Minecraft

2011 video game

Original description from the source, not translated.

YEAR 2011

GENRE Action-Adventure, Simulation

PLATFORM Android, Linux, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, macOS, ARM architecture, Xbox 360, iOS, Wii U, ChromeOS, Kindle Fire HD, PlayStation Vita, Java virtual machine, Nintendo 3DS, Apple TV, Ouya, Windows Phone, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Fire OS, New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, tvOS, PlayStation 5, iPadOS, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch 2

ABOUT THE GAME

Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release as an early access title on 17 May 2009, it was formally released on 18 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. Originally created by Markus "Notch" Persson using the Java programming language, Jens "Jeb" Bergensten was handed control over the game's development following its full release. In November 2014, Mojang and the Minecraft intellectual property were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion; Xbox Game Studios holds the publishing rights for the Bedrock Edition, the unified cross-platform version which evolved from the Pocket Edition codebase and replaced the legacy console editions. Bedrock is updated concurrently with Mojang's original Java Edition, although with numerous, generally small, differences. Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time with over 400 million copies sold. It has received critical acclaim, winning several awards and being cited as one of the best video games ever made. Social media, parodies, adaptations, merchandise, and annual Minecon conventions have played prominent roles in popularizing it. A film adaptation, titled A Minecraft Movie, was released in 2025 and became the second highest-grossing video game film at the time of its release.

Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 — Minecraft · retrieved October 19, 2026

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