Minecraft
Voxel survival game
Minecraft is a video game where players explore, gather resources, and build structures in a blocky, pixelated 3D world.
The name combines mine (extracting materials) and craft (making things from them).
Released in 2011, it became one of the best-selling games ever, particularly popular with children.
Its distinctive visual style—everything rendered in cubes—has become iconic: The graphics look very Minecraft.
Trailing or climbing plant
- zombieReanimated dead body
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
- villagerRural community inhabitant
wither · ender dragon · ghast · blaze · warden · axolotl · bee · wolf
Enclosed roofed structure
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- creativeProducing original ideas
- redstoneFictional conductive mineral powder
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
smelting · farming · breeding · trading · combat · exploration · respawn · inventory
Pointed digging implement
- swordHilted fighting blade
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- armorProtective combat covering
diamond · emerald · elytra · trident · totem · compass · map · bucket
Broad, level grasslands
- desertTo leave behind completely
- jungleDense tropical forest
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
ocean · mushroom · savanna · badlands · tundra · forest · mountains · beach
River-smoothed paving stone
- dirtLoose dry earth
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
terracotta · concrete · copper · amethyst · dripstone · tuff · calcite · basalt
creeper
Trailing or climbing plant
villager · wither · ender dragon · ghast · blaze · warden · axolotl · bee · wolf · ocelot
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- creativeProducing original ideas
- redstoneFictional conductive mineral powder
enchanting · smelting · farming · breeding · trading · combat · exploration · respawn · inventory · hotbar
pickaxe
Pointed digging implement
armor · diamond · emerald · elytra · trident · totem · compass · map · bucket · shears
plains
Broad, level grasslands
swamp · ocean · mushroom · savanna · badlands · tundra · forest · mountains · beach · river
cobblestone
River-smoothed paving stone
sandstone · terracotta · concrete · copper · amethyst · dripstone · tuff · calcite · basalt · magma
Mojang
Swedish video game developer
mods · shaders · servers · realms · speedrunning · parkour · PvP · SMP · resource packs · skins
village
Small rural community
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- mineshaftVertical excavation for ore
temple · monument · mansion · fortress · bastion · portal · shipwreck · outpost · igloo · ancient city
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- 2010sInstagram, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb, Bitcoin
- digital youthscreen time, smartphones, social media, apps, texting
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- sandbox gamesbuilding, No Man's Sky, Roblox, creative mode, Spore
MinecraftCrysis
First-person nanosuit shooter
The Last of Us · Microsoft Flight Simulator · Gran Turismo · photorealism · Call of Duty