Lego Party – How to Unlock Secret Characters

This is your ultimate cheat sheet for unlocking the secret Skeleton Guy and Arkade Minifigures in LEGO Party. We’ve got the codes and the critical steps you need to follow to add these fire characters to your collection.

Aight, so you’re diving into the chaotic fun of LEGO Party, and you want to flex on your friends with some characters that aren’t available on the standard roster. Bet. Just like the good ol’ days of gaming, this game has some classic, old-school cheat codes you can enter to unlock some super sick, secret Minifigures.

This guide will give you the full lowdown on the codes for the two known secret characters and, more importantly, the one critical step you need to follow so they don’t disappear from your collection.

How to Enter Cheat Codes in LEGO Party

This isn’t your typical “go to the settings and type in a code” situation. This is a classic button-input cheat, and you have to do it in the right place.

1. Get to the Main Menu: First things first, boot up the game and get past all the loading screens. You need to be chilling on the main menu for this to work.
2. Input the Code: Using either the arrow keys on your keyboard or the D-pad on your controller, carefully enter one of the codes from the list below. There’s no text box or special screen; you just have to input the directions while on the main menu.
3. The “Equip Now” Glitch (CRITICAL STEP): No cap, this is the most important part. The community has found a bug where the character you unlock will disappear forever if you don’t equip it right away. As soon as you successfully enter the code, a prompt to “Equip Now” will appear. YOU MUST CLICK THIS IMMEDIATELY. Don’t back out, don’t go to another menu. Equip the new character right then and there to save it to your collection permanently.

All Secret Character Unlock Codes

Here are the codes for the two secret characters discovered so far.

Skeleton Guy

• The Vibe: A classic, spooky LEGO skeleton. It’s a total vibe for the Halloween season or just for players who love that spooky aesthetic. A true OG.
• The Code: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up
  • Fun Fact: This is a modified version of the legendary Konami Code from old-school NES games!

Arkade

• The Vibe: A super cool, futuristic-looking character with a unique orange and black helmet. Looks like he just walked out of a retro arcade cabinet. A total flex.
• The Code: Left, Left, Up, Up, Right, Left, Down, Down

What is LEGO Party? (For New Players)

If you’re new to the game and wondering what all the hype is about, here’s the quick and dirty.

• The Core Gameplay: Think Mario Party, but with the chaotic, creative energy of LEGO. You and up to three friends compete in a series of wild minigames to see who’s the ultimate party champion.
• The Minigames: The minigames are the heart of the fun. You can expect everything from high-speed LEGO cart races and tricky platforming challenges to chaotic building competitions and wacky physics-based brawls.
• Collecting Minifigures: A huge part of the game’s appeal is unlocking and collecting all the different LEGO Minifigures to play as. While you can unlock many through regular gameplay, the absolute coolest ones, like Skeleton Guy and Arkade, are hidden behind secret cheat codes like the ones in this guide.

These cheat codes are a sick throwback to a time before DLC and microtransactions, when the best secrets in a game were unlocked through discovery and community collaboration. Now that you have the codes, get in there, unlock these legends, and show up to your next game session with some serious drip.

by Darman