February 21 to be exact, and the long in the works LEGO meets Minecraft open-world builder finally gets a release date. Developed by TT Games, makers of what feels like at least a few thousand or so licensed LEGO titles, LEGO Worlds aims to be one of the more ambitious efforts from the studio as it provides an open-world where players can meet up and build just about anything they can think of -- with LEGO. So yeah, LEGO meets Minecraft.

As for whether or not LEGO Worlds will reach anywhere near the same levels of popularity as Minecraft is anyone's guess, but we're fairly certain that this would be a far cheaper option than actually going to the store to buy a LEGO set. Because for the price of a videogame, you'll probably only end up with a LEGO canoe and maybe a few LEGO pot plants.

In LEGO® Worlds, players uncover hidden treasures in environments that range from fun to the fantastical, where worlds come to life with a dizzying variety of vehicles and creatures – from cowboys riding giraffes to vampires scaring Yetis, to steamrollers, racing cars and colossal digging machines. Gamers can embark on a quest to become a Master Builder by helping other LEGO® characters along the way – find a sword for a king, protect a farmer from a zombie invasion, or build a home for a caveman. Environments and creations are brought to life in any way fans can imagine, either by building brick by brick, placing down enormous prebuilt LEGO® structures, or by using wondrous tools that let you paint and shape the landscape. LEGO® Worlds’ online multiplayer functionality allows players to explore each other’s worlds together, create together, and engage in cooperative and competitive play experiences that players can build themselves.

Sounds like fun®!