Gravity Falls only ran for two seasons, but those two seasons were wonderful. Alex Hirsch’s acclaimed mystery-comedy is one of the best animated shows ever to come out of Disney, but it still hasn’t gotten the same LEGO treatment other Disney franchises have received. Unsurprisingly, this hole in the market has allowed for LEGO alternatives to start taking root.
While there aren’t any officially-licensed Gravity Falls building sets available anywhere, that hasn’t stopped brands from creating knock-off versions that get pretty close. One such version, simply called “Mystery House”, has some surprisingly good Amazon reviews and is quite reasonably priced.
It’s hard to tell what the actual name of this set is by looking at the product page, but the image shows you exactly what you get. It’s the closest thing to a LEGO replica of the Mystery Shack from the show and is supposedly compatible with LEGO bricks. While we haven’t confirmed this ourselves, there are several Amazon reviews that found it to be true. The main complaints about the product were from people who found the instructions confusing and some pieces not fitting together properly. But overall, reviewers who love it seem to be praising it as the ‘best’ knock-off Gravity Falls set out there.
If you’re wondering how someone could be selling an obvious Mystery Shack replica on Amazon, one reviewer highlighted a key detail you may not see in the pictures, “the sign on the roof says ‘MYSTFRY’ instead of mystery. It isn’t a huge deal because it is hidden by the second sign but still odd.” The amazon listing also calls the set ‘Gravity House’ and the box calls it ‘Mystery House’. There’s quite a bit of copyright gymnastics going on here, but the result is an actual product you can buy.
The Mystery House building set is currently $48.99 on Amazon and is made up of 1,030 pieces. That’s less than 5 cents per brick (for reference, LEGO sets tend to be priced around 10 cents per brick on average). It unfortunately doesn’t come with any minifigures of Gruncle Stan, Dipper, Mabel, Wendy, or Soos, but it’s still a good price for a Gravity Falls collector’s item.
Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has considered the Northwest his home for his entire life. With a bachelor’s degree in communication and 10 years of professional writing experience, his expertise is spread across a variety of different pop culture topics — from TV series to books, LEGO, and the latest Pokémon games.
