Extract text from Lego game models (HGP)
To convert HGP models to another format, you need 3ds Max or other 3D software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Character Model File" file type, you need software like 3ds Max or a similar tool.
The .HGP file is a proprietary 3D character model format used extensively in Lego video games developed by Traveller's Tales. These files store the 3D geometry, textures, and structural data required to render the modular characters during gameplay.
Because .HGP files are heavily optimized for a specific, proprietary game engine, they are notoriously difficult to handle outside the game directory. They cannot be opened directly by web browsers or operating systems, nor do they natively load into common 3D applications. Users encounter severe limitations when attempting to modify these files, as accessing the data requires specialized community-built extraction tools or custom scripts to import them into professional software like 3ds Max.
Standard online converters almost always fail to process .HGP files. This is because the format is closed source, compiled, and relies on undocumented data structures known only to the original developers. Converting these assets to open formats like OBJ, FBX, or DAE is the preferred goal for modders and 3D artists. However, converting raw game assets often results in the loss of critical data, such as skeletal rigging, material mapping, and proprietary animations.
Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible on convert.guru. While true structural conversion of a compiled game asset without the original engine is challenging, our platform can inspect the binary file to show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or partial conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your HGP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert HGP file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use 3ds Max or similar software from the "Game Character 3D Model Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to HGP, try 3ds Max or another comparable tool in the "Game Character 3D Model Storage" category.
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