Minecraft Dungeonsa special launcher on a computer is deducted in favor of a new “Unified Launcher” that you can start Dungeons and Minecraft: Java Edition from the same place, reduce the number of places you can play Minecraft one on the computer (via Windows Central).
Minecraft Dungeons is the cut-and-steal loot collected cousin of Minecraft that, until this change, it had its own launcher, unless purchased from the Microsoft Store. As of January 18, the non-Microsoft Store version of Dungeons on a computer can only be launched from the new Unified Launcher (which is itself an update of the Java launcher). Mojang says that the change should not affect the storage of files and that a Microsoft account (which should soon be playing on a computer) or a Mojang account can be used to log in to the launcher.
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Here are the remaining ways and places to play Minecraft on the computer after the changes:
- Minecraft Windows 10 Edition (sometimes just called Minecraft or Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) is managed by the Microsoft Store.
- Minecraft: Java Edition is managed by the Unified Launcher, but you can also play without updating for the time being.
- Minecraft: Education Edition (the special version of the game for schools) is managed through its own launcher.
- Minecraft Dungeons (a Minecraft spin-off) is managed either in the Unified Launcher or in the Microsoft Store if you use Xbox Game Pass for a computer, or you bought it from there.
Consolidate where you two start Minecraft games do not help much to confuse the many different types Minecraft, but for any person who enjoys playing both Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft: Java Edition, it’s a little more convenient now.
You can find more information about the change and how to download the new launcher on Mojang’s Minecraft Help Center.