Minecraft Dungeons II · Co-op lab · Checked 4 October 2026

Can your party play Minecraft Dungeons 2 together? Check every device.

Put in your party’s consoles and PCs: the planner names your kind of co-op and what each device needs, then reads up to four controllers at once. Below it: what changed from the first game, the twelve build slots, your capes and where every version runs.

Can we all play together? Put in every device.

Add each console or PC your party will play on and how many people sit at it. The planner names the kind of co-op you have and lists what every device needs — the game, an online subscription, controllers — from Mojang’s own rules. A party is at most four heroes.

  1. 1
    2
  2. 2
    1

Players at one device share its screen. Up to four devices, up to four heroes in all.

Mixed co-op

A shared screen and online players in the same party — Mojang’s name for it is mixed co-op.

Heroes3/4
Copies2
Subscriptions2
  • Nintendo Switch The game Nintendo Switch Online Controllers 2
  • PlayStation 5 The game PlayStation Plus Controllers 1

The couch check

Plug in every controller your party will use and press a button on each. Every one lights a hero and is read on its own: the left stick walks, and in Dungeons II the right stick is the dodge — so a right stick that does not rest at centre rolls your hero on its own.

  1. P1 Plug in a controller and press any button
    Walk—
    Dodge—
  2. P2 Plug in a controller and press any button
    Walk—
    Dodge—
  3. P3 Plug in a controller and press any button
    Walk—
    Dodge—
  4. P4 Plug in a controller and press any button
    Walk—
    Dodge—

Nothing is sent anywhere: the browser reads the controllers, and the readings stay on this page. A stick that moves more than 12% off centre while untouched counts as drifting.

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Dungeons 1 or Dungeons 2? Six slots became twelve.

The first game gave a hero six things to equip. The sequel gives twelve — the same two weapons and three artifacts, armour split into four pieces, and three talismans that did not exist before. Switch between the two and watch the loadout change; the rest of what changed is below.

12combat slots
Weapons
Melee weaponRanged weapon
Artifacts
Artifact 1Artifact 2Artifact 3
Armour
HelmetChestplateLeggingsBoots
Talismans
Talisman 1Talisman 2Talisman 3

The first game: 6 slots. The sequel: 12.

Combat slots

Six: two weapons, one armour, three artifacts

Twelve: two weapons, four armour pieces, three artifacts, three talismans

The world

A mission table and levels with a start and an end

One connected world of regions, towns and dungeons, with minecart fast travel

Moving

Walk and dodge roll; no jumping

Jump — for hidden ledges, and to slam down on a crowd

Arrows

Ammunition you had to find

Unlimited ammunition that recharges

Enchantments

Whatever enchantments a piece of loot rolled

Books add enchantments to your own library for good; the Enchantsmith puts them on the gear you choose

Keeping a favourite item

Swapped out once something stronger dropped

The Blacksmith upgrades it to your highest power level, and re-rolls its effect

Changing gear

Pause the game in the full inventory

A mini inventory that opens without pausing, for every couch player at once

Finding a party

Friends only

Matchmaking with strangers, and party codes

The dimension

The Overworld, with the Nether and the End in the add-ons

The Sift — a new dimension that is also coming to Minecraft itself

Who you fight

The Arch-Illager

The Illager High Council: the Prime Enchanter, the Supreme Evoker and the Grand Illusioner

Who you fight, as Mojang names them

  • Twisted Warden
  • Copper Monstrosity
  • Prime Enchanter
  • Supreme Evoker
  • Grand Illusioner

The build board: twelve slots, no classes.

Dungeons II has no classes: what you equip is who you are. Pick a slot to see what it does and where it sits on your hero. Below it, the four rules of the town — the smiths, the books, the emeralds and the souls — and a wallet check before you salvage.

Melee weapon

Swings on X or Mouse 1. Every melee weapon also slams down from a jump, hitting everything beneath you.

In the first game too

Blacksmith

Brings any item up to the highest power level you have reached, for a fee, and can re-roll its random effect. A favourite sword never has to be thrown away.

Enchantsmith and books

Enchantment books go into your own library for good. The Enchantsmith puts one on the gear slot you choose, paid in the currency Soul Corrupted mobs drop, and enchantments level up as you use them.

Echo Shards and the merchant

Spend Echo Shards to upgrade the town merchant, and the gear it offers gets stronger.

Soul Surge

Timed events where stronger mobs spawn in an area and drop higher-tier loot you cannot get anywhere else.

Before you salvage: the emerald wallet

The wallet holds 99,999 emeralds — Mojang raised the cap from 9,999 on 2 October 2026. Anything a salvage pays past that is not banked — it is gone. Put in what you hold and what the salvage will pay.

Banked
2,299
Lost past the cap
701
Wallet after
99,999

Deluxe or not, and which capes are yours?

Three editions of the same game, and three capes that are earned three different ways — two of them also turn up on your character in Minecraft itself. Answer three questions and the capes you have light up.

Minecraft Dungeons II $29.99
  • The full game
Deluxe Edition $49.99
  • The full game
  • Four Fancy Hero skins
  • The Soul Cape
  • The Blub pet
  • DLC 1 and DLC 2, as they are released
Game Pass Included
  • The full game on Xbox and PC, from launch day
  • Counts as playing it for the Hero Cape

Did you play the first Minecraft Dungeons on the Microsoft account you use now? Game Pass and Steam count, and so does joining a friend’s game.

Did you pre-order Dungeons II before 28 September, 12:00 Pacific?

Do you have the Deluxe Edition?

  1. Hero Cape

    Play the first Minecraft Dungeons, then log into Dungeons II with the same Microsoft account.

    • Dungeons II
    • Java
    • Bedrock

    Log in by ·

    Yours Not yet
  2. Twisted Cape

    Pre-order Dungeons II. The offer closed on 28 September 2026 at 12:00 Pacific.

    • Dungeons II
    • Java
    • Bedrock
    Yours Not yet
  3. Soul Cape

    Comes with the Deluxe Edition.

    • Dungeons II
    • Java
    • Bedrock
    Yours Not yet

The capes are drawn for this page, not copied from the game. Rules from Mojang’s Dungeons II FAQ; the Twisted and Hero capes need the same Microsoft account in Dungeons II and in Minecraft.

Where it runs: six versions, one party.

Dungeons II is on two computers’ stores, three console families and both Switch models, and every version can join the others online. The bars are the download sizes from the store listings, drawn to scale.

  1. Steam 9.06 GB
    Getting it
    Buy it · $29.99
    Online co-op
    No subscription
    In your hands
    Mouse and keyboard, or a controller
  2. Xbox app on PC 9.06 GB
    Getting it
    Buy it, or PC Game Pass
    Online co-op
    No subscription
    In your hands
    Mouse and keyboard, or a controller
  3. Xbox Series X|S 9.06 GB
    Getting it
    Buy it, or Game Pass Ultimate
    Online co-op
    Xbox online membership
    In your hands
    Controller
  4. PlayStation 5 7 GB
    Getting it
    Buy it · $29.99
    Online co-op
    PlayStation Plus
    In your hands
    Controller
  5. Nintendo Switch 3.9 GB
    Getting it
    Buy it · $29.99
    Online co-op
    Nintendo Switch Online
    In your hands
    Controller
  6. Nintendo Switch 2 5 GB
    Getting it
    Buy it · $29.99
    Online co-op
    Nintendo Switch Online
    In your hands
    Controller

Not on

  • PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 only.
  • Xbox One Xbox Series X|S only.
  • Mac Windows only on computers.
  • iPhone and Android No mobile version.

Bought on Xbox or in the Xbox app on PC, Xbox Play Anywhere gives you the other one too. The first Switch and Switch 2 each have their own version. The Steam version runs on Steam Deck since an update on 1 October 2026, though it is not yet Steam Deck Verified.

Answers

Straight answers

Co-op, capes, builds and what changed — the questions the launch-day search results ask, answered from Mojang’s own pages.

How many players can play Minecraft Dungeons 2?

Up to four in one party. They can share one screen as couch co-op, play online together through cross-play, or both at once — two on a sofa with friends joining online, which Mojang calls mixed co-op. There is matchmaking with strangers and party codes for friends.

Is Minecraft Dungeons 2 cross-platform?

Yes. Steam, the Xbox app on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 can all play in the same online party. On a console, playing online needs that console’s own online subscription; a PC needs none.

Is Minecraft Dungeons 2 split screen?

It is shared screen rather than split: couch players all fight in the same view on one TV or monitor. Each of them can open a mini inventory at the same time, so a shared screen never waits for one person’s menu.

Are there classes in Minecraft Dungeons 2?

No. As in the first game, what you equip is your class: a melee and a ranged weapon, three artifacts for active abilities, four armour pieces and three talismans for passive bonuses — twelve slots, twice the first game’s six.

How do you get the Hero Cape in Minecraft Dungeons 2?

Play the first Minecraft Dungeons — Game Pass and Steam count, and so does joining a friend’s game — then log into Dungeons II with the same Microsoft account before 31 December 2026. The cape then appears in Dungeons II and in Minecraft Java and Bedrock.

What is the difference between Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe and Standard?

The same game. The Deluxe Edition, $49.99 against $29.99, adds four Fancy Hero skins, the Soul Cape, the Blub pet and the first two DLCs when they are released.

What changed in Minecraft Dungeons 2 from the first game?

The world is one connected map instead of separate missions; heroes can jump; armour is four pieces and talismans are new, taking you from six slots to twelve; arrows are unlimited and recharge; enchantments come from books you keep; the Blacksmith upgrades gear you love; and a new dimension, the Sift, is where the story goes.

Can you lose emeralds in Minecraft Dungeons 2?

Yes, at the top. The wallet holds 99,999 emeralds — Mojang raised the cap from 9,999 on 2 October 2026 — and anything a salvage pays past that is lost rather than banked, so spend at the Blacksmith before you salvage a pile of old gear.

Unofficial. Keymap Labs is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Mojang Studios or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB. The rules above are Mojang’s and XBOX Wire’s own descriptions, and two launch reviews for what the release does on PC; the heroes and capes are drawn for this page. Controller readings stay in this browser. Last checked 29 September 2026.