Minecraft Dungeons II unlocked at 08:00 UTC on September 29, 2026, on schedule and everywhere at once. In Japan that was 17:00 the same day. The official news post “Minecraft Dungeons II is live” confirms it went live on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Two store records had carried that exact time beforehand: the release timestamp on the Steam store page, and the release date registered for the Deluxe Edition in the Microsoft Store.
Unlock time by region
| Region | Local time |
|---|---|
| UTC | September 29, 08:00 |
| US Pacific (PDT) | September 29, 01:00 |
| US Eastern (EDT) | September 29, 04:00 |
| UK (BST) | September 29, 09:00 |
| Central Europe (CEST) | September 29, 10:00 |
| India (IST) | September 29, 13:30 |
| Japan and Korea | September 29, 17:00 |
| Australia East (AEST) | September 29, 18:00 |
No region rolled over to a different date, so the launch was simultaneous worldwide.
Where the time came from
The official pages gave only the date. The exact time sat in store metadata.
| Source | Recorded value | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Steam store page | release timestamp 1790668800 | September 29, 08:00 |
| Steam countdown | “about 3 hours” at 04:33 UTC on September 29 | September 29, 08:00 |
| Microsoft Store, Deluxe Edition | 2026-09-29T08:00:00Z | September 29, 08:00 |
| Minecraft Wiki | 2026-09-29T08:00Z | September 29, 08:00 |
Unix time 1790668800 is 08:00:00 UTC on September 29, 2026. The countdown on the Steam page agreed: it read about three hours remaining at 04:33 UTC. The Microsoft Store entry for the Standard Edition stored the date only, while the Deluxe entry kept the hour.
Some coverage before release listed the Steam version separately, at around 20:00 UTC on September 29. The Steam build unlocked with everything else at 08:00 UTC, matching the timestamp the store had been carrying.
Where to buy on each platform
| Platform | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Steam (Windows) | The store page. It is released, so buying it starts the download |
| Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC | Microsoft Store product page. With Game Pass you do not need to buy it |
| PlayStation 5 | PlayStation Store product page |
| Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 | Nintendo eShop product page |
The Xbox version is Play Anywhere, so one purchase covers console and PC, as stated on Xbox Wire.
Download sizes
How much space you need differs by platform. These figures come from the Minecraft Wiki and the Nintendo eShop listings on September 29, 2026.
| Platform | Size |
|---|---|
| Windows and Xbox | 9.06 GB |
| PlayStation 5 | 7 GB |
| Nintendo Switch | 4.3 GB |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | 6.0 GB |
The 6.8 GB figure that the Nintendo store showed before release no longer matches the current listings, so check the page for your platform.
Set these up before you start
- Check your online subscription. Online co-op needs Nintendo Switch Online on Switch, and the equivalent service on PlayStation and Xbox, which the official pre-order note states is sold separately
- Check Game Pass. Dungeons II is included from day one, so an active subscription needs no separate purchase
- Agree a time with your group. A party holds four, and both matchmaking and party codes are available
- Sign in with the right Microsoft account. Playing Minecraft Dungeons and Dungeons II on the same Microsoft account grants the Hero Cape in Dungeons II and in Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition
The pre-order bonus closed at 12pm PDT on September 28. The Twisted cape, Twisted Chicken pet and two hero skins are no longer attached to new purchases.
Day-one problems
An hour and a half after the unlock, the reports piling up are about starting the game rather than playing it. At 09:44 UTC the Steam page had 218 user reviews, 101 positive and 117 negative, which Steam labels Mixed. Most of the negative ones say the game will not run.
| Symptom | What is known |
|---|---|
| Will not start on SteamOS, Steam Deck or Linux | The build depends on Microsoft Gaming Services, which fails under Proton and leaves a black screen |
| “Missing gaming services” on Windows | The game does not launch when the Gaming Services install fails |
| Error codes 0064 and 0059 | Microsoft account sign-in fails. Launch day server load is the suspected cause |
Error code 0064 is covered by Sportskeeda on September 29. No cause has been confirmed, and the suggested steps are to wait for the login servers to settle, retry the sign-in, and verify the Steam files. Mojang had published nothing about any of this as of 09:44 UTC.
If it will not start at all, work through Minecraft Dungeons II will not launch.
How players join each other
| Method | What it does |
|---|---|
| Matchmaking | Drop into a session from players looking for a party |
| Party codes | Share a code and join a specific game |
| Mixed co-op | Two or more players on one machine plus others online |
Split screen on a single machine works too, and cross-platform play means a Switch player and a PS5 player can share a session. The campaign also works solo from start to finish.
Prices, editions, PC requirements and the full list of system changes are in Minecraft Dungeons II: release date, price, platforms, and the Sift.
News for Minecraft players
Minecraft Live ran on September 26 and 27, and two announcements matter for the base game.
- The Sift, the new dimension in Dungeons II, comes to Minecraft Java and Bedrock in 2027. It will be the first new dimension in over 14 years
- The fourth game drop of 2026, the winter update, adds an Ice Cave biome. It is an underground biome in cold regions, with ice and calcite blocks and a frozen zombie variant that applies a freezing effect
FAQ
- Q. Did it unlock at midnight local time?
- A. No. The unlock was tied to 08:00 UTC everywhere, so local clock times differ by region.
- Q. When can Game Pass members install it?
- A. It is in the Game Pass library now, at no extra cost, as Xbox Wire stated before release.
- Q. Error code 0064 will not let me log in.
- A. That is a Microsoft account sign-in failure. Several players hit it on launch day and server load is the suspected cause. No cause has been confirmed and no fix beyond retrying later has been published (Sportskeeda, September 29, 2026).
- Q. Does it run on Steam Deck or SteamOS?
- A. Not as of September 29, 2026. The build depends on Microsoft Gaming Services and Mojang has not committed to supporting those platforms (GamingOnLinux).
- Q. Some sites list September 30.
- A. That comes from converting the UTC release into a local date, and from the boxed Switch versions in Japan, which are dated September 30. The digital release was September 29 in every region listed above.
日本語版: Minecraft Dungeons IIは何時から遊べる？日本時間9月29日17時に配信開始
Sources, checked on 2026-09-29: the Minecraft Dungeons II Steam store page (release timestamp), the Steam appdetails and user review APIs (release status and review counts, taken at 09:44 UTC), Microsoft Store product data for Minecraft Dungeons II and its Deluxe Edition, the Minecraft official “About Dungeons II” page, the news posts “New gameplay systems in Minecraft Dungeons II” (2026-08-31) and “Minecraft Dungeons II is live” (2026-09-29), Xbox Wire “Minecraft Dungeons II’s New Dimension Coming to Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition” (2026-09-26), the Nintendo eShop listings for Switch and Switch 2, the Minecraft Wiki entries for Minecraft Dungeons II and Dungeons II:1.1.1.0, GamingOnLinux “Minecraft Dungeons II doesn’t seem to run on SteamOS / Linux” (2026-09-29), Sportskeeda’s write-up of error code 0064 (2026-09-29), and AUTOMATON’s Minecraft Live roundup (2026-09-27).