Minecraft Legends

“	MINECRAFT LEGENDS – Stories are powerful. Legends teach us about what has passed and what might have been. They create a bridge between us and generations long past as well as the ones to come. Starting today, we want to tell you another story – about peaceful coexistence, where adventurers did not get chills when hearing hissing, groans, or the clatter of bones. And the moment when a terrifying force threatened to corrupt this idyllic world forever. This is a story about the Overworld of Minecraft Legends.	„
	— Cristina Anderca^[1]

Minecraft Legends is an upcoming real-time action strategy video game being developed by Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, and Blackbird Interactive. It is slated to release in Q1/Q2 of 2023.^[2]^[1]

Availability

The game will be available on the following platforms:

Windows:
- Microsoft Store/Xbox app
- Steam
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation

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 and fight hordes of piglins to stop the spread of their Nether corruption. The game allows the player character to direct and give directions to allies. More information is said to be revealed in the coming months.^[1] 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 4 players where they can either challenge other player characters for a battle or team up to defeat opponents.^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

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.^[1]

Development

Minecraft Legends began first as an idea before Mojang 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.^[1]

Supported languages

According to this 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 this page:

Component
OS	Windows 7/8/8.1 (64-bit with the latest updates), Windows 10 (November 2019 Update or later), or Windows 11
Processor	Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory	8 GB RAM or more
Storage space	8 GB available space
Graphics drivers	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent DX11 GPU
DirectX version	11 or later
Notes	Not supported on Windows in S mode. Some functionality not supported on Windows 7/8/8.1

Gallery

Minecraft Legends logo.
Minecraft Legends Easter Egg.jpeg

Minecraft Legends logo inspiration.^[5]
Unite The Overworld.jpeg

UNITE THE OVERWORLD, the Minecraft Legends tagline.
Minecraft Legends key art.
A collection of wallpapers for Minecraft Legends.
A piglin runt in Minecraft Legends.

Screenshots

An allay flying alongside a gold allay.
Two Piglins, a Grunter and Runt, emerging from a Nether portal.
Minecraft Legends Villagers.jpeg

Three villagers in a meadow.
Minecraft Legends screenshot.
Minecraft Legends screenshot.
Minecraft Legends screenshot.
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A badger stopping in front of a mace.
Piglin Grand Chief in Cinematic Intro of Minecraft Legends.png

The Piglin grand chief in the Nether.
Piglin Horde Chieftains in Cinematic Intro of Minecraft Legends.png

Piglin horde chieftains in the Nether.
The Piglins in Minecraft Legends.
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A Piglin Bruiser with it's saw blades.
The transformation process piglins go through until they reach total zombification.
Piglin Grunters and Runts early concept art.