Minecraft: Legends
- Developer
- Blackbird Interactive
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 18 April 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: strategy, arcade
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
Best gaming PC for Minecraft: Legends in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Minecraft: Legends today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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 (May 2020 Update / higher) / Windows 11 | Windows 10 (May 2020 Update / higher) / Windows 11 |
| CPU | Core i5 2.8GHz or equivalent | Core i5 3.4GHz or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon 285 or Intel HD 520 or equivalent DX12 GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon 580 |
| Storage | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Minecraft: Legends?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Core i5 3.4GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.