The Horizon franchise’s pure-fun conceit — smushing dinosaurs and robots together — proved irresistible for Lego.

The upcoming Lego Horizon Adventures, a spin-off of the main Horizon franchise, is recasting the character of Sylens after the death of actor Lance Reddick in 2023.

Going gold basically means that development of the base game is done, and it's ready for deployment upon the game's 14th November release date. There will likely be post-launch updates, as there always are nowadays, but the game is good to go.

LEGO Horizon Adventures will recast Sylens, the mysterious and self-serving ally voiced by the late Lance Riddick in the past Horizon games.

In the best way possible, something felt different when playing Lego Horizon Adventures as opposed to the countless other Lego games. It didn't feel like a Lego game; it felt like a game that just happened to be portrayed through a Lego lens.