Since Java Edition is not essentially an .exe file, it cannot be directly added to the Steam library. Hence, the launcher is essential for that edition of the game to run.

Minecraft has one of the best documented developments in all of gaming. From its early days in beta, Java Edition has always been the game's primary version.

Minecraft: Java Edition is the renamed version of Mojang's original sandbox building game. It was simply called Minecraft until it was renamed to add Java Edition in 2017.

Despite the lack of Portal 3, this much-loved puzzler lives on and now, after five years in development, you can play it in ...