If you're looking for a way to fill the Stranger Things-shaped hole in your heart, the new Minecraft DLC has you covered

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Or if you're just looking for a way to forget about the last season.

Minecraft Stranger Things DLC
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The end of 2025 also brought the finale of Stranger Things, but while the adventures of Will, Eleven, Mike, and the rest of the gang wrapped up, that doesn't mean your time in Hawkins has to end entirely. Courtesy of Minecraft's newest DLC, a collaboration with the series, you can explore a blocky version of some of Stranger Things' most iconic events, which yes, includes Vecna and various demogorgon creatures to take down too.

The DLC is split into levels in which you need to find clues and solve puzzles, but its open-world nature means you can explore at your own pace too. You're able to venture through Mirkwood forest, the Starcourt Mall, and even throw yourself into the Upside Down if you're feeling brave. It's actually scarier than the Nether, especially when you've got a pack of demogorgons on your tail. As you make your way around the world and solve the various puzzles tucked away, the world will "evolve" to give you new areas to explore as well.

Kara Phillips
Kara Phillips
Evergreen Writer

Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent four years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she’s more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she’s managed to sink hours into this week. When she’s not raising a dodo army in Ark: Survival Evolved or taking huge losses in Tekken, you’ll find her helplessly trawling the internet for the next best birdwatching game because who wants to step outside and experience the real thing when you can so easily do it from the comfort of your living room. Right?

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