyable’ is the primary official LEGO-themed impediment course on Fortnite, that gives a LEGO-inspired tackle climbing and drawback fixing by means of brick-built platforms designed by precise LEGO designers and full of scorching canines, pizzas, unicorns and way more.
Gamers are spawned randomly on a bit after all impressed by in style LEGO themes (together with LEGO Associates, LEGO Metropolis, LEGO NINJAGO and LEGO DREAMZzz) and the expertise provides a distinct problem every time to place their abilities to the check, both solo or with associates.
Promotional screenshots for these video games look lovable and lean into the playful and brilliant aesthetics of Lego kids’s toys. You will discover one very frantic Peely within the photographs of Lego Raft Survival beneath.
Lego Obby Enjoyable additionally appears beautiful. It’s a easy idea, however the impediment programs that seem to have particular themes are a visible delight. As soon as once more, you possibly can view extra photographs beneath.
The announcement solidifies Epic Video games’ need to remodel Fortnite right into a metaverse-style platform. Moreover, these new Lego video games will instantly compete for the youthful audiences which might be presently displaying up on competing platforms like Roblox. Mockingly, Roblox itself was for a time recognized informally because the Lego of video games, not solely due to its blocky graphics however due to the best way it allowed youngsters to construct their very own actions contained in the Roblox engine. “Obby video games,” brief for impediment course video games, have lengthy been a preferred style with youthful gamers, each on Roblox and with followers of Minecraft. Now Fortnite has spun up a whole island devoted to them with Lego Obby Enjoyable.
If you wish to get much more granular in regards to the bizarre relationship between Roblox and Fortnite, you possibly can take a look at descriptions of those new Lego video games. Right now’s information launch formally referred to as them “experiences,” fairly than simply calling them video video games. That’s a notable flip of phrase as a result of Roblox management leaned into utilizing the phrase after the Epic Video games vs. Apple Pc trial, whereby Roblox’s management discovered want to differentiate its personal user-generated content material from the type of content material discovered inside Fortnite.
These three Lego Fortnite islands seem like just the start. In line with Monday’s information launch, the toy firm will “launch a number of extra Lego-themed experiences inside Fortnite all through 2024 and past.”