Is Minecraft Dungeons worth playing on Nintendo Switch?
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Minecraft Dungeons is a fun game, with an accessible approach to the ARPG format. The game is available on virtually every platform, including Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4. We’ve mostly been playing the game on Xbox and PC as we pick through all of the game’s details for our coverage, and thought we’d try out the Nintendo Switch version on the side.
Minecraft Dungeons Xbox / PC review
How does it stack up? Let’s take a look.
Dungeon fun
Minecraft Dungeons (Switch)
Getting into Dungeon Crawlers
Minecraft Dungeons on Nintendo Switch has some performance problems, but it’s still a ton of fun and pretty cheap too.
Minecraft Dungeons on Switch: The good
Gameplay-wise, Minecraft Dungeons is a fun and accessible take on the ARPG style set by Diablo. Many of Minecraft’s signature mobs return, such as the iconic creeper and the game’s various undead creatures. Alongside them, there are some new mobs like the Necromancer, that can spawn tons of undead mobs, and Wraiths, which can spew fire across the map. If a spider web lands on you in the fire, it can get you killed pretty quickly.
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It’s nice to have Minecraft Dungeons in the palm of your hand, though. This is the perfect game to grab a quick dungeon in here and there, as you grind your way up the gear ladder, and unlock the game’s various hidden levels. However, there are some notable downsides about the Switch version when compared to Xbox and PC that are worth being aware of.
Minecraft Dungeons on Switch: The bad
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The biggest gripe on the Nintendo Switch version of Minecraft Dungeons is the performance.
The biggest gripe on the Nintendo Switch version of Minecraft Dungeons is the performance. It already takes a hit compared to the Xbox and PC versions, dropping to 30 frames per second vs. 60 frames per second at its baseline. What’s worse is that the performance can dip below 30 frames pretty harshly, picking up stuttering and freezing when there are lots of mobs on-screen. This is playing with just one player too, with four players, I imagine the performance takes an even bigger hit, as more mobs swarm around on-screen. This game definitely needs a performance bump update, somewhere down the line.
Finally, it sucks that there’s no cross-play or cross-save functionality for the Nintendo Switch version. Considering Minecraft has pioneered cross-play and cross-save with its Realms platform, bringing players together from iOS, Android, VR, consoles, and PC. The fact Minecraft Dungeons doesn’t have this from launch is odd and frustrating, although it is confirmed to be coming “later.”
Minecraft Dungeons on Switch: Should you buy it?
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If you only have a Nintendo Switch, though, Minecraft Dungeons is still a fun game, even with the performance issues. You may want to wait for the game to start getting updates, though, before diving in. Either way, it’s only $20 on the Nintendo Store, so it’s not exactly a wallet-buster.
Dungeon fun
Minecraft Dungeons (Switch)
Getting into Dungeon Crawlers
Minecraft Dungeons on Nintendo Switch has some performance problems, but it’s still a ton of fun and pretty cheap too.
Portable fun
Nintendo Switch
For what it lacks in high-fidelity games it makes up for with fun factor
While you won’t be playing the latest Call of Duty or Assassin’s Creed on the Nintendo Switch any time soon, the versatility that comes with portability and its exclusive games makes the Switch more than worth it.
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