Minecraft: Story Mode

Minecraft: Story Mode (2015) is a point-and-click narrative adventure set in the Minecraft universe where Jessie, an inexperienced adventurer, sets out on a grand quest with their friends. As you watch their story unfold, you make choices that affect the way the narrative unfolds across the episodes. It stands out for the unusual setting, self-referential humour, and care put into each detail of the story.

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The story consists of two seasons of episodic storytelling that follow Jesse as they go from an inexperienced dreamer to a great adventurer. Season One's story follows Jesse's escapades with the Order of the Stone, a group of seasoned warrior protectors of the land. Season Two follows on, as Jesse and their friends find a mysterious Structure Block on a sunken temple.

Play involves taking to characters to learn about the story and making choices that affect the trajectory of not only that episode but also of the subsequent ones, creating a branching narrative with different twists and turns. Lots of the game is spent watching the action play out through beautifully animated interactive scenes and sequences. the game was also released on Netflix, where the choices were reduced but each scene was pre-rendered with better graphics.

Although very hard to play now (as detailed in the costs section), the result is a game that uses the Minecraft world to tell a novel and compelling story, complete with emotion, humour, and high-stakes action.

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Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Minecraft: Story Mode 7 months ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 7 weeks ago.