LEGO 2K Drive, the 2023 arcade kart racer from publisher 2K and developer Visual Concepts, will soon be removed from digital storefronts and, in a little more than a year from the time of this writing, will lose all online functionality and will only be playable offline.
The delisting notice was first spotted by ResetEra user MauroNL, who noted that the game's Xbox store page now includes a disclaimer about LEGO 2K Drive being delisted and its online functionality disappearing on May 31, 2027.
"This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 05/19/2026," is what the game's description on the Xbox store and Steam now begins with. "All multiplayer servers for LEGO 2K Drive will be shutdown as of 05/31/2027. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function."
As to why it's being delisted, though 2K and Visual Concepts have yet to make an official statement on the delisting, it's suspected that it is being taken off digital storefronts due to a licensing agreement expiring, since its delisting date, May 19, 2026, is exactly three years after its launch date of May 19, 2023.
Leading into LEGO 2K Drive's launch, when Wccftech's Nathan Birch first got the chance to try it in a hands-on preview, he acknowledged that it didn't seem like it would set the world on fire, but that Visual Concepts had something good on their hands, saying that it "may not break new ground in any one area, but Visual Concepts has managed to combine a surprisingly solid kart racer, an enticing open world, and versatile building tools into one package, which is no small feat."
By the time it launched a few months later, that was still largely true, though the microtransactions that plagued it brought the whole vibe of the game down considerably. As Nathan wrote in his review, "LEGO 2K Drive is a nicely-polished ride, offering up unexpectedly-intense kart-racing action and a handful of diverting sandbox stages to explore. Unfortunately, the game is also a bit light on content and its aggressive microtransactions may make parents looking for something light to play with their kids pump the brakes. LEGO 2K Drive is still worth considering, particularly once it goes on sale, but it feels like it’s a few bricks short of what it could have been."
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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