LEGO Bricktales (Switch): all the updates (latest: Christmas Update)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for LEGO Bricktales on Nintendo Switch (originally released on October 12th 2022 in North America and Europe, and October 13th 2022 in Japan)!

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LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ??? (Christmas Update)

• Release date: December 11th 2023 (North America, Europe) / December 12th 2023 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

New Content:

• A brand new Christmas diorama! Accessible once you have finished the desert world

Bugfixes:

• Fixed a bug where the city story couldn’t be completed 100%. We thought we squashed this one before, but unfortunately not
• Minor bugfixes

This is what awaits you in the new Christmas diorama:

• A storyline where you travel up North to find a mysteriously crash-landed flying vehicle that dropped gift boxes from the sky, who or what could it possibly be?
• 3 new construction puzzles. A mix of festive decorations and some rocket engineering to cap it all off
• 4 new wardrobe items
• 1 new music track

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ??? (Halloween Update)

• Release date: October 24th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

New Content:

• A brand new Halloween diorama! Accessible once you have finished the jungle world

Improvements:

• Performance improvements when building

Changes:

• Removed the fire stairs puzzle in city world due to technical problems

Bugfixes:

• Various minor bugfixes

This is what awaits you in the new Halloween diorama:

• A storyline where you are whisked away into a mysterious magical swamp and get to find out how ghosts actually get their shrouds
• 5 new construction puzzles, it seems there is a witch who needs help, but find out for yourself (if you dare)
• 3 new wardrobe items (finish the story and you’ll be rewarded)
• 1 new music track

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ??? (Summer Update)

• Release date: July 19th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

New Content:

• A brand new summer diorama! Accessible once you have finished the jungle world

Bugfixes:

• Various minor bugfixes

And this is what awaits you in the new summer diorama:

• A storyline where you help an ambitious band pull off a once in a lifetime beach concert
• 6 new construction puzzles. Stage design, fireworks, animated lights, the whole show.
• 3 new wardrobe items (help one of your new beach buddies pick up some trash and get spiffy gear in turn)
• 2 new music tracks, one perfect for chilling on the beach, and an upbeat chiptune rock song that is guaranteed to make you bop your bricky heads!

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ??? (Easter Update)

• Release date: March 21st 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

New Content:

• A brand new Easter diorama!
  • Accessible once you have finished the jungle world
• A storyline where you have to help the Easter bunny save Easter
• 5 new construction puzzles. Four with a specific challenges and one being an open area where you can build more freely
• 1 collection quest – Easter eggs will be hidden in the other existing worlds that you can find and use to purchase items
• 3 new wardrobe items (purchasable with eggs players have found in the world)
• 1 new music track
• A new menu entry to notify you of ongoing updates

Improvements:

• Added a “What’s New” window in the menu to keep players updated about bigger changes
• Improved touch controls
• Minor graphics and lighting optimizations

Bugfixes:

• Fixed bug where player could get stuck with the dimension skill active
• Various minor bugfixes

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Thunderful (Steam)

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ???

• Release date: ???
• Patch notes:

Improvements:

• Added UI scaling options
• Reworked UI for build mode
• Tutorial improvements
• Added achievements button to main menu
• Improved mix of two City music tracks (removed troublesome frequencies)
• Minor diorama changes that ensure playability when players use the “Help, I’m stuck” teleport feature
• Improved controls for touch devices

Bugfixes:

• Medieval: destroy crates when raising water level in skill cave so players can always complete the destruction achievement
• Caribbean: fixed player getting stuck with hoverboard at the end of a rail (hopefully…)
• Various minor bugfixes

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Thunderful (Steam)

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ???

• Release date: ???
• Patch notes:

Improvements:

• Added button in the options screen that teleports the player to a safe spot in the diorama in case they got stuck.
• City: improved stability and performance of fire stairs spot.
• Caribbean: reduced friction of water drops for the water collector so they move more fluidly.
• Caribbean: reduced minimum amount of water drops needed to finish water collector by 2.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Thunderful (Steam)

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ???

• Release date: ???
• Patch notes:

Bugfixes:

• Fixed Missing footstep sound for walk animation.
• Fixed various brick colliders.
• Fixed issue where rotating a crank wheel to open secret doors could lead to an open door that still couldn’t be used.
• Fixed positioning issues where player potentially could get stuck.
• Z-Fighting and mesh clipping fixes.
• Fixed palette focus tutorial being visible in simulation.
• Caribbean near the end: fixed issue where player couldn’t cross the gangway onto the ship after successfully solving the puzzle.
• City: fixed inconsistent lever states when in the substation to restore electricity.
• City: fixed rail in underground lab being too near to the wall causing people to get stuck.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Thunderful (Steam)

LEGO Bricktales – Ver. ???

• Release date: ???
• Patch notes:

Bugfixes:

• Animal collect quests finished for some players without having all collected:
• “Delete Profile” – “Yes”-Button not pressable with controller
• “Hidden” objects partly visible before finding them :)
• Bricks sometimes falling down when released even if validly connected to another brick above
• Carousel spot seats not valid when placed too high but still within builds bounds
• Minifigure in desert market-stall spot had wrong colliders preventing some bricks from getting placed properly
• Fixed some brick colliders to better match their visuals
• Removed debug line in medieval well-spot
• Restored missing footstep sounds
• Vase in desert market-stall spot could be validly placed in the air

Improvements:

• Various objects repositioned to block the player less while moving around.
• Player-Minifigure could rotate when water-skill animation was already running. Skill was therefore cast into unwanted direction

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Thunderful (Steam)

How to download updates for LEGO Bricktales for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for LEGO Bricktales, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.