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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Memorable characters and events” (6 of 86 reviews) and “Choice-driven adventure” (6); the most common complaint is “Weak and cringy storytelling” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Oct 13, 2015 Developer Telltale Games Platforms Windows · Mac MemesAdventureSingleplayerStory RichPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

77.5%positive8,285 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 86 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 86 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“if only this would get the treatment that poker night did :( words cannot describe how good this was”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“i first played this game a few years ago and never really finished it after episode 4 due to Reuben's death, after a while i replayed the game from the start, the whole first season as i don't have season 2 but it is still very much a PEAK GAME. i wish that this game would have…”

— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I have more fun chasing midgets in a dinosaur costume than playing this "game"”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

3,641all-time peak
0 500 1k 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 574 avg · Dec 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.

50achievements
33.9%median completion
4.9%rarest: That's Some Pig
74.1% of players 71.1% of players 67.4% of players 63.1% of players 63.0% of players 61.8% of players 59.5% of players 58.2% of players 57.6% of players 56.4% of players 52.9% of players 52.2% of players 50.6% of players 49.8% of players 49.0% of players 48.2% of players 46.8% of players 45.0% of players 44.5% of players 43.5% of players 41.3% of players 41.1% of players 40.7% of players 36.0% of players 34.8% of players 33.9% of players 33.1% of players 32.9% of players 32.8% of players 29.4% of players 19.0% of players 18.6% of players 18.4% of players 18.0% of players 17.9% of players 17.9% of players 17.6% of players 17.4% of players 17.2% of players 16.9% of players 16.8% of players 16.7% of players 16.6% of players 16.3% of players 16.2% of players 16.1% of players 16.0% of players 15.9% of players 9.1% of players 4.9% of players 74.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.1%New Kid on the Block — Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1
71.1%Some Assembly Required — Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1
67.4%To Catch a Thief — Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1
Rarest badges of honor
4.9%That's Some Pig — Chew the fat with Reuben
9.1%Leveraging Resources — Get creative at the crafting table
15.9%To the Victor Go the Spoils — Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 8

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
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Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 13, 2016
'Minecraft: Story Mode' Episode 8 - ‘A Journey’s End?’ Now Available

Hey there fellow adventurers! With the arrival of ‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ Episode 8 - ‘A Journey’s End?’, we are thrilled to share an all-new trailer for the epic conclusion of the ‘Adventure Pass’ ad

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsMemes · Adventure · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · Episodic · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Crafting · Survival · Family Friendly · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Official sitehttps://telltale.com/series/minecraft-story-mode/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or NVIDIA card w/512 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c sound device Additional Notes: Not Recommended for Intel integrated graphics