
Several pieces of Darth Vader memorabilia can be seen: numerous posters (including one that humorously shows him on a surfboard), an alarm clock with Vader's face on it, and various other pieces of Vader merchandise.

Several of the film's original actors, including Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Anthony Daniels provide the new dialogue for their respective characters. It's the first LEGO Star Wars game to have spoken audio rather than have the characters mime action and dialogue like they did in the previous installments. In addition, enemies can now build LEGO bricks, allowing Stormtroopers to support each other with reinforcements, air strikes, and heavy artillery, adding another layer of danger to the game. This is the first LEGO game to introduce the Multi-Builds system, where players can use available bricks to build multiple objects that help them advance through the game, and Blaster Battles, where players can use their surroundings to fight back against the First Order. Like past titles, different characters have different abilities that allow them to access certain areas and find collectibles that cannot be completed without a character of that type. From these hubs, players advance through the game, unlock characters and extras, and complete side missions that award Gold Bricks upon completion. Unlike the first two LEGO Star Wars games that had only one hub to access all films and levels, The Force Awakens follows the set up of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars and has multiple hubs throughout the game, one for each planet featured in the film as well as the Millennium Falcon. The game uses the same two player drop in drop out co-op mechanics used in all the LEGO games.

The gameplay is similar to previous LEGO games in the series.
