Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi

Minecraft Star Wars:Path of the Jedi
Production information
Developer(s)	Spark Universe
Publisher(s)	Mojang Studios
Release date	November 7, 2023
Base game	Minecraft

"It's time to explore a blocktastic galaxy."

―StarWars.com

Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi is a downloadable content story adventure for Minecraft developed by Mojang Studios and Spark Universe, and edited by Xbox Game Studios, Disney, and Lucasfilm. It was first announced during Minecraft Live on October 15, 2023. The player is able to experience the Clone Wars as a Padawan of the Jedi Order, customize a droid, build a lightsaber, participate in various missions, and visit planets such as Coruscant and Kamino. It was released on November 7, 2023.

Publisher's summary

For Minecraft players who want to experience the thrill of being a Jedi Knight, Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi offers an immersive experience that lets you train as a padawan, battle monsters, duel other Jedi, and master the force. Support the Jedi council during the clone wars and join on a special mission with Yoda to uncover the mysteries of an uncharted planet. The experience is complete with your droid companion by your side and lightsaber at the ready.

Development

"This has always been my dream project and I can not put into words how excited I am that we got to announce this today!"

―Rafael Fritsche, on the announcement of Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi

Main menu's Minecraft Marketplace button during Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi

During Minecraft Live on October 15, 2023, it was announced that Minecraft would be getting a paid Star Wars-themed downloadable content titled, Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi, which had been in development for the greater part of the year by Spark Universe. Following its announcement, the downloadable content was then released on November 7, 2023, through Minecraft's community marketplace. To celebrate the release of Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi, Minecraft themed its Marketplace button on the main menu after the downloadable content for a limited time. After the initial release of the downloadable content, Spark Universe added additional updates to it for accessibility and quality of life improvements.

Release and reception

"Working on this DLC has been a passion project for a number of people on our team who have been Star Wars fans for years. Each block was placed with care, and every word intentionally scripted with support from the Lucasfilm team to ensure accuracy to the universe, and we're so proud of the attention to detail we were able to offer to this project."

―Spark Universe

Two weeks following the release of Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi, on November 21, 2023, it was announced by Spark Universe that the Star Wars-themed downloadable content had become one of the most successful launches on the Minecraft Marketplace for the year.

Credits

By type

Cast

Uncredited cast

Crew

Uncredited crew

Special thanks

Crew

Spark Universe Director – Florian Funke, Rafael Fritsche Executive Producer – Lauren Shuckburgh, Benjamin Grindrod Producer – Benjamin Grindrod Game Designer – Luke Hernandez, Benjamin Grindrod, Florian Funke Art Lead – Vilim Muršić Artist – Aleksey Gorbatchevski, Vladyslav Lychanyi, William Alexis, Aza Hillion, Mihajlo Teofilović, Anton Maslov, Gonzalo Bringas Visual Effects Artist – Jannis Petersen Animator – Sultan Taha, Irma Gallo, Abdou S. Cinematic Artist – Ekain Agirre, David Carbon UI Designer – Florian Funke, Albin Ullerstam Developer Lead – Benjamin Grindrod Developer – Jannis Petersen, William Savage, Markus Ploier, Marcel Kohl, Tristan Magers, Lesley Dom, Colin D'Souza, Ian Senne Level Designer – Luke Hernandez, Benjamin Grindrod, Gabriel Gould Build Lead – Samuel Till Builder – Marcel Breitegger, Maximilian Pallasch, Gabriel Gould, John Hofmann, Nicolas Ledda, Kevin Wantuch, Marcel Höller, Christian Zaharie, Rudi O'Keefe Sound Lead – Thomas Pichler Sound Designer – Thomas Pichler, Thomas Ecklbauer Writer – Lauren Shuckburgh, Jonathan Garvey QA Lead – Jonathan Garvey QA – Kyle Myers, Dillon Anderson, Libby Nicholson, Marec Metzger, Paul Funke Marketing Lead – Florian Funke Render Artist – Liam Bevin Cinematographer – David Carbon, Ekain Agirre Special Thanks – Hive Games The Walt Disney Company Lucasfilm Games Vice President – Douglas Reilly Executive Director, Product Development – Matthew Fillbrandt Executive Producer – Orion Kellogg Producer II – Marco Crescenti Associate Producer – Jacob Van Leeuwen Assistant Producer – Patrick Meza Associate Brand Art Director – Connie Kang Artist – Ivee Isidro Manager, Audio – Christopher Denman Associate Audio Supervisor – Delia Bowman Senior Manager, Creative Direction – Matthew Levine Lead Game Designer – Kyle Barrett Senior Manager, Brand Marketing – Janet Day Senior Manager, Brand Marketing – Anthony Rodriguez Executive Assistant – Diana Cordio Lucasfilm Story Group Senior Vice President, Franchise Content and Strategy – James Waugh Director, Franchise Content and Strategy – Steve Blank Junior Creative Executive, Franchise Story and Content – Kelsey Sharpe Keeper of the Holocron – Leland Chee Creative Art Manager – Phil Szostak Franchise Content and Strategy Coordinator – Kate Izquierdo

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

AD-3 Agen Kolar Stass Allie Padmé Amidala Cad Bane Kelleran Beq Jar Jar Binks Cody Depa Billaba Dooku (Vision) Eeth Koth Kit Fisto Grievous Huyang Thelo Jarn (First appearance) Qui-Gon Jinn (Mentioned only) Coleman Kcaj Obi-Wan Kenobi Oppo Rancisis Plo Koon Bo-Katan Kryze LX-R5 Ki-Adi-Mundi Darth Maul (Vision) Jocasta Nu R2-D2 Rex Larno Ruhuk (First appearance) Nala Se Darth Sidious (Vision) Anakin Skywalker Ahsoka Tano Shaak Ti Saesee Tiin Asajj Ventress Mace Windu Yoda Quilo Zanx (First appearance)

Organisms

Acklay Sand beast Unidentified Torren bug

Droid models

Astromech droid Battle droid B-series battle droid B1-series battle droid IG-series IG-100 MagnaGuard

Events

Clone Wars

Locations

The galaxy Core Worlds Coruscant sector Coruscant system Coruscant Jedi Temple Jedi Council Chamber Jedi Archives Kyber Arch Coruscant Prime Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector Tatoo system Tatooine Tatooine Recon Outpost (First appearance) Thanium sector Felucia system Felucia Felucia Recon Outpost (First appearance) Torren (First appearance) Temple Ruins (First appearance) Unknown Regions 7G sector Ilum system Ilum Jedi Temple Wild Space Abrion sector Kamino system Kamino Tipoca City

Organizations and titles

Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Republic Grand Army of the Republic Clone trooper Advanced Recon Commando Jedi Order Grand Master Jedi Council Jedi High Council Jedi Initiate Jedi Knight Jedi Master Jedi Temple Guard Padawan Senator Sith (Vision) Darth (Vision) Sith Lord (Vision)

Sentient species

Anx Bith Cerean Duros Gungan Human Clone Naboo Serennian (Vision) Iktotchi Ithorian Kaleesh Cyborg Kaminoan Kel Dor Mon Calamari Nautolan Ongree Rodian Siniteen Tholothian Togruta Tusken Raider Twi'lek Wookiee Yoda's species Zabrak Dathomirian (Vision) Zygerrian

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship Dreadnaught Providence-class Dreadnought Star Destroyer Venator-class Star Destroyer Corvette Paladin-class corvette Crucible Gunship Low Altitude Assault Transport Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry Starfighter Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor

Weapons and technology

Airbrush Baobab EH8 Industrial Airbrush (First appearance) Baobab EH2 Airbrush (First appearance) Baobab EZ1 Airbrush (Cut) Armor Jedi Temple Guard armor Cyborg Droid E-5 blaster rifle Electrostaff Hologram Lightsaber Coleman Kcaj's lightsaber Curved-hilt lightsaber (Vision) Dooku's lightsaber (Vision) Darth Sidious' lightsabers (Vision) Double-bladed lightsaber Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber (Vision) Ki-Adi-Mundi's lightsaber Kit Fisto's lightsaber Larno Ruhuk's lightsaber (First appearance) Lightsaber pike Mace Windu's lightsaber Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber Plo Koon's lightsaber Quilo Zanx's lightsaber (First appearance) Saesee Tiin's lightsaber Shaak Ti's lightsaber Shoto lightsaber Yoda's lightsaber Stass Allie's lightsaber Thelo Jarn's lightsaber (First appearance)

Miscellanea

Clothing Robe Jedi robes Crystal Kyber crystal Ear Eye The Force Force power Force jump Telekinesis Force push Force vision The Gathering Hair Jedi temple Language ur-Kittât Lekku Montral Mushroom Planet Plant Sith artifact Star Water Youngling

Sources

• Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi DLC Coming November 7 on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars returns with a new mission on Minecraft's official website (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 223
• Star Wars Day 2024 Games and Experiences Deals! on StarWars.com (content not present on current version)