Mojang is discontinuing the old Minecraft Dungeons launcher

Minecraft DungeonsSpecial launcher on PC is discontinued in favor of a new “Unified Launcher” that you can launch with Dungeons and Minecraft: Java Edition from the same place, reducing the number of places you can play Minecraft on PC with one (via Windows Central).

Minecraft Dungeons is the hack-and-slash loot a cousin collects from Minecraft that until this change had its own launcher, unless it was purchased from the Microsoft Store. As of January 18, the non-Microsoft Store version of Dungeons on PC can only be launched from the new Unified Launcher (which itself is an update of the Java launcher). Mojang says the change shouldn’t affect save files, and a Microsoft account (soon required to play on PC) or a Mojang account can be used to log into the launcher.

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Here are the remaining ways and places you can play Minecraft on pc after the changes:

• Minecraft Windows 10 Edition (sometimes just called Minecraft or Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) is managed through the Microsoft Store.
• Minecraft: Java Edition is managed through the Unified Launcher, but you can play without updating for now.
• Minecraft: Education Edition (the special version of the game for schools) is managed through its own launcher.
• Minecraft Dungeons (a Minecraft spin-off) is managed in the Unified Launcher or the Microsoft Store if you use Xbox Game Pass for PC or you bought it there.

Consolidate where you start two Minecraft games don’t help much to confuse the many different types Minecraft, but for anyone who liked to play both Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft: Java Edition, it’s a bit more convenient now.

You can find out more about the change and how to download the new launcher on Mojang’s Minecraft Help Center.