Minecraft:Launcher 3.42.5

3.42.5 is an update to the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher released on October 27, 2026.

Additions

• Re-added the "Tricks" toggle button in the sidebar, with updated behavior for Halloween 2026:
  • Toggling it on enables an animated falling Minecraft:jack o'lantern background effect.
  • The effect only appears while viewing the home, Minecraft:Java Edition and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition tabs.

Changes

• Updated the Template:MCD2 page:
  • The news section is now visible even if the user does not own the game.
  • Updated promotional screenshots in the carousel gallery and updated the trailer preview banner.
  • The ambient background particles now respect the system's reduced motion accessibility settings.
• Updated localization strings.

Removals

• Removed the sidebar animation for Minecraft Dungeons II.

Gallery

• The falling pumpkin animation when "Tricks" is enabled
  The falling pumpkin animation when "Tricks" is enabled