Dungeon Dash RTX Released, and Minecraft with RTX 30 Series Build Challenge Continues

Minecraft with RTX officially launched in December, bringing Windows 10 gamers incredible path-traced sights, stunning worlds, and performance accelerated by NVIDIA DLSS.

Now, we’re bringing players a new, free world to explore and conquer, on top of the 14 we’ve already released on the Minecraft Marketplace and detailed here, here, and here.

Also, we’ve got updates and progress videos for the recently launched Minecraft with RTX Build Challenge, powered by GeForce RTX 30 Series laptops. For all the details, keep reading.

Load up the Minecraft Marketplace and search for “Dungeon Dash RTX” to grab a brand new free world from BlockWorks.

Fight your way through a series of increasingly challenging dungeons nestled in a beautiful medieval countryside. Visit an Orc Fortress, a village built up in the trees, floating islands in the sky, and a mysterious mine, among many mysterious locations.

Conquer 10 unique dungeons in different biomes, earn powerful loot, and marvel at the ray-traced effects, PBR textures, and amazing sights.

Click each image to load interactive RTX ON-OFF comparisons

The Minecraft with RTX ON Windows 10 Build Challenge series is now under way.  Top Minecrafters join forces with expert build teams to assemble their dream worlds and show off the power of GeForce RTX 30 Series laptops. By running RTX ON, these worlds are constructed using ray tracing and DLSS for immersive lighting and optimal performance.

@Dr__Bond

We kicked off with veteran builder @Dr__Bond’s laptop-based sculpture entitled “Dimensional Heist”:

“Dimensional Heist” is an illuminating must-see work of Minecraft art. With every breathtaking angle highlighting new perspectives with incredibly fine detail, @Dr__Bond challenges the previous confines of Minecraft block structure.

Bdoubleo100 and Cyclone Studio

In series 1 of the Build Challenge, Bdoubleo100 and Cyclone delivered a spectacular medieval-cyberpunk world in just under two weeks. Demonstrating an incredibly unique vision, this build shown via Bdoubleo100’s videos on a GeForce RTX 30 Series laptop-- demonstrates  the power of real-time raytracing in Minecraft, from materials casting reflected light onto each other to incredibly accurate color mixing, and more!

Watch Bdoubleo100 and Cyclone Designs breaking ground:

Bdoubleo100’s update of where medieval meets cyberpunk, with additional demonstrations of RTX ON features:

Bdoubleo100 and Cyclone Designs complete their masterpiece:

To cap the series off we created a time lapse video to chronicle the entire project.

Blockworks

Can’t get enough of seeing Minecraft at its best? Our next round in the Minecraft with RTX ON Windows 10 Build Challenge series introduces Minecraft virtuoso crew Blockworks. Straight out of the UK, this talented studio has made some of the most stunning worlds in the game. We’re excited to see what they can get done in just under two weeks.

Each Minecrafter leveraged RTX 30 Series Laptops to showcase their words with RTX ON -- built with award-winning Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture—with new RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors to give you the most realistic ray-traced graphics and cutting-edge AI features.

For more information on Minecraft with RTX for Windows 10, check out our Minecraft with RTX launch article for all the details, performance charts, Java to RTX conversion guides, and more.