Minecraft: Java Edition
Genres:
Simulator
Adventure
Themes:
Fantasy
Survival
Sandbox
Kids
Open world
Perspective:
First person
Third person
Virtual Reality
Game modes:
Single player
Multiplayer
Co-operative
Split screen
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Released on:
18/11/2011
Platforms:
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Language Support
▶Involved Companies:
Mojang Studios
Developer
Publisher
Mojang Studios
Developer
Publisher
Summary
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically-generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining for ore, fighting hostile mobs, and crafting new blocks and tools by gathering various resources found in the game. The game's open-ended model allows players to create structures, creations, and artwork on various multiplayer servers or their single-player maps. Other features include redstone circuits for logic computations and remote actions, minecarts and tracks, and a mysterious underworld called the Nether. A designated but completely optional goal of the game is to travel to a dimension called the End, and defeat the ender dragon.
History
Minecraft: Java Edition (previously known as Minecraft) is the original version of Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Notch began development on May 10, 2009, publicly releasing Minecraft on May 17, 2009. The full release of the game was on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011.
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