Minecraft

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indie game sandbox game survival game video game

Minecraft is a hugely popular sandbox video game that lets players explore, build, and survive in procedurally generated block-based worlds.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Minecraft Bedrock Edition	3
Minecraft: Java Edition	3
Minecraft Java Edition	2
Bedrock Edition	1
Java Edition	1
Minecraft Java Edition (does not support Marketplace)	1
Minecraft for Android	1
Minecraft for Gear VR	1
Minecraft for Windows	1
Minecraft for iOS	1
Minecraft universe	1

Statements (141)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	indie game ⓘ sandbox game ⓘ survival game ⓘ video game ⓘ
acquiredBy	Microsoft ⓘ
acquisitionDate	2014-11-06 ⓘ
alphaReleaseDate	2009-05-17 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Minecraft ⓘ surface form: Minecraft: Java Edition
betaReleaseDate	2010-12-20 ⓘ
creator	Markus Persson ⓘ
developer	Mojang Studios ⓘ
ESRBRating	E10+ ⓘ
feature	Redstone circuitry ⓘ brewing ⓘ building structures ⓘ combat with hostile mobs ⓘ crafting system ⓘ enchanting ⓘ farming ⓘ mining resources ⓘ trading with villagers ⓘ
gameEngine	proprietary engine ⓘ
gameMode	Adventure ⓘ Creative ⓘ Hardcore ⓘ Spectator ⓘ Survival ⓘ
genre	adventure ⓘ sandbox ⓘ survival ⓘ
hasBiome	Deep Dark ⓘ Desert ⓘ Forest ⓘ Jungle ⓘ Mushroom Fields ⓘ Ocean ⓘ Plains ⓘ Savanna ⓘ Snowy Tundra ⓘ Taiga ⓘ
hasBoss	Ender Dragon ⓘ Wither ⓘ
hasDimension	Nether ⓘ Overworld ⓘ The End ⓘ
hasEdition	Minecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bedrock Edition Education Edition ⓘ Minecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Java Edition
hasItem	Diamond ⓘ Diamond Sword ⓘ Elytra ⓘ Iron Ingot ⓘ Netherite Ingot ⓘ Stone Pickaxe ⓘ Totem of Undying ⓘ Wooden Planks ⓘ
hasMarketplace	Minecraft Marketplace ⓘ
hasMob	Axolotl ⓘ Blaze ⓘ Creeper ⓘ Enderman ⓘ Ghast ⓘ Guardian ⓘ Iron Golem ⓘ Phantom ⓘ Piglin ⓘ Shulker ⓘ Skeleton ⓘ Slime ⓘ Spider ⓘ Villager ⓘ Warden ⓘ Witch ⓘ Wither Skeleton ⓘ Zombie ⓘ
hasMusicBy	C418 ⓘ Lena Raine ⓘ
hasSpinOff	Minecraft Dungeons ⓘ Minecraft Legends ⓘ Minecraft Story Mode ⓘ
hasStructure	Bastion Remnant ⓘ Desert Temple ⓘ End City ⓘ Jungle Temple ⓘ Nether Fortress ⓘ Ocean Monument ⓘ Stronghold ⓘ Village ⓘ Woodland Mansion ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	2011-11-18 ⓘ
language	C++ ⓘ surface form: C++ (for Bedrock Edition) Java ⓘ surface form: Java (for Java Edition)
monetization	one-time purchase ⓘ
notableAward	BAFTA Games Award for Best Family and Social Game ⓘ Golden Joystick Awards 2012 ⓘ
originalDeveloper	Mojang Studios ⓘ surface form: Mojang
owner	Microsoft ⓘ
PEGIRating	7 ⓘ
platform	Fire TV ⓘ surface form: Amazon Fire TV Android ⓘ Apple TV ⓘ Gear VR ⓘ HTC Vive ⓘ Linux ⓘ Nintendo 3DS ⓘ Nintendo 3DS ⓘ surface form: Nintendo New 3DS Nintendo Switch ⓘ Oculus Rift ⓘ PC ⓘ Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 ⓘ PlayStation Vita ⓘ Raspberry Pi ⓘ Wii U ⓘ Windows ⓘ Windows Phone ⓘ Xbox 360 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ Xbox Series X/S ⓘ iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ
publisher	Mojang Studios ⓘ Nintendo ⓘ Sony ⓘ surface form: Sony Interactive Entertainment Xbox Game Studios ⓘ
sales	over 300 million copies sold worldwide ⓘ
setting	Nether ⓘ Overworld ⓘ The End ⓘ
supports	cross-platform play (Bedrock Edition) ⓘ custom servers ⓘ mods (Java Edition) ⓘ multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ user-created skins ⓘ user-created texture packs ⓘ
targetAudience	all ages ⓘ
website	https://www.minecraft.net/ ⓘ
worldStyle	block-based ⓘ
worldType	procedurally generated ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minecraft → alsoKnownAs → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft: Java Edition

Minecraft Marketplace → availableOn → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft for Windows

Minecraft Marketplace → availableOn → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft for iOS

Minecraft Marketplace → availableOn → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft for Android

Minecraft Marketplace → availableOn → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft for Gear VR

Minecraft Dungeons → basedOn → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft Legends → basedOn → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft: Education Edition → basedOn → Minecraft ⓘ

Telltale Games → basedOnFranchises → Minecraft ⓘ

Markus Persson → designed → Minecraft ⓘ

Mojang Studios → develops → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft Java Edition

Mojang Studios → develops → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft Bedrock Edition

Minecraft Dungeons → franchise → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft Legends → franchise → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft → hasEdition → Minecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Java Edition

Minecraft → hasEdition → Minecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bedrock Edition

Markus Persson → influencedWork → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft: Java Edition

Markus Persson → notableGame → Minecraft ⓘ

Jens Bergensten → notableProject → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft: Java Edition

Jens Bergensten → notableWork → Minecraft ⓘ

Markus Persson → notableWork → Minecraft ⓘ

Mojang Studios → notableWork → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft Marketplace → partOf → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft Realms → platform → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft Java Edition

Minecraft Realms → platform → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft Bedrock Edition

Minecraft Marketplace → platformFor → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft Bedrock Edition

Markus Persson → programmed → Minecraft ⓘ

Xbox Game Studios → publishes → Minecraft ⓘ

Minecraft Marketplace → relatedTo → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft Java Edition (does not support Marketplace)

Minecraft Dungeons → setting → Minecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minecraft universe