“Minecraft” is an open-world game that has no specific goals for the player to accomplish, allowing gamers a large amount of freedom in choosing how to play the game.
Created by Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson and subsequently developed and published by Swedish gaming company Mojang, “Minecraft” has creative and building aspects that enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally-generated world.
The game also allows exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat. It was officially released on November 18, 2011 to the PC and mobile devices by Mojang; then to the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the Windows Phone by Microsoft Studios; and to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PS Vita by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Despite its blocky graphics that basically resembles Lego playable sets, the sandbox independent video game “Minecraft” is one of the most successful video games in the world.
“Minecraft” comes in two gameplay modes – a single player and a multiplayer mode. Both modes come in three sub-modes. There is also the survival mode where players must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health.
The global popularity of “Minecraft” was highlighted during the MineCon 2015 event held on July 4 to 5 last year at the ExCel London Exhibition and Conference Center in London, where fans and gamers came in droves and by the thousands too.