According to a new rumor, LEGO Horizon Adventures might be coming to Xbox after all. As you might remember, Microsoft’s console was the only one left out of the fun, with the game launching right away on PC, Nintendo Switch, and, obviously, PlayStation. Ahead of the game’s launch, Guerrilla Games (which partnered with Studio Gobo to make the spin-off) provided a rather unconvincing explanation for the absence:
Right now, we’re just very much focused on pushing this hardware to its limits and making this game look as absolutely amazing as it can possibly be on this hardware, and you know, we don’t really have anything to announce about Xbox right now.
The rumor was shared by Just Play It, though, which doesn’t really have a track record when it comes to these leaks. Take it with a big grain of salt, but they’re saying the reason is LEGO Horizon Adventures only had a modest commercial performance. They also provide a potential release window for the Xbox version: early 2025.
LEGO Horizon Adventures attempted to retell Aloy’s first adventure in a manner more befitting for younger audiences. However, the game wasn’t quite as successful as the original. It got 6.5 out of 10 in Wccftech’s review, a much lower score than Horizon Zero Dawn. Reviewer Nathan Birch shared these final thoughts about the game:
Lego Horizon Adventures just feels a bit… underbuilt. The main campaign can be finished in around 7 hours, and while there are some extras you can pursue, like rebuilding the game’s Mother’s Heart hub and revisiting levels to take down high-level machines, even dedicated players probably won’t spend much more than a dozen hours with the game. A kid’s game being on the short side isn’t the end of the world, but the bigger issue is that I didn’t really want more — by the end of its short campaign, I was already feeling ready to return this one to the Lego bin.
