Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, MORE
Initial release date: May 26, 2020
Nominations: British Academy Games Award for Family, The Game Award for Best Family Game
License: proprietary license
Genres: Dungeon crawl, Adventure game, Fighting game, Action role-playing game, Shooter Video Game, Adventure
Designers: Matthew Dunthorne, Daniel Brynolf, Laura de Llorens Garcia
Developers: Mojang Studios, Double Eleven
Minecraft Dungeons is a 2020 dungeon crawler video game developed by Mojang Studios and Double Eleven and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is a spin-off of the sandbox video game Minecraft and was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2020. It was also adapted into an arcade video game by Raw Thrills. The arcade version released in May 2021. The game would later cease development on September 28, 2023.
Minecraft Dungeons received mixed reviews, with most critics deeming the game fun and charming, and praising its visuals and music. However, its simple gameplay and use of procedural generation were met with a more mixed reception, with its short story and lack of depth criticized.
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