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Minecraft
Sign in to saveMinecraft is a sandbox game developed and published by Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release in 2009, it was formally released in 2011 for personal computers. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms, including mobile devices and various video game consoles.
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Minecraft is a video game originally titled Cave Game, designed by Markus Persson and Jens Bergensten. Markus Persson founded the project, which was developed by Mojang Studios and Microsoft. The game is published by Mojang Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Q73801. It functions as a survival, action-adventure, sandbox, and construction and management simulation game. Players can engage in single-player or multiplayer modes using a computer keyboard, mouse, touchscreen, or video game controller.
The game was released in 2009 and is available on Microsoft Windows, Q48263, Android, and Linux. It has been distributed via Blu-ray Disc, Java applet, optical disc, and ROM cartridge. The music was composed by C418, Lena Raine, Gareth Coker, and Kumi Tanioka. Influenced by Dwarf Fortress and Infiniminer, Minecraft holds a rating of 8.8 from 19650 votes on IMDb. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Modern Art and received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
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Learn more about Minecraft, an action-adventure sandbox game. Discover the world of Minecraft, explore game features, and see what platforms you can play Minecraft on.
minecraft.net →Buy Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition and get both versions of the game for the price of one. You can easily switch between Java and Bedrock Edition using the unified launcher and cross-play with any current version of Minecraft, including consoles and mobile. Learn more about the different Minecraft editions. Build anything you can imagine, uncover eerie mysteries, and survive the night in the ultimate sandbox adventure game. In Minecraft, every playthrough is different, and unforgettable adventures await behind every corner. Explore and craft your way through an infinite world that’s yours to shape, one block at a time. Try to survive the night or seek out thrilling foes in perilous dimensions. The typical journey starts with punching a tree to gather wood. The rest of your Minecraft adventure is up to you, whether you mine for precious ores or seek out rare materials. Just make sure to stock up on food! When the sun goes down, hostile mobs abound. Will you face them or sleep through the night? And remember: it’s always dark underground... Minecraft is the ultimate building game. Craft tools, build a humble shelter, or engineer your base with redstone. Can you build a base in the Nether? Only one way to find out. Shape your Minecraft experience with creative mode or survival mode to create without restraints or literally fight to survive. For the daring adventurers, nothing beats battling dangerous mobs, exploring dizzying landscapes, and crafting your way to victory in Survival mode. Set your imagination free with limitless resources, immunity to damage, and the ability to fly! In Creative mode, nothing stands in the way of the perfect build. Survive and build with friends in this cross-platform game. Join lively communities or create your own private server with Realms! Discover community-run servers, full of activities and home to thousands of players. Play locally or online on your own server; a persistent online world, safely stored in the cloud. Get instant access to explore an extensive catalogue that is refreshed every month. Create and manage your own personal server together with up to 10 friends. Play with friends and family on a local private server with separate devices. Minecraft is an open-world game, and it's always evolving through regular updates and Marketplace content. Check out the latest Minecraft updates and game drops: Chaos Cubed has arrived! Explore a striking cave biome, build with colorful blocks, and unleash the sulfur cube’s weird, block-powered chaos in Minecraft. Play today! New versions of baby mobs are causing cuteness overload across biomes and builds. Collect, cuddle, and coo over our new tiny rascals. Mounts of Mayhem charges into Minecraft! Choose your steed, master the spear, and outsmart foes both familiar and new to become a true champion. Mount up and ride into the mayhem today in Bedrock and Java Edition. Minecraft has entered The Copper Age! Express yourself in every shade of copper as you transform this versatile metal into tools, light sources, smart storage, and even mechanical companions known as copper golems. Experience the joy of soaring above the Overworld with our Chase the Skies drop! Fly with your happy ghast, build high into the clouds, leash a caravan of camels together, find wandering friends with the Player Locator Bar, and more. Befriend new mob variants, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, seek out ambient sounds, and delight in an Overworld full of life. Something stirs in the pale garden. Play the latest game drop and explore an unsettling biome, come face to face with a new mob, and more! Team up or go solo and discover new decorative blocks, hostile mobs, items, weapons, paintings, and the trial chambers – a sprawling structure stuffed with traps and treasures for every player! Customize your Minecraft worlds more than ever before! Add custom blocks, items, mobs, recipes, and more to craft a unique game experience. Discover and customi
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37 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Generation
- Dimensions
- Game modes
- Survival mode
- Creative mode
- Multiplayer
- ''Minecraft Realms''
- Modification
- Marketplace
- Development
- Editions
- ''Java Edition''
- ''Legacy Console Edition''<span class="anchor" id="Home console versions"></span>
- ''Pocket Edition'' and ''Bedrock Edition''
- Other versions
- ''Minecraft Education''
- ''China Edition''
- ''Minecraft for Windows''
- Variants
- Virtual reality
- Music and sound design
- Reception
- Critics
- Sales
- Awards
- Controversies
- Mob Vote
- Cultural impact
- Real-world applications
- Education
- Clones
- Minecon and related events
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Minecraft is a sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release as an early access title in 2009, it was formally released in November 2011 for personal computers. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms, including mobile devices and various video game consoles.
In Minecraft, players explore a procedurally generated world with virtually infinite terrain made up of three-dimensional blocks represented as voxels. They can discover and extract raw materials, craft tools and items, build structures, fight hostile mobs, and cooperate with or compete against other players in multiplayer. In addition, the game's large community offers a wide variety of user-generated content, such as modifications, servers, player skins, texture packs, and custom maps, which add new game mechanics and possibilities.
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