The cosmic journey begins as you and your friends hurtle towards an undiscovered planet in your trusty space-safe smoothie van. The planet’s surface rushes to meet you, faster than you anticipated, and the bumpy landing spits you out of the van and right into the path of the planet’s inhabitants. Are these signs of intelligent life?

Players are invited to explore the new and exciting world of LEGO^® Smoothie Odyssey in search of weird and wonderful fruit like Shock Berries and Butter Berries, then set up a galactic smoothie bar to blend dazzling concoctions and wow local Aliens. Explorers can venture to seven new zones in search of different berries, with each zone housing unique environments – from the depths of the ancient Crystal Caves to the bubbling geysers of Hot Springs.

As well as blending their way to acclaim, smoothie makers can dive into a host of different activities across the planet with their new Alien friends, including gravity-defying parkour across The Void, exhilarating rail races from the heights of Star Peak Mountain, and paddling in the tranquil waters of Luna Lagoon. Space has never been so exciting or so tasty!

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With the launch of brand new LEGO^® Space sets, audiences already had storystarters that set the tone for play, as well as introducing the brilliant, funny and charming alien characters. These starting points allowed us to stretch the planet world in weird and wonderful ways. In our early co-creation sessions, audiences, with varying tastes in games, gravitated towards the alien as a focal point for play. By taking this as a baseline, we explored alien worlds, alien cultures and alien delicacies to create a unique and inviting story-world.

The Art Direction for the planet took inspiration from the forms and shapes of LEGO pieces, creating harmony between this entirely new, never-before-seen world and the existing Space sets.

Our aim was to craft a bright, colourful, and cosy alien world that inspires players to explore. The world was made up of many different biomes, each meticulously designed to create unique spaces to discover.

We set out to create a blended world that showcases the LEGO sets. By utilising fundamental shapes inspired by LEGO bricks, we were able to develop a distinctive visual style that complements the LEGO sets rather than distracting from them.

Each biome was anchored by a key LEGO brick shape that informed its design. The Lagoon, for instance, was based on the semi-circle as its ‘key shape.’ This shape was echoed in small details, such as the leaves of the trees and the canopies, as well as in the rock formations and the patterning of the rock textures. It was also incorporated into the design of LEGO fauna pathways, reinforcing the biome’s cohesive aesthetic.