Company:Light Brick Studio

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Light Brick Studio
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FounderKarsten Lund
Mads Prahm
Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
Products
OwnerThe Lego Group (until 2020)

Light Brick Studio is a Danish video game developer based in Copenhagen. Co-founded by Karsten Lund and Mads Prahm, Light Brick was originally an in-house development studio at The Lego Group. In November 2020, Light Brick parted ways with Lego and become an independent studio.

History

Light Brick Studio was originally founded as The Lego Group's own internal video game development studio. The studio was formed to create more experimental games featuring Lego content. When initially formed, it only had a few employees. Although a subsidiary of a The Lego Group, it was compared to an independent game studio.[1][2] Their first project was Lego Builder's Journey, originally developed under the title Lego Arthouse. It was released in December 2019.

In November 2020, it was announced that the studio would split from The Lego Group and become independent, with the idea that it could eventually become in-house again.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2021, it was reported on the Bits n' Bricks podcast that the studio was developing a second game.[8] The studio's next game, Lego Voyagers, was released in 2025.

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
2019 Lego Builder's Journey iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Lego Games
2025 Lego Voyagers Windows, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S Annapurna Interactive

References

  1. Webster, Andrew (2020-01-21). "Lego’s new studio wants to make “more poetic, artistic games”" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/21/21075155/lego-light-brick-game-studio-builders-journey. 
  2. Sinclair, Brendan (2020-11-11). "Light Brick, the once and possibly future Lego studio" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/light-brick-the-once-and-possibly-future-lego-studio. 
  3. Sinclair, Brendan (2020-11-03). "Light Brick Studio splitting off from Lego" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/light-brick-studio-splitting-off-from-lego. 
  4. "The Lego Group helps Builder's Journey dev Light Brick go indep" (in en). Game Developer. 2020-11-03. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-lego-group-helps-i-builder-s-journey-i-dev-light-brick-go-independent. 
  5. Takahashi, Dean (2020-11-03). "Lego Ventures spins out Light Brick Studio to make digital learning games" (in en-US). https://gamesbeat.com/lego-ventures-spins-out-light-brick-studio-to-make-digital-learning-games/. 
  6. Wallace, Chris (2020-11-06). "Light Brick Studio splits from the Lego Group to go independent" (in en). MCV. ISSN 1469-4832. https://mcvuk.com/business-news/light-brick-studio-splits-from-the-lego-group-to-go-independent/. 
  7. Valdes, Giancarlo (2021-04-30). "How the 'Lego Idea' can lead to more enriching games" (in en-US). https://gamesbeat.com/how-the-lego-idea-can-lead-to-more-enriching-games/. 
  8. "How Weekly Public Playtesting is Shaping Light Brick Studio’s Next Game". https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt760b37c8e24af7dd/bits_n_bricks_s03e31_feature_and_transcript.pdf.