Nintendo players have a date for Gotham. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches on Switch 2 on September 18, 2026, Warner Bros. Games and TT Games have confirmed.
That closes a weird little gap for a game that already arrived on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games Store on May 22. If you held out for the Nintendo version, you are not getting a vague "later this year" promise anymore. You are getting the Switch 2 port on the same day the new Mayhem Collection DLC hits every platform.
The Switch 2 release comes in two editions. The Standard Edition is listed at $70 and includes the base game plus a pre-order bonus: the The Dark Knight Returns Batsuit. The Deluxe Edition is listed at $90 and bundles the base game with the Legacy Collection DLC, the incoming Mayhem Collection DLC, the same pre-order Batsuit, and three days of early access.
There is also one of those physical-edition hooks that will either mean nothing to you or immediately ruin your budget discipline. Warner Bros. says physical Deluxe copies include a LEGO Retro Video Game Batman minifigure while supplies last. Translation: if that minifig matters, waiting for a sleepy post-launch discount is probably a dangerous game.
What the Mayhem Collection adds
The Mayhem Collection is the piece to watch if you already own the game elsewhere. It adds a new mode built around The Joker and Harley Quinn as playable characters, a new story mission, extra Batman suits, more Batcave items, and a fresh Batmobile look. Existing players can buy the Deluxe Edition contents as a standalone upgrade for $25, according to Engadget's report.
For Switch 2 buyers, the cleaner option is the Deluxe Edition if you already know you want the DLC. If you are mainly here for portable LEGO co-op, the Standard Edition is the safer entry point. The game itself is still the draw: open-world Gotham, gadget-heavy brawling, Batfamily appearances, and TT Games' usual habit of turning serious comic-book melodrama into slapstick without completely sanding off the source material.
Why this Switch 2 version matters
Legacy of the Dark Knight is not being treated like a throwaway late port. The September 18 date lines it up with the new DLC beat, and the official site is already taking Switch 2 pre-orders alongside the other platforms. That matters because Nintendo-only players often get the least exciting version of third-party releases: late, under-explained, and missing the moment. This one at least arrives with a clear edition split and the same DLC headline as everyone else.
The open question is performance. Warner Bros. has shown the Switch 2 release date trailer, but players should still wait for hands-on coverage if frame rate or visual cutbacks are dealbreakers. LEGO games usually survive portable compromises better than most big action games, but Gotham is doing more here than a linear hub-and-level setup.
If you are buying for local co-op, younger players, or a household where Batman nostalgia runs across several generations, September is now the date to circle. If you already cleared Gotham on another platform, the Mayhem Collection is the real decision. Joker and Harley getting their own playable slice sounds fun, but $25 for the upgrade is easier to judge once WB shows more of the mission and mode in action.
Either way, Switch 2 owners are no longer stuck watching Gotham from the rooftops. The Bat-Signal hits Nintendo's new hardware on September 18.
