[citation needed] Starting with the 'Town' range, the game would expand at each release with the addition of further product themes.

Plans included being able to build content, which could be seamlessly dropped into separate Lego video games.

By the time the Harry Potter theme was introduced to the game, the series had shifted far from the original premise of freeform LEGO construction.

In play mode, minifigures and vehicles can travel around the environment, special bricks can be interacted with, the sky can be set from day to night, and the player can control or see from the perspective of any minifigures set to move around, vehicles, and security cameras.

[citation needed] It was also nominated at the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for "PC Children's Entertainment Title of the Year".

In the game, the player can build Harry Potter-themed worlds and complete challenges.

Features include taking control of minifigures and animals, driving the Hogwarts Express, changing the weather from rain to snow to night to day, casting spells and flying on broomsticks, and creating your own minifigures and models with classical and Harry Potter style Lego faces, bodies, cloaks and even wands; while the workshop contains castle pieces, extras, and standard pieces.