Minecraft Dungeons 2 won't be called open world despite interconnected world

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is making a big change. When its predecessor launched in 2020, it was a dungeon crawler that aimed to offer a more accessible entry point to the ARPG genre. Mans Olson, creative director, says, "In Minecraft Dungeons, we had a simple game loop.

You played a mission through to the end, you got a reward, and then you went back to your camp. In Minecraft Dungeons 2, we have what we call an interconnected world." He stresses that Mojang "is purposefully not calling it an open world" and describes the new game as "more of a guided experience that we think works really well for Minecraft," while adding that "you will be free to explore the overworld; Minecraft Dungeons 2 is a lot larger than the first game." Design director Laura de Llorens says "you can walk from one end of the world to the other," and the team is placing new emphasis on exploration.

Unique and rare items, along with powerful Talismans, can be found by digging into every corner of the map.

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