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The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.
The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.
== Timeline of unreleased LEGO games (NOT FINISHED) ==
== Timeline of unreleased LEGO games (NOT FINISHED) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" |Cancelled
! rowspan="2" | Cancelled
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" |Developer
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! colspan="3" |Platform(s)
! colspan="3" | Platform(s)
! rowspan="2" |Notes
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
|-
!Computer
!scope="col"| [[Wikipedia:Personal computer|Computer]]
!Console
!scope="col"| [[Wikipedia:Video game console|Console]]
!Handheld
!scope="col"| [[Wikipedia:Handheld game console|Handheld]]
|-
|-
| 1980s
| 1980s
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| Never left concept stage.
| Never left concept stage.  
|-
|-
| 1997
|rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[LEGO Sea Challenge]]''
| ''[[LEGO Sea Challenge]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Mindscape]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Mindscape]]
| [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="2" | Project cancelled after Mindscape fired ''LEGO Island'' developers.
|rowspan="2" | Project cancelled after Mindscape fired ''[[LEGO Island]]'' development team.
|-
|-
| 1997
| ''[[LEGO Dig]]''
| ''[[LEGO Dig]]''
| Windows
| Windows
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| Untitled LEGO Space racing game
| Untitled LEGO Space racing game
| Manic Media
| Manic Media
| Windows
| Windows?
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Mentioned in leaked emails, based on planned Space or Mars theme?
| Mentioned in leaked emails.
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1998
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| LEGO halted their relationship with DDI. Became ''[[Football Mania]]'' somehow?
| LEGO halted their relationship with DDI. (in 1998?)
|-
|-
| 2001
|rowspan="2" | 2001
| [[LEGO Stunt Rally (PlayStation video game)|''LEGO Stunt Rally'']]
| ''[[LEGO Stunt Rally]]''
| [[Intelligent Games]], [[Asylum Entertainment]]
| [[Intelligent Games]], [[Asylum Entertainment]]
| —
| —
| [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| —
| —
| PlayStation version of ''[[LEGO Stunt Rally]]''; changed developers, then was cancelled. Intelligent Games version recovered in 2020.
| PlayStation version changed developers before being cancelled.
|-
|-
| 2001
| ''[[LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui]]''
| ''[[LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui]]''
| Saffire
| [[Saffire]]
| Windows
| Windows
| [[Wikipedia:GameCube|GameCube]]
| [[Wikipedia:GameCube|GameCube]]
| —
| —
| Cancelled for unknown reasons, PC version recovered in 2018. GBA title released in 2001.
| Cancelled for unknown reason. Recovered in 2018.
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| ''[[Academy of Flight]]''
| ''[[Academy of Flight]]''
| Eurocom
| [[Wikipedia:Eurocom|Eurocom]]
| —
| —
| GameCube, [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], [[Wikipedia:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| GameCube, [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], [[Wikipedia:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| —
| —
| Planned for 2003 release for the centennial of the [[Wikipedia:Wright brothers|Wright brothers']] first powered flight
| Planned for release in 2003.
|-
|-
| 2002?
| 2002?
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| Economical differences.
| Economical differences.
|-
|-
| 2003
|rowspan="3" | 2003
| [[Galidor (Asylum Entertainment video game)|''Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension'']]
| [[Galidor (Asylum Entertainment video game|''Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension'']]
| Asylum Entertainment
| Asylum Entertainment
| Windows
| Windows
| GameCube, PlayStation 2
| GameCube, PlayStation 2
| —
| —
| Cancelled, but mostly-finished PC version was released in budget packs starting in 2004. GBA title released in 2002.
| Cancelled, but Windows version would be released in value packs starting in 2004
|-
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Drome Racers]]''
| ''[[Drome Racers]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[Attention to Detail]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Attention to Detail]]
| —
| —
| Xbox
| Xbox
| —
| —
| Xbox port was never released due to Attention to Detail's liquidation. Prototype build recovered in 2020.
| Xbox version cancelled due to company's liquidation.
|-
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Drome Racers 2]]''
| ''[[Drome Racers 2]]''
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Also called ''LEGO Racers 4'', was cancelled during early production
| Cancelled early into development
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
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| PlayStation 2, Xbox
| PlayStation 2, Xbox
| —
| —
| Internally nicknamed "Drome Racers 2".
| Internally nicknamed "Drome Racers 2". Advertised in 2004 catalogues with December release planned.
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
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| [[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]
| [[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]
| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]
| [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]
| Advertised on LEGO boxes in 2008.
| Advertised on LEGO boxes in 2008.
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
| ''[[LEGO Worlds]]: Survivor DLC''
| ''LEGO Worlds: Survivor DLC''
| Tt Games
| [[Tt Games]]
| Windows
| Windows
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''LEGO Worlds'' ceased development
| ''LEGO Worlds'' ceased development.
|}
|}


[[Category:LEGO video games]]
[[Category:LEGO video games]]

Revision as of 22:19, 19 October 2023

The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.

Timeline of unreleased LEGO games (NOT FINISHED)

Cancelled Title Developer Platform(s) Notes
Computer Console Handheld
1980s Untitled Jim Spaceborn game — — — — Never left concept stage.
1997 LEGO Sea Challenge Mindscape Windows — — Project cancelled after Mindscape fired LEGO Island development team.
LEGO Dig Windows — —
1997? Untitled LEGO Space racing game Manic Media Windows? — — Mentioned in leaked emails.
1998 LEGO Soccer 2000 Data Design Interactive Windows — — LEGO halted their relationship with DDI. (in 1998?)
2001 LEGO Stunt Rally Intelligent Games, Asylum Entertainment — PlayStation — PlayStation version changed developers before being cancelled.
LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui Saffire Windows GameCube — Cancelled for unknown reason. Recovered in 2018.
2002 Academy of Flight Eurocom — GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox — Planned for release in 2003.
2002? LEGO Soccer Adventure Blitz Games — PlayStation 2 — Economical differences.
2003 Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Asylum Entertainment Windows GameCube, PlayStation 2 — Cancelled, but Windows version would be released in value packs starting in 2004
Drome Racers Attention to Detail — Xbox — Xbox version cancelled due to company's liquidation.
Drome Racers 2 — — — Cancelled early into development
2004 LEGO Racers CC Bizarre Creations — PlayStation 2, Xbox — Internally nicknamed "Drome Racers 2". Advertised in 2004 catalogues with December release planned.
2009 LEGO Racers: The Video Game Firebrand Games — Wii Nintendo DS Advertised on LEGO boxes in 2008.
2017 LEGO Worlds: Survivor DLC Tt Games Windows — — LEGO Worlds ceased development.
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