Minecraft Legends is an action strategy video game released on April 18, 2023, developed by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive, and published by Xbox Game Studios on Windows and Xbox, and Mojang Studios on other platforms.
Plot[]
Key art by Mojang Studios
Minecraft Legends is a story that is grounded as a legend lost to time that is now only remembered in a powerful tale passed down from villager to villager. The legend itself tells of a great hero who saved the Overworld by uniting every mob against an invasion by the ravenous piglins before their Nether corruption devours the Overworld and everything with it.[7]
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Gameplay[]
The gameplay of Minecraft Legends is that of a real-time strategy game. While strategy is the core of the game, some of its mechanics were inspired by action games. In the game, the player takes on the third person perspective of a great hero who must defend settlements & villages, create outposts, make allies with mobs, and fight hordes of piglins to stop the spread of the Nether corruption. The game allows the player character to direct and give directions to allies. [7] The game includes random world generation that is different from Minecraft with mobs and biomes. The player character’s primary objective is to gather resources in the world to build defenses against the piglins. The game supports multiplayer gameplay with up to 8 players, 4 on each team, where they can either challenge other player characters for a battle or team up to defeat opponents.[8][9]
Minecraft Legends began first as an idea before Mojang Studios decided to collaborate with a Vancouver-based studio called Blackbird Interactive (who also developed Minecraft Earth) to develop the game as a Minecraft strategy game.[7] In Minecraft Legends, maps are made procedurally. Land and resources must be used to beat the opposing team.
Bosses[]
Minecraft Legends has a total of 4 bosses. 3 of them appear after you clear all of the bases of each horde, and one appears after you defeat the other three. They are:
- The Beast
The Beast is a boss enemy and the leader of the Horde of the Hunt. It can be fought after all of the Horde of the Hunt bases are destroyed. It is very fast and highly destructive with it tearing through structures. Sometimes at night, it will launch an attack on a random village.
- The Devourer
The Devourer is a boss enemy and the leader of the Horde of the Spore. It has lots of overgrowth and fungi growths coming off its body and resemble that of a zombie-like life form. It can be fought after all of the Horde of the Spore bases are destroyed.
- The Unbreakable
The Unbreakable is a boss enemy and the leader of the Horde of the Bastion. It can be fought after all of the Horde of the Bastion bases are destroyed. The Unbreakable is a large Piglin with lots of gold trimming, including a golden Mohawk, shoulder guard, and gauntlet. It also carries a large pack on its back which acts as a flamethrower. It also has an iron jaw.
- The Great Hog
The Great Hog is the final boss enemy of Minecraft Legends and the leader of all three Piglin hordes. It can be fought after all of the hordes are defeated. This boss will appear at The Well of Fate. It has red skin, a magic weapon in one hand, a spear in the other. Defeating it will complete the game and will result in all remaining piglins and their structures disappearing.
Purchase and availability[]
The Standard Edition of the game is available for US$39.99 (Can$49.49, €39.69, £34.99, A$49.45, NZ$59.90, S$56.85). It is included with Xbox Game Pass for Console, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition is available for US$49.99 (Can$64.99, €49.99, £44.99, A$69.95, NZ$79.40, S$72). It includes the base game and the Deluxe Skin Pack.
The game is available on the following platforms:
- Windows 10+
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X|S
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
The game is also playable on Xbox Cloud Gaming (requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). For more information, visit the official web page. For a list of compatible devices, visit this page on Xbox Support. For information on how to get Xbox Cloud Gaming on the Steam Deck, visit this page on Microsoft Support.
There are two different editions of the game:
- Standard Edition
- Minecraft Legends Deluxe Edition
Supported languages[]
According to the Steam page:
| Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| European French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| European Spanish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Arabic | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bulgarian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
| Danish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Finnish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Greek | Yes | No | Yes |
| Hungarian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Norwegian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| European Portuguese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Latin American Spanish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Swedish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | Yes |
System requirements[]
According to the Steam page:
| Component | 
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | |
| OS | Windows 10 (May 2020 Update or higher) or Windows 11 | |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz or equivalent | Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz or equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, AMD Radeon 285, Intel HD 520, or equivalent DX12 GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD FX-4100 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | |
| Network | Broadband internet connection | |
| Storage | 24 GB available space | |
| Additional Notes | Performance increases with higher-end systems. Not supported on Windows in S mode. | |
Trivia[]
- Minecraft Legends was first teased in a background poster in a Minecraft Dungeons developer interview.[10]
Gallery[]
Minecraft Legends logo
Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition logo
Minecraft Legends key art
Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition key art
Key art for Minecraft Legends music released as singles
Minecraft Legends Deluxe Skin Pack key art, showcasing the exclusive Rabbit skin as well as an exclusive mount skin.
Minecraft Legends logo inspiration.[11]
UNITE THE OVERWORLD, the Minecraft Legends tagline.
A collection of wallpapers for Minecraft Legends.
Artwork of the hero alongside their gathered allies.
Artwork of the three hosts of Minecraft Legends.
Artwork of an assortment of different types of piglins.
Artwork of a village with four villagers present.
Artwork of the hero playing a melody on the lute for the building allay.
Artwork shwoing the hero arriving into the world of Minecraft Legends.
A piglin runt in Minecraft Legends.
The piglins in Minecraft Legends.
A piglin brute with its saw blades.
The transformation process piglins go through until they reach total zombification.
Early concept art of piglin grunters and piglin runts.
![Minecraft Legends logo inspiration.[11]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/4a/Minecraft_Legends_Easter_Egg.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20220614191719)
Screenshots[]
An allay flying alongside a gold allay.
A piglin grunter and a piglin runt emerge from a Nether portal.
Three villagers in a meadow.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
Screenshot from the Steam page.
A badger stopping in front of a mace.
The Great Hog and his horde leaders in the Nether.
The three piglin horde leaders right to left; The Unbreakable, The Beast, and The Devourer.
References[]
- ↑ Minecraft Legends PEGI Rating
- ↑ MINECRAFT LEGENDS | Australian Classification
- ↑ Minecraft Legends - ESRB
- ↑ Minecraft Legends DEJUS Rating
- ↑ Minecraft Legends GRB Rating
- ↑ Minecraft Legends USK Rating
- ↑ a b c d "Minecraft Legends Announcement Article" – Minecraft.net, June 12, 2022
- ↑ Minecraft Legends on Steam
- ↑ Minecraft Legends for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
- ↑ https://youtu.be/fJc99wfm-Cw
- ↑ "Minecraft @legends_game Easter egg 🤯
“The project was codenamed “Badger”. An interesting little fact…if you go back to Minecon 2018 and you look at the shirt that @jeb_ was wearing, you’ll see a graphic on there and it’s in the shape of a badger head.” - @Dennis_Ries" – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, June 14, 2022
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