Builder’s Journey is a surprisingly heartfelt, atmospheric, but ultimately overly simplistic puzzle game/bridge builder. The tone set by the music, imaginative uses of the aesthetic, and the emotive little Lego parent and child are the driving force of the experience. Unfortunately, divorced from these trappings, the gameplay is not particularly engaging or fun. Rarely do the puzzles require much thought to complete and the building aspect of the game is severely limited to placing a handful of blocks on top of each other to make a simple bridge. When progress is slowed, it is often only because it was unclear what could be interacted with as a solution.

Perhaps this assessment is a bit harsh if the target demo of Builder’s Journey was simply children. But as an experience for all ages, which the game seems to shoot for, it is ultimately unsuccessful.