India, Sept. 30 -- Grab your best gear and rally the squad because the next dungeon run does not have to begin with everyone sitting on the same couch. Dungeons II is giving players more ways to team up, whether friends are beside you, joining online, or playing on another platform.

The multiplayer setup combines crossplay, mixed couch co-op, matchmaking, party codes, online hero progression, and dedicated servers. For returning dungeon crawlers, the biggest upgrade is simple. Local and online players can now share the same four-player party without turning party setup into its own boss fight.

In the first Minecraft Dungeons, couch co-op was limited to offline sessions. Dungeons II changes that. Players sharing one device can take their...