Minecraft is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being fully released in November 2011, with Notch stepping down and Jens "Jeb" Bergensten taking over development. Minecraft is the best-selling video game in history, with over 238 million copies sold and nearly 140 million monthly active players as of 2021, and has been ported to several platforms.
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[th=2]Minecraft[/th]
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[td=2][img]en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minecraft_cover.png[/img][i]Minecraft: Bedrock Edition[/i] [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_art]box art[/url][/td]
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[th width=][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer]Developer(s)[/url][/th]
[td width=][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang_Studios]Mojang Studios[/url][sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-18][b][/url][/sup][/td]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_publisher]Publisher(s)[/url][/th]
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[*]Mojang Studios[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-19][c][/url][/sup][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios]Xbox Game Studios[/url][sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-20][d][/url][/sup][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment]Sony Interactive Entertainment[/url][sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-21][e][/url][/sup][/*]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_designer]Designer(s)[/url][/th]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson]Markus Persson[/url][sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-22][f][/url][/sup][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Bergensten]Jens Bergensten[/url][sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-23][g][/url][/sup][/*]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_artist]Artist(s)[/url][/th]
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[*]Markus Toivonen[/*]
[*]Jasper Boerstra[/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristoffer_Zetterstrand]Kristoffer Zetterstrand[/url][/*]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_composer]Composer(s)[/url][/th]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C418]C418[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Raine]Lena Raine[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumi_Tanioka]Kumi Tanioka[/url][/*]
[*]Aaron Cherof[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-24][h][/url][/sup][/*]
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[th]Series[/th]
[td][i][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft_(franchise)]Minecraft[/url][/i][/td]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine]Engine[/url][/th]
[td][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Java_Game_Library]Lightweight Java Game Library[/url](Java)
Render Dragon (Bedrock)[/td]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing_platform]Platform(s)[/url][/th]
[td][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows]Windows[/url], [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS]macOS[/url], [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux]Linux[/url][list]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)]Android[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS]iOS[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPadOS]iPadOS[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360]Xbox 360[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi]Raspberry Pi[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone]Windows Phone[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3]PlayStation 3[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_OS]Fire OS[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4]PlayStation 4[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_One]Xbox One[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Vita]PlayStation Vita[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U]Wii U[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_TV]Apple TV[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TvOS]tvOS[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch]Nintendo Switch[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Nintendo_3DS]New Nintendo 3DS[/url][/*]
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[th]Release[/th]
[td]18 November 2011[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-16][a][/url][/sup][list]
[*][b]Windows[/b], [b]macOS[/b], [b]Linux[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 18 November 2011[/*]
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[*][b]Android[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 7 October 2011[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-Android_release_date-1][1][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]iOS[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 17 November 2011[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-iOS_release_date-2][2][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]Xbox 360[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 9 May 2012[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-Xbox_360_release_date-3][3][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]Raspberry Pi[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 11 February 2013[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-Raspberry_Pi_Release_Date-4][4][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]PlayStation 3[/b][/*]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America]NA[/url]: 17 December 2013[/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe]EU[/url]: 18 December 2013[/*]
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[*][b]Fire OS[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 2 April 2014[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-5][5][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]PlayStation 4[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 4 September 2014[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-PS4-6][6][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]Xbox One[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 5 September 2014[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-7][7][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]PlayStation Vita[/b][/*]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America]NA[/url]: 14 October 2014[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-8][8][/url][/sup][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe]EU[/url]: 15 October 2014[/*]
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[*][b]Windows Phone[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 10 December 2014[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-9][9][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]Windows 10[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 29 July 2015[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-10][10][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]Wii U[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 17 December 2015[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-WiiU-11][11][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]tvOS[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 19 December 2016[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-AppleTV-12][12][/url][/sup][/*]
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[*][b]Nintendo Switch[/b][/*]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America]NA[/url]: 11 May 2017[/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL_region]PAL[/url]: 12 May 2017[/*]
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[*][b]New Nintendo 3DS[/b][/*]
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[*]WW: 13 September 2017[sup][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft#cite_note-New3DS-13][13][/url][/sup][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe]EU[/url]: 20 September 2018[/*]
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[th][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_genre]Genre(s)[/url][/th]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_game]Sandbox[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_game]Survival[/url][/*]
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[th]Mode(s)[/th]
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[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-player]Single-player[/url][/*]
[*][url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplayer]Multiplayer[/url][/*]
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In [i]Minecraft[/i], players explore a blocky, [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_generation]procedurally generated[/url], [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dimensional_space]three-dimensional[/url] world with virtually infinite terrain and may discover and extract raw materials, [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_video_game_terms#Crafting]craft[/url] tools and items, and build structures, [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworks_(engineering)]earthworks[/url], and machines. Depending on their chosen [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_mechanics]game mode[/url], players can fight hostile [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_(video_games)]mobs[/url], as well as cooperate with or compete against other players in the same world. Game modes include a [url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_mode]survival mode[/url] (in which players must acquire resources to build in the world and maintain health) and a creative mode (in which players have unlimited resources and access to flig