Hall, Charlie (October 1, 2015). "John Hodgman to star in Minecraft: Story Mode". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015 . Retrieved October 1, 2015. a b "Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 – Episode 5: Above And Beyond". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018 . Retrieved January 3, 2018. Two, even! @matthewmercer was the villainous Aiden in season 1, and @YuriLowenthal plays Jesse’s adorable assistant Radar in season 2!" – @stirpicus on X, June 12, 2017

Jesse, Petra, Lukas, and Ivor try to find the Old Builders, who can supposedly help them find their way home. However, if Jesse is to survive the Old Builders' Gladiator Games and get home, he/she must forge new friendships with the other contestants and navigate a labyrinth of lies and deception.

Continuing their portal journey in search of home, Jesse and crew land in a world entirely controlled by PAMA – a sinister "thinking machine" determined to command everyone and everything with redstone mind control chips. Forced on the run to avoid capture and assimilation, Jesse must work with a new ally to defeat the corrupted computer and free the population it has enslaved. a b Reilly, Luke (December 11, 2015). "Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 4 Release Date Revealed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015 . Retrieved December 11, 2015. Busy morning writing ep 2, now spending lunch hearing about the awesomeness @AdamWritesPlays & @stephenjmcmanus are bringing to ep 3." – @stirpicus on X, June 16, 2017 Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two – Episode 2: Giant Consequences". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018 . Retrieved January 3, 2018. a b "Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 8: A Journey's End?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016 . Retrieved September 13, 2016.

Our heroes take a journey to a long-forgotten land where nothing is quite what it seems and danger lurks around every corner. Will Jesse's new alliances and friendships withstand the tests they'll face? Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two – Episode 2: Giant Consequences". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017 . Retrieved January 3, 2018. a b c Karmali, Luke (October 27, 2015). "Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 2 Release Date Revealed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015 . Retrieved October 27, 2015. Trapped inside of Soren's fortress, Jesse and their friends must find Soren to build a weapon that can destroy the Wither Storm.I wrote the premiere, "Hero in Residence", which drops on July 11th!! Ahh!" – @stirpicus on X, June 7, 2017 a b "Hey! Did you hear? The new episode of Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two, "Giant Consequences" comes out August 15!" – @stirpicus on X, August 2, 2017 Nintendo Switch keeps getting pricier third-party games". Polygon. Vox Media. March 24, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017 . Retrieved March 25, 2017. What about a season director? Glad you asked!! We got freaking powerhouse @literalpumpkin!! He also directed ep 1! It's amazing!!" – @stirpicus on X, June 7, 2017

Metacritic gave the PC version a score of 74/100 based on 5 critics. [87] Episode 5: Above and Beyond Ashley Johnson as Petra, a fearless warrior who thinks that her friends are wasting their lives with responsibility over adventure [16] [24] [25] Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online play. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online Jesse and their friends end up in a room full of portals and must find a portal leading to the overworld. The first portal they go to leads to a party in a mansion. However, one guest is killing off the others. Can Jesse and friends find the killer? Or will the killer find them? a b "Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two – Episode 1: Hero in Residence". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017 . Retrieved July 25, 2017.

The covers have references to the different episodes. Some examples are the haunting of Endermen, a Ghast, two Competitors playing Spleef, PAMA, The White Pumpkin's Mansion, and the Wither Storm. Jesse and the gang must brave a dangerous prison and its even more dangerous inmates to reach the secret at the prison's heart... But when the enemy tries to recruit Jesse's friends, will they all be able to resist the call?

a b "We're happy to announce that @Minecraft: #StoryMode - Season Two's finale, "Above and Beyond," premieres December 19!" – @telltalegames on X, December 8, 2017 Sarkar, Samit (January 18, 2016). "Minecraft: Story Mode coming to Wii U this week". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016 . Retrieved January 29, 2018. Netflix and Telltale signed a partnership in June 2018 for Netflix to offer Telltale's games over the service starting later that year, with Minecraft: Story Mode as the first planned title for the service. [34] Amid troubles related to the bankruptcy of Telltale Games in October and November 2018, sufficient staff remained with Telltale to complete work on this version, which was released onto Netflix on November 27 and December 5, 2018. [35] It was removed on December 5, 2022. [36] Season 2 a b c McCaffrey, Ryan; Petty, Jared (August 28, 2015). "PAX 2015: MINECRAFT VET, ROOKIE EACH PLAY TELLTALE'S MINECRAFT: STORY MODE". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015 . Retrieved September 1, 2015.Copeland, Wesley (December 18, 2014). "Telltale and Mojang Announce Minecraft: Story Mode". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018 . Retrieved August 27, 2015.