LEGO Worlds now on Steam Early Access

As a kid of the 80s, I didn't grow up with Minecraft. I was into LEGO — the physical, original Minecraft. Now, as a father of two boys six and younger, I get to share my love of LEGO with them. They love physical LEGO sets, and they enjoy games like LEGO Batman on the PlayStation 4. My son went and watched Indiana Jones for the first time, and he loved it so much that he combined a LEGO sheriff figure and LEGO Obi-Wan Kenobi, gave him a whip, and created his own Indiana Jones figure.

It's that creativity that serves as the reason he loves Minecraft. I'm truly astounded that a six-year-old creates the things he does in that game. He's made a glass maze-like house with tons of corridors that he took me around, that eventually led outside to multiple roller coaster rides. He's surpassed what I know how to do in Minecraft. Still, there's nothing quite like LEGO, which is why LEGO Worlds is very exciting.

Now on Steam Early Access, LEGO Worlds wants you to explore, discover and create in a galaxy full of procedurally-generated Worlds made entirely of LEGO bricks. And unlike other LEGO games, you can freely manipulate and populate the world with LEGO models. There's multi-tools to shape environments, raising terrain to make mountains. Use the Brick-by-Brick editor to build whatever you can imagine. You can populate your Worlds with characters, models, vehicles, creatures, and then play your own adventures. 

It might be the Minecraft killer for those that prefer the LEGO brand. It's only in Steam Early Access, but I can't wait to see how the game develops and what the community creates.

From LEGO Worlds' Steam Early Access page, here are the listed features:

• Explore and Discover the Surprises within LEGO Worlds
  • Uncover hidden treasures in environments that range from the fun to the fantastical
  • Make your worlds come to life with customizable characters, both friendly and fearsome
  • Race, soar, zoom, and ride on a variety of vehicles and creatures from diggers and helicopters to horses and dragons
• Create and Customize your own LEGO World
  • Build any world you can imagine using the brick-by-brick editor tool and prefabricated LEGO structures
  • Modify terrain quickly and easily with the multi-tool
  • Customize your characters in a wide variety of outfits and options
  • Play with a select number of real-life LEGO sets, taken from the Classic and current LEGO themes
  • Export your creations and save them to use again
• Expand your LEGO World
  • More content, features, and new LEGO play sets to be added in future updates