The Order of the Stone is the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode , a five-part adventure series based on the sandbox building and exploration game Minecraft . Typical for Telltale games, it is a cinematic adventure where the story is driven through the player's choices. Decisions are carried over and influence characters and events. The game uses the original title's block design and introduces a story for the game world as there was none for the original title. At the start of the game the player can choose between six characters, three male and three female, with different appearances. The introduction explains that Minecraft: Story Mode is based on the legend of four heroes who once defeated the Ender Dragon. The game then returns to the present where the character Jesse (either male or female) is the protagonist. His friends Olivia and Axel are introduced, along with Jesse's pet pig Reuben. Axel brings the news of the Endercon where there will be a building competition with a chance for the winner to meet Gabriel, one of the heroes of The Order of the Stone. They build a giant Creeper, but a rival team known as The Ocelots tries to sabotage it, accidentally setting Reuben on fire. The pig flees into the woods and the friends venture there to find him back.
The gameplay is a mix of storytelling, exploration, and action. As the story unfolds, there are different moments where the characters are offered different choices for actions or conversations. These are time limited and if none is chosen, the 'silence' option is selected automatically, which also counts as a decision. Choices are remembered by characters, with a notice for the player, and influence how they will react in the future.
Players can explore the environment, collect items in an inventory, and solve small puzzles. There are quick time events and action sections where Jesse fights mobs in the woods and on a bridge using his sword. He can move between lanes, strike with the sword, and has a limited amount of health. Players also get to create new swords and bows by arranging various items in a way according to a recipe similar to how it is done in the original Minecraft .
This game entry only covers the Wii U platform where the first episode of the game is available separately, unlike the PC version. Additional episodes could be purchased as a season pass or as additional single DLC items or in-app purchases for this first episode as the base entry. 
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