Minecraft artists have made precise replicas of Westeros, a reproduction of London, and even an epic pirate ship/shark.īefore it became a global phenomenon, Minecraft began as a side project of Swedish developer Markus “Notch” Persson. You build the things you need to survive, or if you’re playing in the optional “Creative Mode,” you can simply build anything your heart desires. In fact, there isn’t really a point, which might be the point. There are enemies, but combat is not necessarily the point of the game. In the original “Survival Mode,” players are dropped into a procedurally generated sandbox world with no specific goals other than to try and stay alive. The game’s simplistic, boxy graphics belie the infinite complexity it offers players. After Tetris, it’s the best-selling game in history.

On any given day, it can have something in the neighborhood of 55 million active users, and it recently hit the 122-million-copies-sold mark. Minecraft just might be the most popular game in the world right now.

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