Defunct LEGO video game gets a new lease of life through… Netflix
A defunct LEGO mobile game has been given a new lease of life through Netflix, and is now free to play for subscribers to the streaming service.
Gameloft’s LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed originally arrived on iOS and Android on February 27, 2020, as a turn-based RPG celebrating 40 years of LEGO minifigures. Basic gameplay consists of assembling a team of five different characters, then taking them into battle in arenas online, through a campaign and in events. As you progress through the game, you’ll unlock new characters – from Captain Redbeard to Chicken Suit Guy – and level up your existing roster.
The game is no longer playable through traditional platforms, however, as the studio closed down its servers in February this year. Until now, your only way of accessing LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed has been to transfer your save file to Facebook Cloud Gaming, but even then support will apparently only be maintained until the end of 2023. Thankfully, that won’t be the end of its journey.
As of today, LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed is now playable through Netflix. The good news is that there are no extra costs for subscribers to the streaming service, but the bad news is that saves cannot be ported over from mobile versions of the game or Facebook – so you effectively have to start from scratch. That’s fine for new players, but veterans of the title will probably feel a little hard done by.
There is one extra crumb of good news, though: the Netflix version of the game, which is apparently playable on iOS and Android once again, includes zero in-game purchases. The original game allowed players to buy their way through the grind, offering a shortcut to unlocking new characters. That’s apparently no longer possible, which hopefully means all the previous content is already in the game and ready to be used.
Head over to Netflix (if you’re a subscriber) and click through to the gaming section to find out how to download and play LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed.
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Been playing it a day now and disappointed to see it reset and losing all previous progress, but on plus side no expensive add ons. Puts everyone back on a level playing field and it’s quick to level up. No Ghostbusters at present though, they were my favourite in the old game.