Minecraft: Java Edition

85 2011-11-18 • Simulator, Adventure

About the game

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.

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Genres
Simulator • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative • Split screen • Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Player Perspective
First person • Third person • Virtual Reality
Platforms and release dates

Linux • PC • Mac

2011-11-18
Game Engines
Lightweight Java Game Library • Java
Developer/Publisher
Mojang Studios
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84
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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.

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.

Details

Genres
Simulator • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative • Split screen • Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Player Perspective
First person • Third person • Virtual Reality
Platforms and release dates

Linux • PC • Mac

2011-11-18
Game Engines
Lightweight Java Game Library • Java
Developer/Publisher
Mojang Studios