{"id":139061,"date":"2019-05-17T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=139061"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:56:11","slug":"minecraft-earth-ar-game-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/minecraft-earth-ar-game-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Earth brings the game to AR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Minecraft<\/p>\n

Minecraft<\/strong> <\/a>released a trailer today for their new mobile game that uses AR technology<\/strong>:\u00a0Minecraft Earth<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to details, we don’t know what the game will be entirely, but we do have some information.<\/p>\n

Does it feel like Minecraft?<\/h2>\n

\"Minecraft\"<\/p>\n

\u201cEverywhere you go, you see Minecraft. And everywhere you go, you can play Minecraft,\u201d executive producer\u00a0Jesse Merriam said to TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

A TechCrunch writer was able to play a demo of the game.\u00a0<\/a>According to the writer, the world of Minecraft Earth behaves the same as in the normal game.<\/p>\n

Water and lava flow the same. Building blocks move and stack as they should. Enemies are just as tenacious as they are in the main game.<\/p>\n

You are able to build to your heart’s content<\/strong>\u00a0and create a loving home for your family of chickens and pigs.<\/p>\n

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AR use<\/h2>\n

To play the game, you need to use the AR tech on your phone to see the world of Minecraft.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to play Minecraft Earth without AR, you have to turn it off,\u201d said game director Torfi Olafsson.<\/p>\n

If you ever played Pok\u00e9mon GO!, you are probably familiar with the AR tech and how it is used in the game.<\/p>\n

In that game, you do\u00a0NOT<\/em> need to use AR technology, and only use it to enhance the experience, like when you’re capturing a Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

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Adventures within reason<\/h2>\n

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Just like how Pok\u00e9mon typically don’t spawn on the highway in Pok\u00e9mon GO, you won’t be able to go on adventures in inappropriate or dangerous areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Locations like highways and residential areas will be off-limits for adventures. Although, collectibles might pop up there.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other details<\/h2>\n