On April 18th, 2023, the real-time action-strategy game Minecraft Legends was released on all platforms by Mojang Studios and Blackbird Interactive, a team including some of the Homeworld RTS series’ creators. A real-time strategy Minecraft spin-off featuring mobs directed by a player character sounded like a slam-dunk, with both sides of the gameplay coming together while gathering resources and crafting mid-battle. Minecraft Legends was even presented as a mythologized prequel to Minecraft itself, a concept bound to draw long-time fans in. Legends seemed on-course to become the ideal side game to the industry giant that was Minecraft.