Minecraft - Switch

  • Genre: Builder   
  • ESRB: E10+   
  • Publisher: Microsoft   
  • Developer: Mojang   

Explore randomly-generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in Creative Mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in Survival Mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off dangerous mobs.

Minecraft Articles & Features


9/13/2023: The annual streaming Minecraft event, Minecraft Live, will take place this year on October 15th.
Minecraft Live returns in October
8/1/2023: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DLC is now available for Minecraft.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles join Minecraft
6/15/2023: The Incredibles DLC is now available in the Minecraft Marketplace.
The Incredibles join Minecraft
6/12/2023: Minecraft Omnibus Volume 1 compiles Minecraft Volumes 1-3 together in one volume, and will be available on November 21st.
Minecraft Omnibus Volume 1 coming this fall
10/26/2022: The Spooky Fall event has begun in Minecraft and will run through November 9th.
Minecraft gets a little spooky
9/21/2022: Minecraft Education and BBC Earth are bringing Frozen Planet II to Minecraft.
Minecraft freezes over
9/8/2022: Minecraft Live will stream on October 15th.
Minecraft Live date announced
6/17/2022: The Lightyear DLC is now available in the Minecraft Marketplace.
Buzz Lightyear lands in Minecraft
4/5/2022: The Sonic the Hedgehog DLC for Minecraft is getting a new update.
Sonic gets a new zone in Minecraft
2/7/2022: The PUMA x Minecraft Streetwear Collection is now available.
PUMA releases Minecraft Streetwear Collection
11/30/2021: Caves & Cliffs: Part II was released for Minecraft today.
More Caves & Cliffs come to Minecraft
11/16/2021: Minecraft has released the Minecraft x Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Adventure DLC.
Minecraft is going to Walt Disney World
10/15/2021: The Minecraft Live 2021 livestream will take place on Saturday, October 16th beginning at 12:00 PM EDT.
Minecraft Live 2021 goes live tomorrow
7/16/2021: The Minions x Minecraft DLC is now available in the Minecraft Marketplace.
Minions invade Minecraft
6/22/2021: The Sonic the Hedgehog DLC pack is now available from the Minecraft Marketplace.
Sonic spins into Minecraft
2/12/2021: Minecraft is ringing in the Lunar New Year with free skins.
Minecraft celebrates Year of the Ox
1/28/2021: A free Sustainability City map is now available for download for Minecraft.
Free sustainable coty map released for Minecraft
11/16/2020: Star Wars DLC is now available for Minecraft.
Minecraft travels to a galaxy far, far away
10/1/2020: Steve and Alex from Minecraft are the next playable fighters coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Steve and Alex joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate melee
9/3/2020: Minecraft Live will stream on October 3rd at 12:00 EDT.
Minecraft Live set for October 3rd
8/18/2020: The Jurassic World DLC for Minecraft was released today.
Minecraft welcomes you to Jurassic World
6/29/2020: Kellogg's Minecraft Creeper Crunch Cereal will be available for a limited time beginning in August.
Minecraft players can eat their Creepers
5/22/2020: A PAC-MAN DLC is now available in the Minecraft Marketplace.
PAC-MAN joins Minecraft
3/5/2020: The Minecraft Festival has been postponed until 2021 over corona virus concerns.
Minecraft Festival postponed
11/22/2019: An adventure map based on Frozen 2 is now available in the Minecraft Marketplace.
Frozen joins Minecraft
11/12/2019: Minecraft Earth early access is now available on both Android and iOS.
Minecraft Earth launches early access
5/17/2019: Minecraft Earth is an AR game coming to mobile.
Minecraft Earth to bring Minecraft into the real world
4/23/2019: The Minecraft Village & Pillage update went live today on Xbox One, Windows 10 Edition, iOS, Android, Java, and Nintendo Switch.
Minecraft villaging and pillaging
9/24/2018: Minecraft Volume One will be available next summer.
Minecraft inspires new graphic novel series
5/10/2018: The Bedrock version of Minecraft will launch on June 21st for the Nintendo Switch.
Minecraft striking Bedrock on Switch
4/24/2018: The Final Fantasy XV Skin Pack is now available for Minecraft.
Final Fantasy XV comes to Minecraft on all platforms
4/10/2018: MINECON Earth will be livestreamed globally on September 29th.
MINECON Earth is coming in September
3/27/2018: The Minecraft Star Wars Sequel Skin Pack is now available on all platforms.
Minecraft gets more Star Wars
10/27/2017: A Stranger Things Skin Pack is available for Minecraft.
Minecraft getting a little Stranger
10/13/2017: The Minecraft Halloween event runs from today through October 31st.
Minecraft launches Halloween Server Spooktakular
7/31/2017: The Minecraft Better Together update launched its beta today, beginning on Windows 10 PC and Android.
Minecraft launches Better Together beta

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