Can I Get Minecraft Dungeons Free DLC Or Updates?

Updates: yes, they’re always free. Most of the updates we release are small-to-medium in size, consisting of a few patches, some seasonal tweaks and quality-of-life improvements. These updates are free for all Minecraft Dungeons players and ensure multiplayer stays up and running smoothly, while balancing out items and mobs.

Major DLCs that add new story lines and levels are paid content. Some people get to play DLCs for free, for example when a store offers it for free for a short time, or when you buy a bundle for the game and the DLC(s). Also subscription services for games can offer you the base game plus promotional DLCs. On PC there are also many mods and pieces of content made by the game’s community. Note that these are not officially made by 4J Games and Mojang, and you have to install them carefully.

In short, paid expansions usually aren’t free, but updates and patches are. I’m keeping an eye on sales and the game’s channels, though. As always, I’ll buy the DLC when it’s on sale for a good price.

According to store pages, patch notes, and forums everywhere, we can conclude that while patch updates to Minecraft Dungeons (for balance changes, bug fixes, and general polish) are always free to the game’s owners (across all platforms), larger pieces of content (story packs, new levels as DLC) tend to release as paid “adventure packs” as new “story content” to the game.

However, the bigger updates like story expansions, new DLC levels and larger adventure packs are typically sold as paid content to developers as they often contain large amounts of new content like new areas, items and even mechanics to use in the game. Promotional content like free maps, events or even things like a trial version of a DLC are released for free from time to time along with bundles and sales on platforms and even some free DLCs being included with certain editions of a game such as the deluxe or ultimate edition of a game.

If you are interested in buying some or all of the DLCs for less, it will be worth keeping an eye on occasions such as platform sales, subscriptions and special announcements. Sometimes DLCs are even included with games that are part of certain subscriptions such as Xbox Game Pass, for example the base game of Minecraft Dungeons will be included for subscribers, and in some instances DLC will be made available for free for a limited time or as part of a special trial. It’s worth keeping an eye on the store page every now and then to see when an update has gone live and what it contains – it’s always nice to get a free update to a game and get excited about building in new and interesting ways.

As someone who completes games while they're on sale, I get patches and updates for 'Minecraft Dungeons' at no cost to download and play. These are the free fixes and patches that keep the loot fair and the co-op play stable. All the patches are downloaded automatically to console, PC and cloud games. So the game gets improved while players are playing and it's all good. No one gets to play while others are crippled by improvements.

Paid DLCs are a different matter though. Those are large additions to the game, typically featuring new missions, large maps or even a full story. In the past I managed to get most of them for Minecraft Dungeons during sales, sometimes even when buying a deluxe edition of a game at launch. Sometimes DLCs are even included in a subscription offering, at least partially. And from time to time stores offer the base game plus DLCs as part of a promotion. In addition, from time to time there are time limited free games, so it’s worth keeping an eye on the usual channels like a game’s social media accounts, the developer’s blog and the store where you purchased the game, as well as the store’s promotions page.

But I get most of the content for it at sale prices or in bundles. And I get to enjoy the majority of the content for “Minecraft Dungeons” as I have it on Game Pass too. The free updates, like patches, balance changes, etc., are wonderful too.