Highlights

  • Minecraft Legends may not have the staying power of the original Minecraft, as spin-off games often fail to impress and stick around for long.
  • While Minecraft Legends is a decent game, it may not be what Minecraft players are looking for, lacking depth and creativity compared to the main game.
  • Most Minecraft spin-offs have short lifespans, indicating that the final days of Minecraft Legends may already be on the horizon, with potential support cuts in the near future.

After the success of Minecraft, it would make sense that Mojang and Microsoft would want to further tap the IP. So, the Minecraft spin-off games were born with the likes of Minecraft Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, and the recently released Minecraft Legends. Each of these games has taken the blocky world of Minecraft into brand-new genres, with varying results. And although they all seem to have strong initial success, none of them seem to stick around for awfully long.

Minecraft Legends is the latest in a long line of Minecraft spin-offs that have experimented with the concept. This game takes the IP to the RTS genre for a unique experience that may be worth a try or two. Yet even though it can be fun, it seems to have failed to reach the heights of its predecessors. As such, the game may not be around for very much longer. While there may still be a few good updates in store for fans, the final days of Minecraft Legends may already be on the horizon.

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Minecraft Legends Does Not Have the Staying Power of Minecraft

Minecraft Legends Failed to Impress Critics and Players

Nothing really compares to the success of Minecraft, which means that these spin-offs are already at a disadvantage. Players come to the blocky world for a massive sandbox adventure that lets them run wild with their creativity. Games like Minecraft Legends let players experience that world from a different perspective, but since they are different genres, the creative aspect of the concept is not there. Because of that, these spin-offs feel like they are lacking something, which makes it harder for Minecraft Legends to excite the fanbase.

Minecraft Legends is not a bad game by any means, it just is not really what Minecraft players are looking for. The Minecraft-themed art style is cute, the classic RTS mechanics are fun to play, and fighting against other players can be a blast. However, the AI is lacking, the game is not very deep, and it can be rather tedious at times. Since Mojang aims to deliver more family-friendly experiences, the game also streamlines the RTS experience drastically, which makes for a pretty bare-bones adventure. While that makes Minecraft Legends a good starter RTS, it never really goes further than that.

Because of all of this, Minecraft Legends failed to really excite critics or players. The game may have amassed 3 million players within its first two weeks, yet the reviews were pretty mixed. Some of the post-launch updates have helped improve the experience overall. However, it still leaves much to be desired, which could mean that players are already looking for something else.

Most Minecraft Spin-offs Have Small Lifespans

Not only did Minecraft Legends fail to impress audiences, but Minecraft spin-offs as a whole already have relatively short lifespans. Minecraft may be getting consistent updates since 2009, and will likely get even more for years to come, yet its spin-offs do not get that same treatment. Minecraft: Story Mode was a two-season-long thing that has not been expanded since 2019, Minecraft Earth was shut down two years after release, and Mojang released the last major update to Minecraft Dungeons three years after it hit store shelves.

Minecraft spin-offs do not seem to have that same longevity. Because of that, Minecraft Legends' final days may already be on the horizon. While the studio has released a couple of major updates for the game, there will likely only be a couple more in the pipeline before the studio cuts off support. It may not happen tomorrow; however, there is a chance it could happen in a year or two. But even if it does shut down soon, another Minecraft spin-off will probably rise in its place.