In line with Telltale Games' "Minecraft: Story Mode," the game's episode 1 is now free. Also, the studio gave players discounts for the game's other installments.

"Minecraft: Story Mode's" first episode is now free to download across different platforms, which include Windows 10, Rock Paper Shotgun has learned. As per the publication, the game can be downloaded from Windows 10's Microsoft Store, although it is uncertain as to the game's Steam and GOG versions are not free.

According to PC Gamer, the game comes a month following the release of Telltale's episodic "Minecraft" adventure, which was initially planned to be five-partite. The game installments reportedly reached eight during planning, with the inclusion of three bonus chapters.

While "Minecraft: Story Mode" episode 1 is free for download for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in North America, the other chapters have a price at a discounted rate. According to iTech Post, players who played the first chapter would be able to continue playing the other game installments when they purchased the Season Pass, Adventure Pass, Season Pass Deluxe, and The Complete Adventure with a discount.

In terms of price, "Minecraft: Story Mode - The Complete Adventure" is set to include originally planned five episodes, along with the triad of bonus episodes from the Adventure Pass, for $29.99, as per iTech Post. It is added that the game comes out for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 on oct. 25 while the PC version is yet to be announced.

Published by Telltale Games, "Minecraft: Story Mode" was previously released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in 2015.