Minecraft Dungeons

 Xbox One
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 287 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 205 out of 287
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 287
  3. Negative: 45 out of 287

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  1. DuoTV
    May 28, 2020
    4
    Insanely shallow, will take about 4 hours for you to see all the content twice. Feels like the game isn't even complete and they are already advertising that there will be DLC. Would be more interesting if they could add anything compelling or enjoyable to do in the game before trying to sell additional content.

    Currently all you can do is increase the numbers on the exact same items    Insanely shallow, will take about 4 hours for you to see all the content twice. Feels like the game isn't even complete and they are already advertising that there will be DLC. Would be more interesting if they could add anything compelling or enjoyable to do in the game before trying to sell additional content.

    Currently all you can do is increase the numbers on the exact same items you've had access to since the start of the game.
    There are about 5 different enemies across every map in the game (all 9 of them).
    You get 6 item slots made up of a melee weapon, armor, ranged weapon, and 3 artifacts. Your artifacts are the only thing that give you anything to do in the game, as they are what become your abilities, and usually you use one artifact for movement because you absolutely CRAWL in this game any time you don't have a speed buff.
    There are no classes,and levels don't feel rewarding to earn because you just earn an enchantment point to apply randomly rolled buffs to the same gear.
    This game is just a boring grinding simulator with absolutely no pay-off. Movement is terrible clunky, as you get caught on every random block on the map.
    Every boss fight boils down to the same attack pattern where they shoot at you, and leave time for you to shoot back before dodging the next slow moving pellet.
    Pushing into the higher difficulty levels is even more boring than the initial sprint, where they just crank up the HP of the enemies and they just become damage sponges.

    No mining. No crafting. No personality. I had hopes at first when it looked like the "camp" was starting to expand with NPC's, but there are just 2 NPC's that you can gamble at with your emeralds, which are gained by trashing your old gear and found in maps.

    No part of the game really felt satisfying at any point after the first few minutes. It all got old very quickly, it's just an artificial "item level" grind with no interesting or innovative content whatsoever, nothing to discover after the first few minutes and pretty much just boils down to colors moving around on your screen while you press 1 2 3 over and over.

    Save your money.    … Expand
  2. Doite
    May 30, 2020
    2
    The gameplay is as follows: You find weapons and artifacts. You can wield a melee weapon and bow at the same time (arrows are pickups). The artifacts are powers with a cooldown or other requirements like killing enemies. Each thing you find has enchantments that alter how the weapon/armor performs.

    You fight enemies, find chests, beat the boss. That's pretty much it. Things that    The gameplay is as follows: You find weapons and artifacts. You can wield a melee weapon and bow at the same time (arrows are pickups). The artifacts are powers with a cooldown or other requirements like killing enemies. Each thing you find has enchantments that alter how the weapon/armor performs.

    You fight enemies, find chests, beat the boss. That's pretty much it.

    Things that might help you decide if it's worth getting for you:

    1) The 'plot' is like a poorly-written children's book and that is pretty much a testament to the whole game. It's for children. If you are a child, you will likely be satisfied with it. If you aren't a child, you can do better for your money.

    2) You don't customize your character. You choose from some presets and you can pay for more. This is a Mojang issue where they got greedy after the success of Java.

    3) A very, very short game. We knocked it off in a single afternoon and we were taking our time on the day of release. We also went back and replayed levels to see if we would get better equipment.

    4) A blatant cash grab. This game is not long or complex enough to justify DLC.

    Personally, I'd say you could enjoy playing it on Game Pass, but it's not worth a buy. This isn't a game you will enjoy playing over and over again. For me, one day of mediocre gameplay isn't worth a $25 price tag. If you're a parent looking to buy for your kids, I honestly suggest you go with something else. This isn't going to entertain your kids for long. If they really want to play it, spend the $15 to get them game pass access. They can play it there and have access to a lot of other games.

    Don't let Mojang milk your kids for their pocket money. They've been good at it since Java.    … Expand
  3. Peeepeee
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    It's an extremely short game even for 20€. When you play it it's not very challenging at first. The 2nd time you play in adventure mode it's very challenging and without an good armor and stuff maybe impossible. I also need to say that there it's not very skill based. It has absolutely nothing to do with Minecraft itself
    it's the exact opposite in Minecraft you can play like 1000hrs here    It's an extremely short game even for 20€. When you play it it's not very challenging at first. The 2nd time you play in adventure mode it's very challenging and without an good armor and stuff maybe impossible. I also need to say that there it's not very skill based. It has absolutely nothing to do with Minecraft itself
    it's the exact opposite in Minecraft you can play like 1000hrs here you have seen anything in about 4hrs. And then they want 10€ more for dlc. No one would care about the game if it wouldn't have been called Minecraft.    … Expand
  4. lowfps10
    Jul 23, 2020
    4
    This is a Minecraft dungeon crawler, but

    - It's short, even for a $20 game - Lack of things to do in the endgame besides endless grinding, which Is boring - DLC is being released way too early - The developer's focus in multiplayer, which is not very good because of a lack of crossplay at launch and even now in late July. - Gambling Stopped playing after replaying the game 3    This is a Minecraft dungeon crawler, but

    - It's short, even for a $20 game
    - Lack of things to do in the endgame besides endless grinding, which Is boring
    - DLC is being released way too early
    - The developer's focus in multiplayer, which is not very good because of a lack of crossplay at launch and even now in late July.
    - Gambling

    Stopped playing after replaying the game 3 times, which took far less than 30 hours.    … Expand
  5. OG_Pharah
    Jun 16, 2020
    4
    Not a lot of content right away, if it wasn’t for it being on game pass I wouldn’t have played it, barely 4h of content unless you want to play it again on a harder difficulty, don’t worry their will be paid dlc to help expand the 3 hours of content
  6. Hardt
    May 29, 2020
    4
    This game is horrible, uncomplete, no longer, a few wepons, armor and things to do, spent money wrong
  7. AloeVera17
    May 26, 2020
    2
    Not worth it for $20. Plain and boring. You will like it if you are 6 year old. Older people get a better game.
  8. GarvyG
    May 26, 2020
    4
    It is very unresponsive and has HUGE framerate problems on Xbox One, the gameplay is okay, just wish it didn't drop down to 5 fps when I'm either fighting enemies or just 4 or more enemies spawn it makes it very bad, not to mention the servers have a lot of connection issues.
  9. AyrtonBR
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    El juego quiso ser un diablo se nota claramente que lo sacaron muy verde, le falta muchisimo contenido, se termina luego de 3 a 4 horas maximas de juego lo cual es excesivamente poco para un juego de este estilo, no tiene nada que lo vuelva memorable y se siente como una demo de diablo por lo incompleto que esta, los dlcs realmente pudieron haber sido una solucion pero no fue el caso,El juego quiso ser un diablo se nota claramente que lo sacaron muy verde, le falta muchisimo contenido, se termina luego de 3 a 4 horas maximas de juego lo cual es excesivamente poco para un juego de este estilo, no tiene nada que lo vuelva memorable y se siente como una demo de diablo por lo incompleto que esta, los dlcs realmente pudieron haber sido una solucion pero no fue el caso, tiene buen gameplay pero sin contenido y con tan corta duracion realmente es algo muy desechable… Expand
  10. bat201
    May 29, 2020
    1
    I will change my score if the game gets better. Currently it's a really poor dungeon crawler with 0 depth. With a world filled with Diablo and Torchlight. You have 0 reasons to play this. I'm so glad it was on gamepass because I almost bought it on ps4. Crisis averted. People are saying its getting review bombed because it's on Xbox and Sony fanboys hate anything Xbox. I guess don'tI will change my score if the game gets better. Currently it's a really poor dungeon crawler with 0 depth. With a world filled with Diablo and Torchlight. You have 0 reasons to play this. I'm so glad it was on gamepass because I almost bought it on ps4. Crisis averted. People are saying its getting review bombed because it's on Xbox and Sony fanboys hate anything Xbox. I guess don't realize it's also on PS4.… Expand
  11. AyrtonBR7
    May 26, 2020
    1
    El juego es demasiado simple, facil y corto, no tiene una curva de aprendizaje ni un gameplay profundo a desarollar a medida que avanzas el juego lo cual considero una falta critica en un juego de aventura y RPG, no puede ser que en menos de 4 horas ya estas terminandotelo, no posee una historia memorable y no existe incentivo alguno en rejugartelo, tenia altas expectativas por lo bien queEl juego es demasiado simple, facil y corto, no tiene una curva de aprendizaje ni un gameplay profundo a desarollar a medida que avanzas el juego lo cual considero una falta critica en un juego de aventura y RPG, no puede ser que en menos de 4 horas ya estas terminandotelo, no posee una historia memorable y no existe incentivo alguno en rejugartelo, tenia altas expectativas por lo bien que me lo paso en minecraft pero este titulo deja mucho que desear en todos los aspectos… Expand
  12. Deadraque
    May 26, 2020
    2
    ooch.... 9 levels, a game that lasts 3-4 hours... barely any loot, you get 2-3 drops a level and gold is used to buy random stuff.... I feel like it is a starter level of Diablo 1 but made for 3 year old kids max!
    The leveling is none existent, just level your stuff but it is soooo bare-bones. No crafting or building, for example you could build a home and find stuff to put in it and so    ooch.... 9 levels, a game that lasts 3-4 hours... barely any loot, you get 2-3 drops a level and gold is used to buy random stuff.... I feel like it is a starter level of Diablo 1 but made for 3 year old kids max!
    The leveling is none existent, just level your stuff but it is soooo bare-bones. No crafting or building, for example you could build a home and find stuff to put in it and so on, nope nothing of that to see...
    And it already plagued with dlc? extra levels gone be dlc and even in the character selection you have it already... I really don't get it. Everything is so simple, too simple. If you like diablo and Path of exile, just don't waste your time, it isn't worth it at all!    … Expand
  13. FutureCoco2021
    May 26, 2020
    0
    Juego simple. Gráficos acartonados, personajes planos, objetivos sencillos, una historia del montón. Sin duda un juego olvidable
  14. Stainki83
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Irrelevante, ruim, péssimo , lixo total e o q posso falar desse jogo c tivesse nota menos q 0 EU daria
  15. RWAVY24
    May 26, 2020
    0
    This is by far the worst game I have ever played. Their isn't really a replayability of value here refund needed asap
  16. tomasdee
    Nov 6, 2020
    4
    Probably good for the family - if you want to get your kids hooked on "just one more level and i'll finish." A continual grind for upgrades, lots of repetition. No real puzzles to solve - not a lot of thinking required. Even the ??? level was a drag. The RNG of loot drops keeps you coming back for more (in a frustrating way!) Update for Cataclysm+ - pretty brutal. often get 1 shot now.Probably good for the family - if you want to get your kids hooked on "just one more level and i'll finish." A continual grind for upgrades, lots of repetition. No real puzzles to solve - not a lot of thinking required. Even the ??? level was a drag. The RNG of loot drops keeps you coming back for more (in a frustrating way!) Update for Cataclysm+ - pretty brutal. often get 1 shot now. Would be nice to know why you died (aka exploded). Gear RNG still a big drag. The new vendors are welcome but just adds to the RNG grind. The tank armor doesn't really feel less squishy than non-tank armor. Am i missing something? What is the point?… Expand
  17. alex188
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    me gusto el juego es un gran roguelike, pero la camara pierde por momentos al personaje lo que molesta si ay muchos enemigos, megusto como implementaron los enemigos de minecraft java y introduccieron enemigos unicos recomendadicimo

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#75 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#13 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 19, 2020
    80
    It's easy to write this off as a 'baby's first dungeon-crawler,' but it's proven itself to be something more; something that transcends that viewpoint. It's a great exploration of the Minecraft universe, and shows what a developer is capable of outside of the creative block hellscape of the original survival format. It's fair to say that it's a real blast to play with responsive and chunky gameplay that is mostly unhampered by a couple of small flaws. Highly recommended to anyone who loves a bit of a bash, especially with friends!
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  2. XGN
    Jun 24, 2020
    75
    A decent RPG that looks like Minecraft and sports characters from Minecraft but otherwise has nothing in common with the well-known miner and builder namesake. As an RPG it is very accessible with several ways to influence the difficulty but feels very light on content and character customization. Best for those that are looking for an introduction into the genre or just for some light entertainment.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Jun 18, 2020
    50
    With only the blocky aesthetic and familiar monsters to show for its heritage, whether you're here for the Minecraft or the Dungeons, you'll feel that much more could have been excavated from both. [Issue#347, p.96]
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