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Minecraft

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First release
Dec 19, 2016
Genres
Adventure, Simulator, Arcade · Sandbox, Kids, Open world, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), Action, Fantasy, Survival

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.

Also known as Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, 我的世界, Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition, Minecraft: Pocket Edition
… See more, Minecraft: Amazon Fire TV Edition, MC, Minecraft for Windows

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
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 Apple TV Edition was discontinued shortly afterwards, thus it was no longer updated and removed from the App Store on Apple TV devices.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. Approximate prices are listed in USD; Mobile versions cost US$6.99 (€7.99, £6.99, AU$10.99). PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Fire TV cost US$19.99 (€19.99, £16.74, AU$29.95). The Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch versions are the most expensive, costing US$29.99 (€19.99, £16.74, AU$39.95). The Windows 10 version is sold in a Starter Collection or Master Collection, the latter costing US$49.99 (€49.99, £39.99, AU$69.95) and including more DLC and Minecoins.[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.Read more

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. Approximate prices are listed in USD; Mobile versions cost US$6.99 (€7.99, £6.99, AU$10.99). PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Fire TV cost US$19.99 (€19.99, £16.74, AU$29.95). The Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch versions are the most expensive, costing US$29.99 (€19.99, £16.74, AU$39.95). The Windows 10 version is sold in a Starter Collection or Master Collection, the latter costing US$49.99 (€49.99, £39.99, AU$69.95) and including more DLC and Minecoins.[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.

Release dates
Android
Dec 19, 2016
iOS
Dec 19, 2016
Windows Phone
Dec 19, 2016
All 17 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 20, 2017
Xbox One
Sep 20, 2017
Amazon Fire TV
Sep 20, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Jun 21, 2018
PlayStation 4
Dec 09, 2019
PlayStation 5
Jun 20, 2024
PlayStation 5
Oct 22, 2024
Xbox Series X|S
Jun 17, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Oct 27, 2026
Android
Aug 16, 2011
iOS
Nov 17, 2011
Amazon Fire TV
Sep 13, 2012
Windows Phone
Sep 05, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 25, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
1465h
Main + Extras
420h
Completionist
1699h
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality, First person, Third person
Keywords
zombies, monsters, wizards, dragons, crafting
… All 25, chicken, skeleton, building, dungeon crawling, minecraft, wolf, pixel graphics, potions, sheep, pig, 60 fps on consoles, cow, explosives, skeletons, resource gathering, pc to console port, open world survival craft, cross-platform, rabbits, bees

At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
1465h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
420h
Completionist (IGDB)
1699h

Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 31 Oct
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 31 Oct

Feature data: IGDB