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Minecraft: Java Edition

2011 85 / 100 Adventure Simulator
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 Show full 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.

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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.

StructureSandbox GameplaySurvival GameplayCrafting ExperienceChoices Game feelChallenging GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer GameplayRole-playing GenreAdventure GenreSimulator ThemeFantasy ThemeKids ThemeOpen world ThemeSandbox ThemeSurvival Trait3d Traitachievements Traitaction-adventure Traitanaglyph 3d Traitanimals Traitarchery Traitauto-saving Traitautomation Traitaxe Traitbeach Traitbees Traitbilliards Traitbird Traitblocks Traitboat Traitbooks Traitbow and arrow Traitbread Traitbreaking through windows Traitbunny Traitcamel Traitcat Traitcharacter creation Traitcharacter customization Traitchicken Traitconstruction Traitcopyright infringement Traitcoral Traitcoral reef Traitcow Traitcrafting Traitcreative Traitcross-platform multiplayer Traitcustomization Traitdarkness Traitday/night cycle Traitdeath Traitdeliberately retro Traitdifficulty level Traitdigital distribution Traitdog Traitdolphin Traitdolphins Traitdownloadable content Traitdynamic difficulty Traitdynamic weather Traitexplosion Traitfalling blocks Traitfalling damage Traitfarming Traitfire manipulation Traitfishing Traitfloating island Traitfood Traitfruits Traitfully customizable controls Traitgame developers choice awards 2011 Traitgamescom 2014 Traithand-to-hand combat Traithigh definition graphics Traithorse Traithumble bundle Traitigf awards Traitin-game achievement menu Traitinterior design Traitinternet culture reference Traitinventory management Traitlanguage selection Traitleaderboard Traitlogic Traitloot gathering Traitlumberjack Traitlunar cycle Traitmeme origin Traitmining Traitmod support Traitmonsters Traitmovie reference Traitmultiple gameplay perspectives Traitmushroom Traitmusic creation Traitnever-ending Traitocean Traitoctopus Traitonline Traitoriginal soundtrack release Traitpax east 2012 Traitpax prime 2011 Traitpax prime 2012 Traitpax prime 2014 Traitpax west 2017 Traitpermadeath Traitpig Traitplayed for charity Traitpoisoning Traitpolygonal 3d Traitpotion Traitpotions Traitpre-release public testing Traitprocedural generation Traitpvp Traitrabbits Traitrandomly generated maps Traitreal-time combat Traitresource gathering Traitresource management Traitrpg elements Traitsamsung gear vr support Traitsheep Traitskeleton Traitskeletons Traitsleeping Traitsnow Traitsnowman Traitspider Traitsplash damage Traitsplit-screen multiplayer Traitstatus effects Traitstereoscopic 3d Traitsuicide Traitswimming Traitsword Traittext dialogue Traitthunderstorm Traittrading Traittraps Traittreasure chest Traittwitch integration Traitvegetables Traitvoice chat Traitvoxel Traitwasd movement Traitwindows store Traitwitches Traitwolf Traitworkbench mechanics Traitworld building Traitzombies

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Mojang Studios
Publisher
Mojang Studios
Franchise
Minecraft
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
Themes
Fantasy, Kids, Open world, Sandbox, Survival
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

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

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