Minecraft: Java Edition
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Minecraft: Java Edition

Mojang Studios

2011•Simulation•PEGI 7•About 956 hours

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasyanimalsmafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA fantastical simulation game that is wide-ranging, uncomplicated and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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 early builds of Minecraft on May 17, 2009. The full release of the game was on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011.

Screenshots

  • Minecraft: Java Edition screenshot
  • Minecraft: Java Edition screenshot
  • Minecraft: Java Edition screenshot
  • Minecraft: Java Edition screenshot

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFamilyFantasyAnimalsMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evil

Keywords

ZombiesMonstersAnimalsCharacter customizationSwordConstructionFishingCrafting

Details

Developer
Mojang Studios
Publisher
Mojang Studios
Released
18 November 2011
Series
Minecraft
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Perspective
First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
Time to beat
98h rushed, 956h normally, 20417h complete
Age rating
PEGI 7
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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