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2016 · Port · Mojang Studios · Simulation · Adventure

Minecraft

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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.

Released
19 December 2016
Platforms
Amazon Fire TVXbox Series X/SPlayStation 4LinuxNintendo Switch 2Gear VRWindowsAndroidiOSPlayStation 5macOSXbox OneNintendo Switch
Genres
SimulationAdventureArcade
Developers
Mojang Studios
Publishers
Mojang Studios
Modes
Co-opLocal multiplayerMMOMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First personThird personVirtual Reality
Themes
ActionFantasySurvivalSandboxKidsOpen world4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Engine
RenderDragon, Bedrock Engine
Age ratings
ESRB E10+USK 6CERO AGRAC 12+PEGI 7CLASS_IND LACB PG
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English (UK), Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and 12 more
Time to beat
1465hmain story420hwith extras1699hcompletionist

About

Minecraft is a media franchise developed from and centered around the 2011 video game. Developed by Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios, which are owned by Microsoft Corporation, the franchise consists of five video games, along with various books, merchandise, events, board games, and a theatrical film. Microsoft acquired Mojang AB in 2014, alongside the Minecraft game and its editions.

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Bedrock Edition (also known as the Bedrock Version or just Bedrock) refers to the multi-platform family of editions of Minecraft developed by Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, 4J Studios, and SkyBox Labs. Prior to this term, as the engine originated with Pocket Edition, this entire product family was referred to as "Pocket Edition", "MCPE", or "Pocket/Windows 10 Edition".

All Bedrock editions of Minecraft use the title Minecraft with no subtitle. The current version of Bedrock editions is 1.16.0. Before the Better Together Update, they had different subtitles on each platform, including Pocket Edition (for all mobile platforms), Windows 10 Edition, Gear VR Edition, and Fire TV Edition. Xbox One Edition, Nintendo Switch Edition, and PlayStation 4 Edition were originally part of Legacy Console Edition before the Better Together Update, and their features had to be ported to Bedrock Edition. Apple TV Edition was discontinued shortly afterwards, thus it was no longer updated and removed from the App Store on Apple TV devices.

Although all Bedrock versions are nearly identical, the price varies depending on the platform. 99). 95). 95).

[33] DLC purchased from the Marketplace on one platform is usable on all other platforms, but the game itself is sold separately on each platform. Despite all being UWP apps, Minecraft is sold as 3 separate apps at different prices on Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, and Xbox One. (This means that Xbox Live achievements are not shared between these platforms and buying the game on one of these platforms does not get the game on the others. There are sets of achievements for each platform).

The Xbox One version is also playable to Xbox Game Pass subscribers. As with Java Edition, updates are free of charge.

Keywords

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Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
AndroidEarly Access16 August 2011Worldwide · Worldwide 19 December 2016
iOSEarly Access17 November 2011Worldwide · Worldwide 19 December 2016
Amazon Fire TVEarly Access13 September 2012Worldwide · Worldwide 20 September 2017
WindowsEarly Access5 September 2014Worldwide · Worldwide 25 July 2015 · Worldwide 19 December 2016 · Worldwide 20 September 2017
Xbox One20 September 2017Worldwide
Nintendo Switch21 June 2018Worldwide
PlayStation 49 December 2019Worldwide
PlayStation 5Early Access20 June 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 22 October 2024
Xbox Series X/S17 June 2025Worldwide
Nintendo Switch 227 October 2026Worldwide

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
PlayStation 4CUSA00265Europe03.49
CUSA17401Europe02.08
CUSA00283Japan03.49
CUSA17472Japan02.08
CUSA00744North America03.49
CUSA17382North America02.08

Decompilations and portscommunity projects that rebuild or port the game

Editions and related releases

Included in
Minecraft: Deluxe CollectionMinecraft: Java & Bedrock EditionMinecraft Master CollectionMinecraft Triple BundleMinecraft: Deluxe Collection for PCMinecraft: Ultimate CollectionMinecraft Starter Collection
Downloadable content
Minecraft: Cybersafe AI: Dig Deeper
Part of
Minecraft: Java Edition
Ported as
Minecraft: Fire TV EditionMinecraft: Pi EditionMinecraft: Gear VR EditionMinecraft: Apple TV EditionMinecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition
Built on it
Minecraft: Minecon 2015 Skin PackMinecraft: Fire TV EditionMinecraft: Super Mario Mash-upMinecraft: New Nintendo 3DS EditionMinecraft: Buzzy BeesMinecraft: Star Wars Mash-up PackMinecraft: Ben 10Minecraft: MinionsMinecraft: The Wild UpdateMinecraft: BatmanMinecraft: Trails & TalesMinecraft: Nerf WorldMinecraft: Jurassic World AdventuresMinecraft: GodzillaMinecraft: Armored PawsHuggy & FriendsMinecraft: A Minecraft Movie DLCMinecraft: Spring to Life
Port of
Discovery
Editions
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition

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Collections1 collection

Reception and records

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