The LEGO Minecraft theme started back in 203 with three micro-sized sets. It’s interesting to note that adult LEGO fans rarely talk about this collection, but it continues to be popular with young LEGO fans. Because of the target audience, LEGO Minecraft sets tend to be small to mid-sized. Although there have been a few large sets as well, like the #21137 LEGO Minecraft Mountain Cave from 2017 with 2,863 pieces, and the #21128 LEGO Minecraft Village from 2016 with 1,600 pieces. But in general, LEGO has been keeping the Minecraft sets budget-friendly with about 10 sets released per year.
LEGO states the following about the LEGO Minecraft line, which I think is a good summary of the theme: “LEGO Minecraft is our celebration of one of the most innovative and successful video games ever! Plus, it’s block-based, so we kind of have to love it… Alongside authentic Minecraft characters, our physical pieces take all the action and storytelling of the creative construction game and place it squarely (or should we say ‘cube’-ly…) into your kids’ hands.”
This year’s lineup continues the trend with seven small to mid-size sets (so far). The #21251 LEGO Minecraft Steve’s Desert Expedition is only $10.99, while the #21252 LEGO Minecraft Armory and the #21253 LEGO Minecraft Animal Sanctuary are $19.99 each.
A bit larger and more expensive are the #21254 LEGO Minecraft Turtle Beach House for $26.99, the #21255 LEGO Minecraft Nether Portal Ambush for $37.99, the #21256 LEGO Minecraft Frog House for $54.99, and the #21257 LEGO Minecraft Devourer Showdown for $44.99.
The minifigs and other characters are cute and blocky and match LEGO’s aesthetics quite well. The sets also include quite a few unique printed elements and accessories, so even if you aren’t into Minecraft you may want to check them out. The printed tiles work especially well as decorative elements. And in general, LEGO Minecraft is an excellent source for basic building blocks in earthy tones.
In the player below, you can find reviews of all seven 2024 LEGO Minecraft sets released so far.
And if you would like to check out the new LEGO Minecraft sets, they are available at the LEGO Minecraft section of the Online LEGO Shop.
What do you think? Do you play Minecraft? And do you have any of the LEGO Minecraft sets? Are you planning to get any of the new sets? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!
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I got a couple if the early Minecraft sets for the earth colored bricks. Nothing really since then. I’m surprised how popular it is with kids though.
Yep, kids love it and collect the minifigs. The mountain cave was the most epic set. I don’t know if they will ever release something so big. In this wave, the legend sets is the most popular as far as I know.
Never got into minecraft myself, but it’s clearly a substantial license, very popular out there. I assume like a lot of things it’s mostly younger folks playing it with a smaller (but still substantial) group of hardcore older fans. It lends itself super well to Lego so it’s neat that this theme is so expansive.
I have used the printed Minecraft tiles for tiling floors and decorating walls. They are great for that.