Underplayed Gems

Minecraft (2016)

Minecraft cover
Developer
Mojang Studios
Platforms
Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android
Genres
Simulator, Adventure, Arcade
Rating
4.1 of 5, 546 player ratings
Main story
about 420 hours
Completionist
about 1699 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

a peaceful yet potentially dangerous world where you can build, explore, and survive at your own pace using simple block-based construction.

sandboxcreativeopen endedexplorativerelaxingsurvivalrewardingmoddable

About

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.

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