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Try the new Minecraft launcher beta for Windows PC!

Latest Version Minecraft Beta
Requirements

Windows 7/Windows 7 64/Windows 8/Windows 8 64/Windows 10/Windows 10 64

Updated June 25, 2023
Author Mojang
Category Games
License Paid
Language English
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Overview

Minecraft Beta is a brand-new launcher for starting the original PC version of the legendary video game Minecraft: Java Edition that has managed to find hundreds of millions of fans from all around the world.
This new version of the game was built to facilitate the future expansion of Minecraft-related content on Desktop, with a new launcher having the capability to streamline player access to base Minecraft game and future games in the Minecraft universe such as the celebrated singleplayer adventures Minecraft: Dungeons and Minecraft: Story Mode. So, Minecraft Beta does not signify some early or incomplete version of the game, but it instead represents a new front-end for a proven megahit Minecraft: Java Edition that all of its players know and love.

Minecraft is a sandbox video game with a first-person perspective that allows players of all ages to explore a procedurally-generated 3D world, fight opponents, mine materials, craft items, and use their imaginations to build new structures (from small objects to large and intricate cities) both alone and with help of friends in online servers. The visual style of the game has adopted a crude but eye-catching theme of large blocks, which are used to make the entire environment – from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest underground caves.

Players are tasked to explore this environment, use their pickaxe to chip away blocks, find resources everywhere around them, and use the gathered materials to craft new items that can help them create a perfect home, farm, city, or anything else they imagine. Since some game modes have global quests, players can also try to “finish” this sandbox game by visiting several realms, finding magical items, and defeating the final dragon boss battle.

The game features multiple game modes that promote different types of gameplay styles, with “survival mode” being one of the most popular. Gamers also have a large set of tools for changing the game, not only with mods that tweak built-in gameplay systems but also introduce brand new items, gameplay mechanics, items, assets, and rendering procedures.

Since it rarely requires fast-paced gameplay and instead focuses on open-ended gameplay, freeform exploration, and finding fun in cooperative tasks, Minecraft is a game for all ages. And its latest version found in Minecraft Beta for Windows PC introduces a new launcher that allows easier Minecraft Universe content discovery.

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