Soon there will be a new way to interact with the world of Minecraft. The No. 1 best-selling game of all time is getting its own pen-and-paper RPG. Slated to release July 8, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure – The Temple of the Charged Creeper is a hardcover gamebook that will introduce players to the grand universe of tabletop RPGs. Amazon is offering a 20% preorder discount that drops the price of the budget-friendly gamebook to only $16.
While Roll for Adventure sounds like one of the cooler tabletop Minecraft experiences released since the video game debuted back in 2011, it’s far from the only one. Over the years, Minecraft has been turned into a variety of popular board and card games. In fact, one of the best Minecraft board games, Builders and Biomes, is getting a Junior version geared toward younger fans on August 1.
We’ve rounded up all of the notable Minecraft tabletop games you can buy now. After reading about the games, you can then check out the sprawling universe of Minecraft novels, comic books, and reference books at the bottom of this story. The list includes several discounted Minecraft novel box sets and exciting upcoming releases such as Minecraft: The Ultimate Mobstopper’s Collection Gift Box.
$16 (was $20) | Releases July 8
This 224-page hardcover gamebook sees you setting out on adventure across the Overworld. You’re tasked with tracking down Illagers who have ransacked a nearby town–and you’ll encounter plenty of challenges along the way. Part Minecraft, part Dungeons & Dragons, it looks like a fun game for both fans of the games and tabletop enthusiasts.
Inside the book you’ll find a set of rules to guide your journey, a bestiary full of enemy details, and a removable character sheet to track your progress. There are also four dice–which you’ll need to perform various actions and fend off foes.
The author, Matt Forbeck, has previously worked on popular books like Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest and Halo: Bad Blood, so expect this to be of high quality and packed with engaging decisions that change the course of the narrative.
Minecraft: Roll for Adventure is recommended for players ages 10 and up.
$25 | Releases August 1
A standard version of Minecraft: Builders and Biomes is currently available for $34 (was $40), but this Junior edition offers a streamlined alternative for younger players. Designed for kids 5 and up and with support for up to 4 players, you’ll work together to build a farm. You’ll need to collect various blocks and play them in the right order to have the best chance at success, and with 27 wooden blocks, a pickaxe and shovel accessories, and a chance to encounter familiar faces from the game, it looks like a fun spin-off from the original.
From Portal Dash to the Explorers Card Game:
Minecraft is no stranger to the world of board and card games. And beyond the two upcoming games above, there are plenty of others you can enjoy right now. Portal Dash is one of the most popular options–currently on sale for $30 (was $40), it sees you and up to three other players attempting to escape the Nether. You’ll gather powerful equipment as you navigate its deadly landscape, but you’ll also be pitted against increasingly dangerous foes, making it important to plan ahead. There’s also a Mattel Minecraft Card Game available for $21, where you’ll be mining for Resource Cards before using them to earn points via crafting.
A different type of card game, Minecraft Explorers, is a cooperative game for up to 4 players. Working together, you’ll attempt to discover various treasures and valuable resources without falling prey to the world’s many monsters. With a deck of colorful cards and easy to learn rules, it’s a fun choice for most fans. Other highlights include a Magnetic Travel Puzzle with 40 brain-busting challenges and a premium Minecraft Chess Set featuring blocky pieces inspired by characters from the game.
Minecraft Book Box Sets
While Minecraft: Roll for Adventure – The Temple of the Charged Creeper looks like a fun adventure for fans of the game, there are plenty of Minecraft books that offer more traditional reading experiences. We’ve broken them out into sections below, starting with book box sets.
The box sets in the list below run the gamut from prose novels and graphic novels to reference book collections and the aforementioned Mobspotter’s Collection Gift Box, which includes an encyclopedia, a drawing guide, an interactive game where you hunt for zombies, and a kit to make your own zombie figure.
Minecraft Graphic Novels (Paperback)
There are nine Minecraft graphic novels available now, six of which are collected in the two box sets mentioned above. The latest Minecraft graphic novel, Out of Order Volume 1, released on March 25.
Minecraft Novel Series
The Stonesword and Woodsword Chronicles box sets listed above were written for younger Minecraft fans (elementary to middle grade). There’s also a long-running series of Minecraft novels for young adult (and older) readers. Many of the 22 prose novels released so far are standalone stories, though some have received sequels or are loosely connected. You don’t have to start with the first book, but we’d recommend it anyway, because The Island was written by World War Z author Max Brooks. If you enjoy The Island, you should then check out The Mountain and The Village, both of which were written by Brooks as well.
All of the novels are available in hardcover and most have been published in paperback, too. In some cases, the hardcover is actually cheaper than the paperback, so we’ve included both editions in the chronological list below.
Minecraft Non-Fiction: Reference Books, Guides, Encyclopedias, and More
Lastly, check out the list below for a wide assortment of Minecraft guides, reference books, art books, and more. Notable new and upcoming releases include A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen, a behind-the-scenes look at the hit adaptation, and the Minecraft Official Blocks Guide, which releases October 14.
If you haven’t preordered a copy of A Minecraft Movie, the Limited Edition 4K Steelbook is available for $38 at Amazon. Over at Walmart, you can buy an exclusive Blu-ray edition with packaging that can be folded into a Crafting Table display model. A Minecraft Movie releases on 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on June 24.
