12 best LEGO sets of 2025 - from Star Trek to Nintendo

2017 pieces

Scenes from the very beginning of The Lord of Rings, before everything does right down the pan. Rolling hills, Bilbo’s birthday and Bag End. Around the back you also get to see inside Bilbo’s house, with three rooms rendered in brick. Also includes Gandalf’s cart and nine minifigs for classic movie role-play sessions.

1972 pieces

An awesome presentation piece, this Mario Kart kit comes with a stand begging for some shelf space. But, yes, the wheels also roll if you’d rather have some actual fun with it. No minifigs with this one, of course, but we do get a Mario, err, maxi-fig? It measures 32cm long when built.  

3600 pieces

Surely one of the biggest reveals of this year, this is LEGO’s first ever Star Trek set, which may seem mind-blowing to some. And what a debut. As the scales of the star ship and the mini figs are so radically different, the crew are intended to sit on a presentation plinth, not inside the actual Enterprise. 

3266 pieces

A solid argument from the “LEGO is for grown-ups actually” contingent, this is a chunky 31cm tall slice of imagined history rendered in brick form. And it’s part of the Modular Buildings Collection, so can become a section of a LEGO high street if you like.  

2953 pieces

No fewer than 16 minifigs are induced with this kit, providing a proper Batman rogue’s gallery of villains to occupy the asylum. This one doesn’t open up like some of LEGO’s diorama style sets, but does provide excellent scaffolding for play.

421 pieces

Why do retro icons look so good when rendered in LEGO? This Nintendo Game Boy is the same size as a real Game Boy, and even comes with a couple of LEGO game cartridges you can insert. They are recreations of The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Land. Disclaimer:  no, this LEGO set can’t actually play games.

2025 pieces

Awash with colour, this set recreates the iconic riverboat scene from the 1971 film. No Timothee Chalamet in sight. All the golden ticket crew are here in minifig form, alongside a curly haired mini Gene Wilder. The real highlight has to be all those candy plants, though.

1343 pieces

A meta minifig kit, this is a working gacha machine with 16 minifig balls, fed through an actual working mechanism. You insert a LEGO coin, twist the dial and see what you get. This one is part of the LEGO Ideas initiative, featuring designs derived from fan concepts.

3093 pieces

Here’s where it all happens. This set lets you recreate the X-Men mansion, inside and out. There’s Professor X’s study, a classroom, and a medical lab, among other rooms. 10 of the core X-Men cast members are included, as well as a large Sentinel figure. 

3244 pieces

This chaotic Ninjago kit earns points for its sheer stature. It measures 41cm tall, a real towering set whose height adds something to the key interactive element, a working crane. Recommended for ages 14+.

3402 pieces

LEGO based this set on the Netflix adaptation of One Piece, not the original manga. But as an 18+ set, LEGO knows some old-school fans of the series will be on-board too. 

1635 pieces

LEGO sets of The Simpsons have been around more than a decade now. But this is one of the best yet, a detailed recreation of Krusty Burger, including loads of interior detail visible through the roof when that section is removed.