Minecraft Dungeons is an upcoming action-adventure role-playing video game developed by Mojang AB, Xbox Game Studios, and Double Eleven. It is slated for release on May 26, 2020, on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[2] Pre-order is available on the Dungeons website and the Microsoft Store.[5]
Offical Game Description
Artwork by Mojang
Fight your way through an all-new action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe! Brave the dungeons alone, or team up with friends! Up to four players can battle together through action-packed, treasure-stuffed, wildly varied levels – all in an epic quest to save the villagers and take down the evil Arch-Illager!
Discover a trove of powerful new weapons and items that will help you defeat ruthless swarms of new-and-nasty mobs. Fight or flee through canyons, swamps and – of course – mines! Any adventurer brave or foolish enough to explore this blocky and beautiful world will need to come prepared. So quickly, gear up!
Gameplay
The game supports up to four players and features various new weapons, items, and mobs, as well as a variety of environments to explore and an overarching quest that'll see players face off against a main antagonist, called the Arch-Illager.
The game has specific quests and locations, along with procedurally generated elements.[6] The player is not restricted to one class, and can pick up more armor or weapons and use them. Players will not build or mine because the game is focused on action/adventure. The game will take place both above ground and below. Players can re-play levels they have previously beaten. There is "Something similar to a hub world." Levels are procedurally generated, and Mojang is considering using World Seeds. There will also be key golems, which are new mobs that will run away from the player, and must be hit several times before they can be collected. Their use is to open doors with key holes.[7]
Players can choose their avatar from a variety of skins provided, with more to come as paid DLC. Character creator skins and skins purchased in vanilla Minecraft will not be available for use in Dungeons.
Development
The game was announced at MINECON Earth 2018.[6] It appears as a visually enhanced version of the base Minecraft game, but has a different gameplay style.[8] The game is inspired by classic dungeon crawlers.[2] On September 17, 2019, Double Eleven announced that they are assisting Mojang and Xbox Game Studios with development, particularly with multiplayer and the console versions.[9]
Minecraft Dungeons was given an April 2020 release date in November 2019[10], though this date was delayed to May 26, 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19.[11] The closed beta for the game ran from March 25 to April 24, 2020.[12][13] Minecraft Dungeons, in either the US$20 Base Game/Standard Edition or the US$30 Hero Edition (consisting of all DLC passes), is available to pre-order on PC and Xbox One.[11][5]
Media
Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager
Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager is an upcoming novel by American author Matt Forbeck. It is scheduled to be published by Del Rey Books on July 7, 2020.
Gallery
- Redstone Monstrosity.jpeg
The Redstone Monstrosity as seen in the gameplay reveal trailer.
See also
References
- ↑ "Minecraft: Dungeons is made in the Unreal Engine" – PCGamesN, June 11, 2019.
- ↑ a b c minecraft.net/dungeons – March 31, 2020
- ↑ Minecraft: Dungeons ESRB Rating
- ↑ "User Downloading Minecraft: Dungeouns Beta" – Twitter, April 1, 2020.
- ↑ a b minecraft.net/get-dungeons
- ↑ a b Minecraft: Dungeons announced for PC - IGN, September 29, 2018
- ↑ "Minecraft: Dungeons – Mojang unearths a bit more info" – GameInformer, May 17, 2019.
- ↑ Mojang announces Minecraft: Dungeons - Polygon, September 29, 2018
- ↑ "Announcement: Minecraft Dungeons" – Double11.com, September 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Minecraft Dungeons live demo! Release month! Cows!" .
- ↑ a b "Minecraft Dungeons launching May 26" – Minecraft.net
- ↑ "Minecraft Dungeons FAQ" – Minecraft Help. "The closed beta will run from March 25 to April 24 at 11am CEST (2am PDT)."
- ↑ "A big thanks to everyone who participated in the Minecraft Dungeons closed beta! We'll be closing the feedback and bug categories for now but we'll see you again come May 26th!" – @MattGartzke on X, April 24, 2020
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