Minecraft’s mob-slaying Diablo-esque spinoff has just hit 25 million unique players, and with it, we’ve received some bittersweet news. Minecraft Dungeons support is officially ending according to a recent blog post on the official Minecraft website.

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The news comes as part of an expression of gratitude from Mojang for all the love and support the game has received over the years. The team had this to say:

Time flies when you’re having fun. Before you know it, your game is all grown up and walking around on their own little legs. Today, on the day of Minecraft Dungeons announcement five years ago, we’re proud to share that our little game has hit a milestone and passed 25 million unique players!

Minecraft Dungeons began as a passion project, inspired by our love of classic dungeon crawler games and reimagined as a completely new Minecraft experience. But it was the love of our players that made it grow and thrive, allowing us to continue the adventure and venture further into the Nether, the End, and eventually the mysterious Tower. It exceeded our wildest dreams, and it makes us both proud and grateful for having had the pleasure of building a game together with a community like this one.

However, every journey has an end. As 1.17 was Minecraft Dungeons’ final update, our team has now moved on to new projects that continue to explore experiences in the Minecraft universe. This means that there are no new features or content updates planned for the game. We do intend to continue bringing new experiences to the Minecraft universe and give our team the freedom to keep exploring the types of games they’re passionate about – just as they did with Dungeons!

Minecraft Dungeons originally launched in 2020 and had a pretty solid reception. It’s a solid game with easy-to-grasp gameplay, and it’s difficult to deny the inherent charm of the Minecraft IP. It’s received several updates over the years, including a couple of DLCs, but it hasn’t received a proper patch since version 1.17 was released last November. With this post, the team confirmed that the previous update was the game’s swansong.

While it might be sad to say goodbye, we look forward to whatever the team makes next. Maybe we’ll see a peek at whatever they’re working on when Minecraft Live airs in just a few weeks.

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Source: Minecraft