" While LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is not as popular as it once was, ultimately, it is still one of the most popular survival games on the market, which is an achievement in and of itself. "
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This review focuses on aspects unique to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey. For a comprehensive look at Fortnite as a whole, check out our full review here.
Like every other official mode since Epic Games decided to turn Fortnite into a platform, LEGO’s partnership with Epic Games has not only expanded the Fortnite multiverse with excellent modes such as LEGO Fortnite Odyssey but also made Lego assets available to third-party creators who are part of the Island Creator Programmes to create their maps, modes, and mini-games.
This had opened the way for an abundance of free-2-play Lego games using licenced IP on the Fortnite platform, which would have been impossible only a few short years ago when many third-party mods for games that continued similar licenced IPs were quickly pulled offline to avoid legal troubles.
LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is pretty much “Minecraft at home,” if “Minecraft at home” was pretty good. It is a great introduction to the survival genre for children or non-gamers who may feel intimated by Miencraft’s complexity or put off by its “dated” visuals.
While LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is a great game for kids and casual gamers, gamers of all ages and skill levels could very easily enjoy spending a few hours here and there exploring LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, as it is, at its core, an excellent open-world game, that is without question the best attempt at creating a Lego Survival game we have yet to see.
While LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is excellent, I feel the fact that it is a Lego game. The restrictions that come with that have resulted in a less-than-perfect title, if not for the restrictions played upon Epic Games by The Lego Group.
Epic Games had a choice when designing LEGO Fortnite that would influence its direction: either market LEGO Fortnite as a game for all ages or lean more heavily on traditional survival game mechanics, such as guns, clans, base raids, and online interaction.
It seems that they opted for the former.
While I can see why they opted for a child-friendly approach, as both Lego and Fortnite are very popular with children, they are also very popular with teens and adults, and I would love to see a more mature take on LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, even if that means dropping the Lego aspect entirely.
While LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is a great start, and there is nothing wrong with adults enjoying less violent games (I play all sorts of games), I cannot help but feel a Fortnite Survival game in the style of Rust or DayZ would be very popular, and I would love to see Epic Games release something similar in the years ahead.
While I have nothing but praise for Epic Games when it comes to their commitment to providing free Lego versions of paid and free skins for all owners of the original skin (and traditional Fortnite versions of skins introduced with LEGO Fortnite), I admit to being a little less sure about the digital Lego set business model.
While the Lego Fortnite Pass is affordable and easy to complete since progression is unified across all modes and passes, I am not sure how I feel about spending around $20 worth of V-bucks to access a single digital Lego model such as the Lion Knight Castle.
While I love being able to explore Lego sets and would have no issue paying for access to the models and parts if I was able to place them in a shared world/public server, I must admit, as someone who predominantly plays solo, being forced to either play alone or add people to friends and try and convince them to play on your world instead of their sounds like a dreadful waste of time, and in the case of digital lego sets like the gorgeous Lion Knight’s Castle, a terrible waste of money.
While LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is very much a “my first survival game” type experience, it is a very well-made one, with plenty of content for gamers of all ages and skill levels to explore.
As a fan of Lego since the early 1990s, I am thrilled with how authentic building with Lego feels in LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, especially in creative mode where players are free to build whatever they want, wherever they want, without spending multiple hours gathering materials to survive.
Building mechanics aside, combat in LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is surprisingly decent for a Lego game, and while it’s not souls-like by any stretch of the imagination, players will need to dodge attacks and enemies; while simplistic, are not brainless, which does make combat encounters more exciting, and when playing groups, infinitely more enjoyable, especially in the case of dungeon bosses and the Stormking, which has actual boss mechanics, akin to those found in titles such as World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy 14.
LEGO Fortnite Odyssey looks gorgeous and runs incredibly well on all platforms.
While higher-end consoles and PCs can archive higher-quality visuals than 8th-generation consoles, low-end PCs or the Nintendo Switch, overall, LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is one of the best-looking Lego games on the market and looks and performs as well as (if not better than) most Lego games currently on the market.
LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey is a survival video game developed and published by Epic Games, it was released on 7 December 2023 and it is Free-2-Play.
LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey is available on the following platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey supports:
Unfortunately, LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey does not offer any matchmaking options.
The LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey in-game store sells:
The following peripherals are officially supported:
LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey is rated PEGI 7+ and contains:
Like every official mode, LEGO Fortnite Odyssey performs well, looks fantastic, and is very polished.
For those who have never played Minecraft or want a more simplistic approach to the genre, it’s a great alternative that is easy to pick up, fun to play and very affordable due to players having access to Lego versions of Fortnite skins and emotes from their locker at no additional cost.
While I feel it is a pale imitation of Minecraft, as someone who loves Lego games and Fortnite, I enjoy playing it. However, I wish there was a way to have public servers beyond inviting friends to share your world or join theirs.
While playing alone is fun and ultimately a safer option for children than public servers, as a guy fast approaching 40, I miss the server communities that make games such as Minecraft so enjoyable.
Overall, LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is an excellent but not perfect survival game that I fully recommend for those looking for a great game to play with their kids or non-gamer relatives.
We found LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey to be a good game, meaning it is likely to be enjoyable for most players, despite having a few areas that could be improved upon.
