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Minecraft Series

Minecraft: Java Edition

Simulator Adventure Fantasy Survival Sandbox Kids Open world
85
User Score
1,980 ratings
84
Critic Score
14 reviews
November 18, 2011
Released 5235 days ago
Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac

About

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.

Storyline

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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Release Dates by Platform

Linux Worldwide
Jun 30, 2010
Mac Worldwide
Jun 30, 2010
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Jun 30, 2010
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Dec 20, 2010
Mac Worldwide
Dec 20, 2010
Linux Worldwide
Dec 20, 2010
Mac Worldwide
Nov 18, 2011
Linux Worldwide
Nov 18, 2011
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Nov 18, 2011

Game Info

Developer
Mojang Studios
Publisher
Mojang Studios
Engine
Lightweight Java Game Library, Java
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Perspective
First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
Genres
Simulator Adventure
Themes
Fantasy Survival Sandbox Kids Open world

Multiplayer

Online Co-op Yes

Languages

Text / Subtitles
Arabic, Czech, Danish, English, English (UK), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Finnish, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, German, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, Russian, Norwegian, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Thai, Vietnamese

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