Minecraft Dungeons II release time and unlock countdown

Updated August 10, 2026

Minecraft Dungeons II — the sequel to Mojang’s dungeon-crawler ARPG, co-developed with Double Eleven — releases on 29 September 2026 across PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and both Nintendo Switch generations. It is day one on Game Pass, and $29.99 to buy outright. The countdown above runs in your timezone.

What time does it unlock?

Not announced. Xbox’s page and the Steam listing both carry the date with no hour. Xbox first-party releases commonly unlock at midnight local time on consoles and one fixed global moment on Steam — but that is the pattern, not a statement about this game. We add the exact time and a per-region table the moment Microsoft or Steam publishes one.

If you plan to play through Game Pass, note that Game Pass titles occasionally appear in the library a few hours after the store unlock rather than at the same instant; nothing has been said either way for Dungeons II, and we will track it on the day.

Game Pass, price and editions

• Game Pass: included day one. That makes the buy-in question simple — $29.99 only if you want to own it outright or play on PlayStation or Switch, where Game Pass does not reach.
• One edition. No deluxe tier, no early-access window: 29 September is the same day for everyone.

What kind of game is the sequel?

The first Dungeons was a family-friendly Diablo-lite that eventually reached tens of millions of players. The sequel keeps the isometric loot-and-levels core and widens it — Xbox’s showcase material leans on bigger ARPG systems and a broader platform spread at launch, including the original Switch, which is the clearest signal about how light the engine stays.

PC system requirements

As listed on the Steam page — the minimum spec is nearly a decade old, by design:

Minimum:

Recommended:

What we will cover on day one

A co-op loot game’s launch-week failure set is predictable: party invites that do not connect, cross-platform sessions dropping, Game Pass instals stuck at 0%. That is what this site does — see the launch-week guides for the format. If Dungeons II stumbles on the way in, the fix coverage lands here.

Sources

Each claim above links to Xbox’s official pages or the Steam listing. Where something rests on platform habit rather than an announcement — unlock hour, Game Pass library timing — it is labelled as such.

• Xbox — Minecraft Dungeons II official page (Game Pass)
• Xbox Wire — Minecraft Dungeons II details from Xbox Games Showcase
• Steam store page — Minecraft Dungeons II (App 1912410)