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Minecraft Dungeons

Developer
Mojang Studios
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
26 May 2020
Age rating
PEGI 7
UK price
£16.74

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure

"Brave the dungeons alone, or team up with friends! Up to four players can battle together through action-packed, treasure-stuffed, wildly varied levels, all in an epic quest to save the villagers and take down the evil Arch-Illager! Discover new weapons and items that will help you defeat a ruthless swarm of new-and-nasty mobs. Fight or flee through canyons, swamps and – of course – mines! Any adventurer brave or foolish enough (or a bit-of-both!) to explore this blocky and beautiful world will need to come prepared. So quickly, gear up!"

Best gaming PC for Minecraft Dungeons in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Minecraft Dungeons today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Xbox Game Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 (November 2019 Update / higher) / 8 / 7 (64-bit with the latest updates; some functionality not supp / ted on Windows 7 and 8) Windows 10 (November 2019 Update / higher) / 8 / 7 (64-bit with the latest updates; some functionality not supp / ted on Windows 7 and 8)
CPU Core i5 2.8GHz or equivalent Core i5 2.8GHz or equivalent
RAM 8 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent DX11 GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent DX11 GPU
Storage 6 GB 6 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Minecraft Dungeons?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Core i5 2.8GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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