While people still haven’t fully discovered the Minecraft 1.19 update yet, the developers are back with a bigger surprise for the players. As a first, we are getting a new action strategy spin-off Minecraft game by the name of Minecraft Legends. It is supposed to plug the gaps in the story of Minecraft’s overworld while giving birth to a series of new myths. With an interesting plot and a new but familiar world, Minecraft Legends is easily set to become one of the most beautiful and best RTS games out there. So, let’s dive right in and discover everything you need to know about this new Minecraft game.

We have covered the official gameplay, release date, compatible platforms, features, and more for Minecraft Legends in separate sections. You can freely explore each of them using the table below.

  • What is Minecraft Legends?Minecraft Legends Release DateMinecraft Legends Story and TrailerMinecraft Legends GameplayMinecraft Legends: Key New FeaturesMinecraft Legends: Supported PlatformsMinecraft Legends: Minimum Requirements

What is Minecraft Legends?

Minecraft Legends is an upcoming action-strategy game based in the overworld of classic Minecraft. We got a first look at this game during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase in mid-June 2022. This game has been developed by Minecraft’s original creator, Mojang Studios along with Blackbird Interactive.

At first glance, the game might appear similar to Minecraft Dungeons. But leaving aside the similar theme, this title features a distinctive rendition of Minecraft’s world along with a new style of gameplay similar to games like Age of Empires.

Minecraft Legends Release Date

[UPDATE | 26th Jan, 11:30PM PST] – During the Xbox Developer Direct 2023 event, Microsoft announced that Mojang’s new blocky action strategy game, Minecraft Legends, will be released on 18th April 2023. It will be available on the following platforms — Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Series S. Moreover, much like other variations of Minecraft, this blocky world adventure will also be available on the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

As per the Minecraft blog, the story of Minecraft Legends covers the myths that are discussed in the overworld villages. No one knows the reality behind them, but you can experience those stories firsthand with this new game. According to the myth, the creatures of the overworld (including Minecraft villagers and mobs) had to unite to stop the invasion of the Nether dimension’s piglins.

Minecraft Legends Gameplay

In terms of gameplay, Minecraft Legends borrows from a variety of existing action-strategy games and adds a spin of its own. It presents us with a third-person perspective of the familiar blocky world of Minecraft, but with some new features, mobs, biomes, and mechanics in tow.

The game starts at the Well of Fate, which is a temple-like structure where you spawn. There you are welcomed by the three host mobs – Knowledge, Action, and Foresight. They get you familiar with the overworld, your objectives, and the storyline.

Finally, the last and probably, the most creative weapon you get is the Lute. Deriving its name from a flute, the Lute is a musical instrument that allows you to spawn two types of Allays in Minecraft Legends. Unlike their counterparts in the main game, these Allays are much more powerful. One of them (blue Allay) breaks down trees and other natural structures to gather material. Meanwhile, the yellow Allay is going to build structures for you.

Once you have a few mobs and the Allays following you, all that’s left to do is explore the overworld and fight Piglin infestations. Gradually, you will also get the chance to upgrade your army, recruit new types of mobs, and even create defensive structures. Since the game features an overworld, you most likely will never be out of work to do.

Yeah, similar to other real-time strategy games, Minecraft Legends also has an online multiplayer PvP and co-op mode. You can team up with other players to complete campaigns and explore the world. Or other players can try to attack your villages, plunder your resources, and challenge you in exciting battles.

Analyzing the gameplay mechanics revealed in the official demo, we have found various interesting features of MC Legends. Some of them are:

  • Material Gathering: Keeping the core spirit of Minecraft alive, MC Legends wants you to go around the world to collect resources for your mission. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend hours mining blocks. Instead, you can ask the Allays to mine blocks and collect them for you.Structure Creation: Since we are no longer mining blocks, we don’t have to place them as well. Whether it’s a bridge, tower, or anything else, you just need to request the yellow Allay, and it will be built within seconds.Mob Positioning: Minecraft Legends allows you to choose and position specific mobs as you desire. You can send some of them to combat while keeping others in long-distance posts or safer locations. Due to limitations over the player’s direct involvement in the fight, this is one of the most important game mechanics. Locations: On top of the UI, Minecraft Legends has a direction-based navigator. You can rotate around the world to find out which direction leads to what specific structure. Friendly “Fun” Mobs: Leaving combat aside, this game also allows you to recruit mobs to roam around and accompany you. They are not good for fighting but are great to hang out and relax with.

  • Material Ores: Similar to Minecraft mineral ores in the main game, you can collect minerals to upgrade your armor, weapons, and more in Minecraft. Speed Weed and Bounce Caps: The environment of Minecraft helps you in movement along with combat. The Speed Weed gives you a major speed boost allowing you to run and ride faster. Similarly, Bounce Caps are bouncy mushroom heads that provide a jump boost to climb high places. Unique Worlds: Just like the vanilla games, each new world in Minecraft Legends is completely different than an existing one. So, no story here plays out the same way as another.Allay Chests: Wild Allays in the game tend to roam around the world and collect random items which are then stored in Allay chests. You can find these chests throughout your world to easily collect a bunch of resources. Biomes: The world of MC Legends is divided into a bunch of biomes, and each biome has its own perks and dangers. For example, the forest biomes have high trees and the desert has damaging bushes. Mob Spawners: If you can’t find mobs to recruit in your army, you can use mob spawners to spawn them manually. Such spawners can be found throughout the world and even be crafted manually. But to use a spawner, you must make sure your “fire of creation” is high enough. It is visible on the bottom right side of the UI.

Minecraft Legends Mobs

The upcoming Minecraft Legends game features the following mobs, most of which have been designed from scratch to fit into this action-strategy game:

If you want to know more about these creatures, you can head over to our Minecraft Legends mob guide to continue digging.

Sometime next year, Minecraft Legends will be released on the following platforms:

The game will be available to play using the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on the release date itself. This applies to all the platforms that support this service.

As per Steam, your system needs to fulfill these minimum requirements to run the game smoothly:

  • OS: Windows 11/10 (Nov 2019 or higher) or Windows 8/7 (limited functionality)Processor: Core i5 2.8GHz or equivalentGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent DX11 GPUMemory: 8 GB RAMStorage: 8 GBDirectX: Version 11

It is also worth noting that the game doesn’t support Windows 10S. But you still might be able to run it if it’s included in Game Pass as a part of Xbox Cloud gaming.