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Minecraft is a 2011 sandbox video game created by Swedish game developer Markus Persson and later developed by Mojang. The game allows players to build with a variety of different blocks in a 3D procedurally generated world, requiring creativity from players. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.

MinecraftDeveloper(s)Mojang^[a]Publisher(s)

Mojang^[b]Microsoft Studios^[c]Sony Computer Entertainment^[d]

Designer(s)

Markus Persson^[e]Jens Bergensten^[f]

Artist(s)

Markus ToivonenJasper Boerstra

Composer(s)C418Platform(s)

Microsoft WindowsmacOSLinux

AndroidiOSWindows PhoneXbox 360Xbox OnePlayStation 3PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaRaspberry PiUniversal Windows PlatformWii UNintendo SwitchNew Nintendo 3DStvOSFire OS

Release

18 November 2011

Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux

WW: 18 November 2011^[3]

Android

WW: 7 October 2011^[4]

iOS

WW: 17 November 2011^[5]

Xbox 360

WW: 9 May 2012^[6]

Raspberry Pi

WW: 11 February 2013^[7]

PlayStation 3

NA: 17 December 2013EU: 18 December 2013

Fire OS

WW: 2 April 2014^[8]

PlayStation 4

WW: 4 September 2014^[9]

Xbox One

WW: 5 September 2014^[10]

PlayStation Vita

NA: 14 October 2014^[11]EU: 15 October 2014

Windows Phone

WW: 10 December 2014^[12]

Windows 10

WW: 29 July 2015^[13]

Wii U

WW: 17 December 2015^[14]

tvOS

WW: 19 December 2016^[15]

Nintendo Switch

NA: 11 May 2017PAL: 12 May 2017

New Nintendo 3DS

WW: 13 September 2017^[17]EU: 20 September 2018^[16]

Genre(s)Sandbox, survivalMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer