Minecraft Dungeons Arcade Is A Simple Reminder Of Why We Absolutely Love Dungeon Crawlers

Whether you’re hunting for diamonds in a dark subterranean cave, collaborating on a fancy mansion in creative mode, or taking down the ender dragon with the bros, it’s safe to say that minecraft’s fun factor usually increases the more players there are in the game. Naturally, it goes without saying that this same rule applies to mojang’s pet project dungeon crawler minecraft dungeons, and by extension, its brand-new arcade counterpart too!

- Kenneth Ang

Last week, I attended a short preview session for Minecraft Dungeons Arcade at Timezone VivoCity, which is the game’s first (and only) home here in Southeast Asia. For those who missed the memo, the game is functionally similar to the one on the Xbox Game Pass, albeit with a few mechanical differences to accommodate the arcade setting.

The largest difference, apart from the fact that you’re now playing it in the arcade (duh) is that weapons and equipment aren’t picked up as drops or purchased in-game. Rather, players will make use of a collectible card system not unlike the one for Animal Kaiser and MushiKing to equip gear. There are currently five categories of cards, namely Skin, Melee, Range, Armour, and Pet - which you can scan to acquire their respective items in-game. Additionally, each of the 60 available cards features one of three rarities - Common, Unique, and Rare, as well as foiled (shiny) and non foiled variants.