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A Game Spark review of Minecraft Dungeons II, released on September 29, 2026, reports that the action RPG keeps a simple interface while enemies attack in groups, so careless players die quickly even though there is no difficulty setting. Defeat costs nothing, health potions refill over time, and three base characters handle equipment upgrades: the town merchant, the enchantment smith, and the blacksmith.
Minecraft Dungeons II will release on September 29, 2026, the development team said at a gameplay presentation tied to gamescom 2026. The sequel keeps the first game's approachable combat while expanding equipment with more armor slots, a new Talisman category, weapon upgrades at a blacksmith, and enchantments built from books found in the world. Dungeons now sit inside one connected world rather than a stage-select map, and the character can jump.
Mojang Studios released Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The co-op hack-and-slash adds jump actions, Talismans, Enchantment Books, and equipment slots raised from 6 to 12. Steam concurrent players reached nearly 19,000 within hours of the 5 p.m. launch, against roughly 3,000 at the first game's Steam debut in 2020. The game is on Game Pass Premium and above and PC Game Pass.
FOSSIL is selling a limited-edition Minecraft watch collection, carried by the watch shop TiCTAC as an authorized retailer. The collection released on September 1, 2026 and has three models: a Nether chronograph at 39,600 yen, an End chronograph at 36,300 yen, and a Dungeons II watch at 36,300 yen. The Dungeons II model follows Minecraft Dungeons II, released on September 29, 2026.
Mojang Studios brought Minecraft to Tokyo Game Show with its first dedicated booth, built around the action RPG Minecraft Dungeons II, which launched on September 29. The booth combined hands-on demos with a campaign called Battle for Tokyo, Tokyo-set footage, and participation routes through the main Minecraft game, YouTube, and social media. Mojang Head of Marketing Tabitha Hayes said the booth is a way of giving back to Japanese players and creators, whose builds, stories, and communities have shaped the game. She cited Minecraft's more than 425 million copies sold worldwide. Hayes said Japan's creative culture was an important source of inspiration for the art style of Minecraft Dungeons II, pointing to Japanese entertainment's imagination and visual storytelling. She framed Japan's culture around the linked acts of creating, watching, and playing, and said the campaign lets fans worldwide contribute to a shared goal. No future Japan activities were announced.
Four outlets rounded up the games launching in Japan and North America between September 28 and October 3, 2026, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE sits at the top of the pile. The flight shooter arrives October 2 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S at 9,790 yen for the standard edition, with a DELUXE EDITION priced at 11,990 yen and early access on September 29. The same week brings Mojang Studios and Double Eleven's Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29 at 4,730 yen for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, with Xbox Game Pass support, plus The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on the same day for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, and a Remastered edition of the Dynasty Warriors 2 package on October 1. Free-to-play entries Apex Legends and Animo place second and third on the Steam sales chart.
Mojang Studios showed the new dimension The Sift at a hands-on session for Minecraft Dungeons II held during Tokyo Game Show 2026. Game director Mans Olson and production director Nathan Rose attended and said the area draws on Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind along with fungi and slime molds. The Sift is a calm, fertile place filled with souls, entered through rifts that open across the Overworld, and its colorful water deals continuous damage. The demo ran in four-player co-op with builds for fighter, bow, tank or support, and mage roles. Armor slots rose from one to four, and a new item called the Talisman grants passive buffs that level with the player. Mojang said the sequel uses an interconnected world rather than an open-world structure. Minecraft Dungeons II releases on September 29 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, and arrives on Xbox Game Pass on day one.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 is playable at the Minecraft booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The booth centers on a giant blue creeper described as corrupted by souls, and the demo's stated goal is to defeat it. Blacksmiths in voxel form walk around the booth and pose for photos. The game is scheduled for release on September 29 at 4,730 yen for the Standard Edition and 7,810 yen for the Deluxe Edition.
Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass lineup running from September 16 to October 6, 2026, a slate of 13 titles. Four arrive on day one: Kernel Hearts on September 17, Well Dweller on September 22, Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29, and Gears of War: E-Day on October 6. Rematch joins the Essential plan catalog on September 25.
FOSSIL announced a limited Minecraft watch collection on Aug 28, 2026, with pre-sale at its official online store. Three models draw on the Nether, The End, and Minecraft Dungeons II, following the 2025 collab that produced the Glass Block and Deepslate chronographs plus wallets and accessories. Direct stores Takamatsu Mitsukoshi and Piore Himeji sell from Sept 1, and authorized dealers take reservations from Sept 1 with sales from Sept 8.
GAME Watch previews Minecraft Dungeons II ahead of its September 29 release. The game adds 4-player local multiplayer with individual inventory screens that do not pause the action, plus a full auto-matchmaking system for online play. Matchmaking uses item level and progression, preset phrases, per-player drops, mid-game join and leave, and cross-platform support.
During the XBOX @ gamescom Broadcast 2026 Day 1, Xbox Game Studios revealed new details on Minecraft Dungeons II. Gameplay footage showed four-player multiplayer, equipment upgrades at the blacksmith, and weapon effect enchanting. The game is scheduled for release on September 29, 2026, for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, with Game Pass support.
Nintendo announced that Minecraft Dungeons will be the next game in the Issai Trial event for Nintendo Switch Online members, playable free from July 27 to August 2. A sale on the game and DLC runs through August 9, with discounts up to 50 percent. The sequel, Minecraft Dungeons II, launches September 29.
Microsoft announced on July 28 that it will bring an Xbox booth to gamescom 2026, held in Cologne, Germany from August 26 to 30. The booth, located in Hall 7 at A-0.61, will feature 25 upcoming games across 140 playable stations. Attendees can get hands-on time with early builds of 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4,' 'Fable,' 'Minecraft Dungeons II,' 'Gears of War: E-Day,' 'METRO 2039,' 'STRANGER THAN HEAVEN,' and 'Alien: Isolation 2,' among others. The booth will also host the first public playable demo of the 'Gears of War: E-Day' campaign, ahead of its October 6 release, and a live demo theater presentation for 'Fable' by developer Playground Games. From 23:00 Japan time on August 26, the community event 'Xbox FanFest' will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch, featuring developer interviews, first looks at gameplay, and new trailers. The stream will include American Sign Language and English audio description support. The booth is wheelchair accessible, with adaptive controllers available on request, and quiet rooms for users who prefer reduced sensory stimulation.
Mojang and Double Eleven have set a September 29, 2026 release date for Minecraft Dungeons 2, the sequel to the blocky hack-and-slash spin-off. The game was announced during Minecraft Live in March 2026, and a new trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 confirmed the launch window. A preview event allowed journalists to play the game and interview the developers. The sequel abandons the mission-based stage selection of the original in favor of a single interconnected world. A new jump function adds vertical exploration and jump attacks. Armor is now divided into four slots instead of one, and a new item type called Talismans provides passive effects that level up over time. A new rarity tier, Special, sits between Rare and Unique. The game supports cross-platform multiplayer from launch on Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5. Cooperative play has been overhauled: all players can open their inventory simultaneously, dropped items are color-coded per player, and a teleport-to-ally button is available. The development team said the changes are designed around comfortable group play. The demo also featured a boss that wiped out a group of experienced journalists, indicating a higher difficulty than the original.
Minecraft Dungeons reached a new peak of around 4,700 concurrent players on Steam on June 8, 2026, breaking its previous record. The surge follows a steep discount on the Ultimate Edition and the announcement of Minecraft Dungeons II, set for release on September 29.
Mojang Studios announced during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 on June 8 that Minecraft Dungeons II, the sequel to the action RPG spin-off set in the Minecraft universe, will release on September 29, 2026. The game supports up to four-player cooperative play, where players explore dungeons and battle bosses. It will launch on Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, and will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass. A promotional video shown during the showcase offered glimpses of combat, equipment, and story elements. The announcement marks the first new entry in the Minecraft Dungeons series in six years, following the original 2020 release.