This is one of the better LEGO games, period. It takes a story that gets genuinely dark and scary in the later books/films and transforms it into something younger kids can enjoy without nightmares. The co-op is solid, the puzzles are clever without being frustrating, and there's enough content to justify the playtime.

Parents consistently report this is more appropriate than the movies for younger Harry Potter fans, which tracks—when your villain literally breaks into LEGO bricks when defeated, it's hard to be too scared. The crude humor is mostly fart jokes and silly animations, nothing that'll make you cringe.

The main downside? If you have a completionist kid, prepare for endless replays to find every gold brick and character. But honestly, that's better than a lot of alternatives. It's a legitimately good game that happens to be kid-friendly, not a kid game that adults have to suffer through.