Microsoft’s Inside Xbox at X019 event had an interesting update for Mojang’s next game, Minecraft Dungeons.
Genre: Dungeon crawler. Think Diablo 3 or Path of Exile.
Multiplayer: Drop-in multiplayer for up to four players.
Crossplay: Likely PC and Xbox crossplay, but no guarantee for other platforms.
Mods: The team is “exploring” the possibility of player-created dungeons.
Loot boxes: No loot boxes. No microtransactions. In-game currency only.
About Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft Dungeons is set in the same world as the block-breaking sandbox we know and love, and the art style is almost identical, but as a game it’s a very different beast. A new genre, a new engine, new mechanics, new items, new story—it’s a complete rethink of the tried-and-tested Minecraft formula.
An isometric action-RPG set in Minecraft’s world, built by Mojang using Unreal Engine 4. It’s partly inspired by Diablo 3 and other “classic dungeon crawlers,” and has a heavy emphasis on loot and combat. You’ll explore procedurally generated branching levels with up to three friends, smacking mobs, solving simple puzzles (think buttons and levers), and gearing up your characters. You’ll fight above and below ground across multiple biomes.
Minecraft Dungeons releasedate
The game had been announced in September 2019, followed by the announcement of a Nintendo Switch version and “Spring 2020” release date at E3 2019. Microsoft’s latest update has provided a slightly more specific release date.
The game will be releasing on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC in April 2020.
