Minecraft: Story Mode

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Minecraft: Story Mode

Author(s)

Mojang Studios
Telltale Games

Platform(s)

Native

(Episodes 1-5)

Backward-compatible

Other

(Episodes 1-5)

Written in

Telltale Tool

Latest version

Wii U: 1.0.1
Nintendo Switch: 1.0.0
Android: 1.37
iOS & iPadOS: 1.7
Fire & Fire Phone: 1.37
tvOS: 1.2

Release date

Episode 1
Windows, macOS, PS3, PS4 October 13, 2015 Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone October 14, 2015 Android October 15, 2015 Windows (Microsoft Store) December 16, 2015 Wii U January 21, 2016 tvOS August 24, 2016 Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 2
Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 October 27, 2015 Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone October 29, 2015 Windows (Microsoft Store) December 16, 2015 tvOS August 24, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 3
Windows XP+, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone November 24, 2015 Windows 10/11 (Microsoft Store) December 16, 2015 tvOS August 24, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 4
iOS, iPadOS December 17, 2015 Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, macOS, PS3, PS4, Android, Fire, Fire Phone December 22, 2015 tvOS August 24, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 5
Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone March 29, 2016 Microsoft Store (Windows) April 17, 2016 tvOS August 24, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 6 (DLC)
Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone June 7, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 7 (DLC)
Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone July 26, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Episode 8 (DLC)
Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Fire, Fire Phone September 13, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017^[2]

Season Pass Disc
North America October 27, 2015 Europe October 30, 2015

The Complete Adventure
North America October 25, 2016 Europe October 28, 2016 Wii U December 13, 2016^[1] Nintendo Switch August 22, 2017

Rating(s)

ESRB: E10+^[3]
PEGI: 12^[4]
ACB: PG^[5]
Apple: 9+^[6]
Amazon: Guidance Suggested^[7]
OFLC: PG-VL (Episodes 1‑2)^[8]
OFLC: PG-V (Episodes 3–8)^[9]
DEJUS: 10^[10]^[11]^[12]
USK: 6^[13]
GRAC: 12^[14]

Size

Windows XP+: 3.62 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Windows 10+ (Microsoft Store): 5.52 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
macOS: 3.87 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Xbox 360: 3.53 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Xbox One: 5.05 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
PS3: 3.1 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
PS4: 5.05 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Wii U: 678 MB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Nintendo Switch: 4.3 GB^{[note 1]}
Android: 19 MB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
iOS & iPadOS: 1.09 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Fire & Fire Phone: 1‑1.1 GB^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
tvOS: 170 MB^{[note 1]}

License

Proprietary

Source available

No

“	We've worked closely with the amazing team at Mojang to ensure this story is a natural fit for the Minecraft world fans already know and love. As Jesse, players will steer their own path through a tale of adventure and survival; all brought to life by an all-star cast. Through Telltale's choice-based gameplay and a story spanning from the Nether to the Farlands, the End, and beyond, we can't wait for fans to experience this new take on the beloved world of Minecraft.	„
	— Kevin Bruner, CEO of Telltale Games^[15]

Box art by Mojang Studios

Minecraft: Story Mode was an episodic point-and-click narrative-driven graphic adventure video game based on the sandbox game Minecraft, released in October 2015 across multiple platforms with a Windows (Microsoft Store) release on December 16, 2015, a Wii U release on January 21, 2016, an tvOS release on August 24, 2016, and a Nintendo Switch release on August 22, 2017.^[16]^[17] The game was developed by Mojang Studios, the developer of Minecraft, in collaboration with Telltale Games.

In June 2018, Netflix and Telltale signed a partnership agreement, and the first season of the game Minecraft: Story Mode was announced to be released on Netflix on November 7, 2018.^[18] Due to unknown reasons, the release date was pushed to November 27, 2018. That day, the first three episodes of the series were released and the last two episodes were released on December 5, 2018. Story Mode was removed from Netflix on December 5, 2022.^[19]

Music for the game was composed by Anadel, an atmospheric folk band based in California.^[20] The game follows the episodic format that Telltale has used for its previous titles, where player choices and actions have significant effects on later story elements.

A sequel, Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two, was released on July 11, 2017, featuring new storylines and characters.

On May 31, 2019, it was announced that Minecraft: Story Mode would no longer be supported following the closure of Telltale Games. The servers for Story Mode were discontinued on June 25, 2019, meaning that the episodes are no longer downloadable.^[21] Despite being discontinued, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions are playable on the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 respectively via backward compatibility.^[22]

Gameplay

Minecraft: Story Mode is an episodic point-and-click narrative-driven graphic adventure video game similar to Telltale's previous titles such as Tales from the Borderlands. The player is able to collect items, solve puzzles, and talk to non-player characters though conversation trees to learn about the story and determine what to do next. Like other Telltale Games, decisions that the player makes have an impact on story elements in future episodes.^[23] However, unlike Telltale's previous games that carry more mature or emotional overtones including the death of major characters, Story Mode is known as a family-friendly title, so the decisions are still pivotal and emotional but do not involve mature imagery or themes.^[23] Elements of crafting and building, central to Minecraft, are included in the gameplay, following a similar approach.^[23] The game features combat and other action sequences, carried out through both quick time events similar to Telltale's other episodic games, and more arcade-like controls, such as steering around debris on a road.^[24]^[25] The game also mixes new characters with original themes to make an entirely original Minecraft experience.

Synopsis

Jesse and his / her group of friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone; four adventurers who slayed an ender dragon. The Order are the very best at what they do: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect. While at EnderCon, Jesse and his / her friends discover that something is wrong... something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and they must set out on a journey to find The Order of the Stone if they are to save their world from oblivion.^[15]

Plot

Spoiler warning! This section contains detailed information about Minecraft: Story Mode that may spoil your enjoyment of it. Read at your own risk!

Episode 1: The Order of the Stone

Episode 2: Assembly Required

Episode 3: The Last Place You Look

Episode 4: A Block and a Hard Place

Episode 5: Order Up!

Episode 6: A Portal to Mystery

Episode 7: Access Denied

Episode 8: A Journey's End?

Voice cast

Some characters in Story Mode (from left to right); Petra, Axel, Jesse, Olivia, Reuben and Lukas (in his original design)

In Story Mode, the player gets to choose the appearance of the main character, Jesse. The character can be either male or female and can also swap between varieties of clothing and skin tone.

Jesse and Friends

Patton Oswalt as Jesse (male), a huge fan of everything going on in Minecraft, as well as the main character^[26]
Catherine Taber as Jesse (female)^[27]
Dee Bradley Baker as Reuben, Jesse's pet pig who is smart and funny.
Brian Posehn as Axel, who is fiercely loyal to his friends but can appear to act impulsively.^[26]
Ashley Johnson as Petra, who is tough, shrewd, and very protective of her friends.^[26]
Martha Plimpton as Olivia, who is assertive and smart but lacks patience.^[26]
Matthew Porter as Lukas, a member of the Ocelots who later befriends Jesse and his / her group.^[28]

Order of the Stone members

David Fennoy as Gabriel the Warrior, a powerful fighter who appears at EnderCon^[26]
Erin Oosbree as Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer, someone who is very smart but whose whereabouts are slightly hazy^[28]
Corey Feldman as Magnus the Rogue, an impressive griefer who appreciates the "art" of griefing and who is also hard to find^[28]
John Hodgman as Soren the Architect, a mysterious person who is the hardest to find and whose whereabouts have not been known for a while^[28]
Paul Reubens as Ivor, a former member of the Order who distrusted Soren after the command block incident and who has vowed to demolish the world of Minecraft^[28]

Old Builder members

Melissa Hutchison as Isa, the Founder of Sky City.^[29]
Ashly Burch as Cassie Rose, the person who reveals herself as the White Pumpkin.
Yvette Nicole Brown as Harper, the creator of PAMA.^[30]
James Cummings as Hadrian, the leader of the Old Builders.^[2]
Kari Wahlgren as Mevia, the Enforcer.^[2]
Jamie Alcroft as Otto, a person who prefers to make sure rules are followed.

Other characters

William West as the narrator, Siggie, and the fanboy^[28]
Gina Keali'inohomoku Bowes as Maya, Ivy, and the fangirl
Phillip LaMarr as Gill, a member of the Ocelots, later known as the Blaze Rods.
Matthew Miller as Aiden, Otis, Schoolboy, TNT Dustin, and Griefer #2
Jason Topolski as Reuben (the usher), Disco Mickey, Griefer #5, and PAMA.
Erin Yvette as the announcer of the EnderCon building competition, Mabel, Farmer Gloria, and Griefer #1
Lydia Winters as herself
Owen Jones^{[note 1]} as himself
Ursula Taherian as Nohr, a griefer of Boom Town.
Samuel Riegel as Griefer #3
Michael Gambino as Calvin and Griefer #4
A.J. Riebli III as the announcer of the Death Bowl
Sean Astin as Reginald, the loyal Captain of the Guard^[29]
James Meskimen as Milo, the leader of the Build Club.^[29]
Joseph Garrett as Stampy Cat^[31]
Stacy Hinojosa as stacyplays^[31]
Daniel Middleton as DanTDM^[31]
Elizabeth Dwyer as LDShadowLady^[31]
Jordan Maron as CaptainSparklez^[31]
Adam Harrington as TorqueDawg
Roger L. Jackson as the White Pumpkin (voice)
Audrey Wasilewski as Em
Julianne Buescher as Nell and Clutch
John Sanders as Facemeat, one of the Gladiators
Christopher B. Duncan as Slab, one of the Gladiators

Additional voices

Ashley Albert
Will Beckman
Katrina Carras
Shelly Shenoy
Arthur von Nagel

Development

Box art for the Season Pass disc.

“	The interactive storytellers at Telltale are giving players the chance to explore their own unique interpretation of the Minecraft universe. They've crafted a story that follows the logic of Minecraft, but still manages to feel original. It's actually pretty funny too. And the pig is adorable.	„
	— Owen Jones^[15]

The idea for Minecraft: Story Mode came around the end of 2012 when Telltale was engaged in work for Tales from the Borderlands, an episodic series based on the Borderlands series. The idea of developing stories around other established video game franchises led the team to brainstorm the idea for a Minecraft-related game, given that the game was essentially a "blank canvas" for storytelling, according to Job Stauffer, and would create an interesting challenge.^[23] Telltale began negotiations with Mojang Studios at GDC 2013, and began work on the title shortly thereafter.^[23] Stauffer noted that Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang Studios was not a factor in the game's development, as their interaction with Mojang Studios began well before Microsoft's offers.^[23]

Telltale opted to create a new main character of Jesse for Minecraft: Story Mode instead of using the default "Steve" and "Alex" characters from Minecraft, feeling that they did not want to attempt to rewrite how players already saw these characters in the game.^[32] Other primary characters in the game are loosely designed around archetypes of common player-characters for Minecraft, such as those who engage in building, fighting, or griefing other players.^[33] The game does not attempt to provide any background for some concepts in Minecraft, such as the creepers, to avoid the various fan interpretations of such elements, though they will be elements of the game's story.^[33]

Stauffer stated that the game's story was intended to be family-friendly, similar to The Goonies or Ghostbusters;^[23] their intended content would be equivalent to a PG-13 or PEGI-12 rating.^[33] A number of the voice actors are alumni of such films of the 1980s such as Corey Feldman who starred in The Goonies, and the game includes various references to these types of films.^[33] Stauffer reflected that while Telltale's more recent games like The Walking Dead were more mature stories, their original adventure games like Sam & Max and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People were written as family-friendly, and that they consider their approach to Story Mode as "part of our DNA". The story was written to be accessible both to existing players of Minecraft – both novice and advanced players – and to new audiences outside of the game.^[23]

Minecraft: Story Mode was formally announced in December 2014 as a collaboration project between Mojang Studios and Telltale Games; the announcement was presented as an interactive adventure game named "Info Quest II".^[34] Its first trailer was released during the MINECON convention in early July 2015. Telltale confirmed that they would release the game for the Wii U, representing the first time a Minecraft game has been released on a Nintendo platform.^[23]

On August 24, 2015, Winters posted on Twitter (now X) that she had completed voiceover work for the game but didn't specify whether she voiced a character or did some narration for the game.^[35]

On August 28, 2015, it was announced that the player will be able to choose the appearance of the main character, Jesse.^[27]

On October 7, 2015, Anadel, an atmospheric folk band based in Napa, California, announced that they had composed the music for the game.^[20]

Episodes

The game is separated into five episodes, released in intervals between 2 weeks and 3 months.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release
1	"The Order of the Stone"	Dennis Lenart and Graham Ross	Michael Choung and Laura Jacqmin	October 13, 2015^[16]
2	"Assembly Required"	Jason Latino	Joshua Rubin, Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams	October 27, 2015^[36]
3	"The Last Place You Look"	Jonathan Stauder	Michael Choung, Laura Jacqmin, Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams	November 24, 2015^[37]
4	"A Block and a Hard Place"	Graham Ross and Rebekah Gamin-Arcovitch	Brad Kane and Laura Jacqmin	December 17, 2015
5	"Order Up!"	Jonathan Stauder	Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams	March 29, 2016^[29]

Supplemental episodes

On March 22, 2016, Telltale Games announced that three episodes will be available throughout 2016 as downloadable content.^[29] These episodes will not be available under the season pass and as such must be purchased separately.^[38] In order to download these episodes, one must have at least one episode from the main series.^[29]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release
6	"A Portal to Mystery"^[39]	Sean Manning	Eric Stirpe and Tim Williams	June 7, 2016^[31]
7	"Access Denied"^[39]	Rebekah Gamin-Arcovitch and Jason Pyke	Luke McMullen and Eric Stirpe	July 26, 2016^[30]
8	"A Journey's End?"^[39]	Vahram Antonian^[40]	Eric Stirpe, Yale Hannon and Erica Harrell	September 13, 2016^[2]

Trailers

MINECON 2015 Trailer

Episode 1 - The Order of the Stone Trailer

Episode 2 - Assembly Required Trailer

Episode 3 - The Last Place You Look Trailer

Episode 4 - A Block and a Hard Place Trailer

Episode 5 - Order Up! Trailer

Episode 6 - A Portal to Mystery Trailer

Episode 7 - Access Denied Trailer

Episode 8 - A Journey's End? Trailer

Achievements

There are 32 achievements in Story Mode (33 on PlayStation), worth 1,000 Gamerscore on Xbox and Windows (Microsoft Store).

Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (If different)	Gamerscore	Trophy (PS)
New Kid on the Block	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1		20G	Bronze
Leveraging Resources	Get creative at the crafting table	Make a lever at a crafting table.	20G	Gold
Some Assembly Required	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1		25G	Bronze
To Catch a Thief	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1		30G	Bronze
Out of the Frying Pan...	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 1		30G	Silver
Safety First	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 1		35G
The Calm Before the Storm	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 1		40G
Nether Say Die	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 2		20G	Bronze
Griefer Madness	Acquire the Griefer	Bring Magnus back to the temple.	25G
Occam's Razor	Acquire the Engineer	Bring Ellegaard back to the temple.	30G
No Time to Lose	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 2		35G	Silver
In the Shadow of Giants	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 2		40G	Silver
Left Behind	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 2		50G	Gold
Back to the Grind	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 3		20G	Bronze
A World of Pure Imagination	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 3		20G
Pretender Man	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 3		25G
When a Plan Comes Together	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 3		30G	Silver
Blockbuster	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 3		30G
Out With A Bang	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 3		35G
That's Some Pig	Chew the fat with Reuben	Have a conversation with Reuben.	40G	Gold
Dramatic Timing	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4		20G	Bronze
In a Land Far Away	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4		25G	Bronze
It Came From Outer Space	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4		30G	Silver
The End of the Line	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4		35G
From the Jaws of Defeat	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4		40G
A New World Order	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4		50G	Gold
Finders Keepers	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 5		20G	Bronze
Losers Weepers	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 5		25G
Friends in High Places	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 5		30G
Castles in the Sky	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 5		35G	Silver
Out of the Blue	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 5		40G	Silver
To Boldly Go...	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5		50G	Gold
Chip Off the Old Block	Earn all trophies		N/A	Platinum

Supplemental achievements

There are eighteen achievements available as downloadable content, worth 375 Gamerscore on Xbox and Windows (Microsoft Store).

Achievement	In-game description	Gamerscore	Trophy (PS)
Invitation to Die For	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 6	10G	Bronze
Mr. Sandman	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 6	15G
Killer Instincts	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 6	20G
The Science of Deduction	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 6	20G	Silver
From the Ashes	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 6	30G	Silver
Elementary, My Dear Jesse.	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 6	30G	Gold
Fighting Words	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 7	10G	Bronze
Mining for Trouble	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 7	15G
Trust Falling	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 7	20G
Ghost in the Machine	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 7	20G	Silver
Breaking and Entering	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 7	30G	Silver
Offline Mode	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 7	30G	Gold
Let the Games Begin	Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 8	10G	Bronze
Playing for Keeps	Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 8	15G
Challenge: Accepted	Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 8	20G
The Most Dangerous Game	Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 8	20G	Silver
Gaming the System	Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 8	30G	Silver
To the Victor Go the Spoils	Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 8	30G	Gold

System requirements

According to this page:

Minimum (Steam)

Component
Minimum version	Windows XP SP3	OS X Lion (10.7)
Processor	Intel Core2 Duo @ 2 GHz or equivalent	Intel @ 2.3 GHz
Memory (RAM)	3 GB or more	4 GB or more
Storage space	8 GB available space
Graphics drivers	AMD or NVIDIA card with 512 MB or more
DirectX version	11 or higher	N/A
Sound card	DirectX 11 or later	N/A
Notes	Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics drivers.	Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics, Mac mini, or early-generation MacBook models.