Minecraft Might Be Getting An RTS Spinoff

Mojang is allegedly developing a real-time strategy spin-off of Minecraft, according to Giant Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstmann.

Gerstmann, who recently left the site after 14 years, took to Twitch to discuss his future post-Giant Bomb and all things videogames. As shared on ResetEra, around an hour into the five-hour stream Gerstmann briefly goes over the project and what he's seen of it so far. "There's a new Minecraft spin-off in the works," he began. "Microsoft appears that they are testing it and putting the codename and all the other stuff out there." He also said that he had taken screenshots of the game and said that it looked like a realtime strategy game.

Apparently, the unnamed spin-off will have players controlling a "Steve-esque unit," ordering units around from a third-person perspective to take down enemy factions like Piglins. Gerstmann also said that there would be some story and cutscenes. However they are still very much in the development stage.

Whether it's something we'll be seeing at the upcoming Xbox showcase on June 12, Gerstmann was unsure. Servers "It's so far along that maybe it's something Microsoft will announce sometime over the next few weeks or so," he said. "But who knows? I don’t know what their plans for it are, I just sort of saw the screens to get a rough idea of what it looked.

It's not unreasonable to assume Mojang is trying to slot Minecraft into different genres. Mojang's spin-off Minecraft Dungeons was quite successful, scoring Rachel Watts a very respectable 75 in her review. That game's co-developer, Double Eleven, has been recruiting for an RTS game of a "major IP" too, further increasing the likelihood of the game's existence. You should take rumours with caution until you see official announcements.

Technically, this isn't entirely the first concept of a Minecraft RTS, either. Brendan Sullivan created a fantastic-looking prototype as part of an art test when applying for Mojang back in 2019. He got the job, which is no surprise when you look at how neat the entire thing is. I wouldn't be surprised if a Minecraft RTS looked something like this.