Minecraft

Minecraft
Developer(s)	Mojang
Publisher(s)	Mojang (PC, mobile, Wii U) Microsoft Studios (X360, XONE, Windows Phone, Windows 10 Edition) Sony Computer Entertainment (PS3, PS4, PSV)
Designer(s)	Markus Persson Jens Bergensten
Artist(s)	Markus Toivonen
Composer(s)	Daniel Rosenfeld
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows OS X Linux Android iOS Windows Phone Xbox 360 Xbox One PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Raspberry Pi Universal Windows Platform Wii U Nintendo Switch Apple TV
Release date(s)	18 November 2011 Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux WW: 18 November 2011 Android WW: 7 October 2011 iOS WW: 17 November 2011 Xbox 360 WW: 9 May 2012 Raspberry Pi WW: 11 February 2013 PlayStation 3 NA: 17 December 2013 EU: 18 December 2013 PlayStation 4 WW: 4 September 2014 Xbox One WW: 5 September 2014 PlayStation Vita NA: 14 October 2014 EU: 15 October 2014 Windows Phone WW: 10 December 2014 Windows 10 Edition WW: 29 July 2015 Wii U WW: 17 December 2015 Apple TV WW: 19 December 2016
Genre(s)	Sandbox, survival
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PC) 93/100 (PS4) 89/100 (XONE) 88/100 (PS3) 86/100 (PSV) 84/100 (X360) 82/100 (WU) 75/100 (PE) 53/100
Review scores
Publication	Score
1UP.com	A+ (PC)
Edge	9/10 (PC)
Eurogamer	10/10 (PC) 9/10 (Xbox 360)
Game Informer	9.25/10 (PC) 8.75/10 (Xbox 360)
GameSpot	8.5/10 (PC) 7.0/10 (Xbox 360)
GameSpy	(PC)
IGN	9.0/10 (PC) 7.5/10 (mobile) 8.5/10 (Xbox 360) 9.5/10 (PS3) 9.7/10 (PS4) 9.7/10 (Xbox One) 9.5/10 (PSV)
PC Gamer (US)	96/100

Minecraft is a sandbox video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus "Notch" Persson, and later fully developed and published by Mojang. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat. Multiple gameplay modes are available, including a survival mode where the player must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health, a creative mode where players have unlimited resources to build with and the ability to fly, an adventure mode where players can play custom maps created by other players, and a spectator mode where players can fly around and clip through blocks, but cannot place or destroy any. The PC version of the game is noted for its modding scene, where a dedicated community creates new gameplay mechanics, items, and assets for the game.

Minecraft received praise from critics upon release, and won numerous awards and accolades. As of June 2016^[update], over 106 million copies have been sold across all platforms, making it the second best-selling video game of all time, only behind the various releases of Tetris. In September 2014, Microsoft announced a deal to buy Mojang and the Minecraft intellectual property for US$2.5 billion, with the acquisition being completed two months later.

Minecraft is a three-dimensional sandbox game that has no specific goals for the player to accomplish, allowing players a great amount of freedom in choosing how to play the game. However, there is an achievement system. Gameplay by default is first person, but players have the option to play in third person mode. The core gameplay revolves around breaking and placing blocks. The game world is composed of rough 3D objects—mainly cubes—arranged in a fixed grid pattern and representing different materials, such as dirt, stone, various ores, water, lava, tree trunks, etc. While players can move freely across the world, objects can only be placed at fixed locations on the grid. Players can gather these material blocks and place them elsewhere, thus allowing for various constructions.