Minecraft Dungeons ‘The Cloudy Climb’ update releases with Seasonal Adventures, The Tower, and more
A new era of Minecraft Dungeons begins today.
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What you need to know
Minecraft Dungeonswas a wild departure for Mojang Studios, pouring a ton ofMinecraftDNA into a previously unexplored genre for the studio. Now, Minecraft Dungeons boasts of over 10 million unique players and healthy post-launch support with six DLC expansions released since the game’s inception. On Tuesday, Mojang kicked off the next chapter of the release ofMinecraft Dungeons The Cloudy Climb update.
The Cloudy Climb is a free update rolling out to all Minecraft Dungeons platforms that takes the series in a brand-new direction. The story of the Arch-Illager has concluded and all six of the previous DLC expansions are included inMinecraft Dungeons Ultimate Editionfor players to enjoy, while the game pivots to adding continuous free live service-style content.
The Cloudy Climb features a ton of new content and additions for Minecraft Dungeons players to explore, including:
Minecraft Dungeons' The Cloudy Climb update is now available on all platforms Minecraft Dungeons is, includingXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One,PS5, PS4,Switch, and PC. The base game of Minecraft Dungeons is also available throughXbox Game PassandXbox Cloud Gaming, including The Cloudy Climb content and future Seasonal Adventures.
It remains to be seen how Mojang Studios intends to support Minecraft Dungeons with future Seasonal Adventures and content updates, but Minecraft Dungeons has already cemented itself as one of thebest Xbox gamesaround, especially when you play with friends.
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Minecraft Dungeons has released a ridiculous amount of content since its launch, and now players can gain access to it all in one fell swoop with Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition, a value-driven bundle that includes the base game, all six DLC expansions released so far, and the Hero Pass DLC. If you already own Minecraft Dungeons, you can also get the Ultimate Edition add-on for all the DLC.
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.
