Minecraft

Overview

It is the game most often used to introduce sandbox building, and its world format supports survival runs, custom maps and servers alike. Mods and community servers keep it in use far beyond a normal release cycle.

Videos

Awards

2025 · Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award - Consoles & PC
2025 · Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award - PC and Console
2024 · Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award (Console & PC)
2024 · Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award - Consoles & PC
2020 · Golden Joystick Awards Best Gaming Community
2020 · Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing
2019 · Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award
2012 · Golden Joystick Awards Best Downloadable
2011 · Game Developers Choice Awards Best Debut
2011 · Game Developers Choice Awards Best Downloadable Game
2011 · Game Developers Choice Awards Innovation Award
2011 · Golden Joystick Awards Download Game Of The Year
2011 · Golden Joystick Awards Downloadable Game of the Year
2011 · Independent Games Festival Audience Award
2011 · Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Community

Players around the world share their experiences, tips and creative builds. If you're stuck, check the community — someone has probably been there before you.

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Metroid Prime 4 returns to UK top 10 as Dungeons II debuts

Minecraft Dungeons II only reached number two, but the Switch 2 version took 70 percent of its platform split in a quiet week of UK physical sales.

Herald 6 Oct 2026
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Ex-NFL Coach Mike Tomlin Built A Minecraft City

The former Pittsburgh Steelers coach spent 12 years on the project before showing it off.

Herald 3 Oct 2026
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Minecraft Dungeons 2: reviews and a turn to vanilla

Early scores are warm but uneven, and the developers say the sequel deliberately steps closer to base Minecraft's mechanics.

Herald 29 Sept 2026
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Minecraft Live 2026 brings updates, a hotel and Switch 2

The weekend show laid out fresh content for Minecraft, a new hotel and an edition of the game built for the Switch 2.

Herald 28 Sept 2026
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Minecraft still draws 300,000 first-time players a day

An Xbox executive says more than 300,000 people try the sandbox for the first time every single day, years after it first became a phenomenon.

Herald 28 Sept 2026
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Minecraft gets its first new dimension in 14 years

Mojang used Minecraft Live to confirm The Sift, a fourth dimension that reaches Java and Bedrock in 2027 and debuts in Minecraft Dungeons II on 29 September.

Herald 27 Sept 2026
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Minecraft ice caves bring a frozen zombie this winter

The next Minecraft game drop, due in December 2026, adds ice caves below cold biomes, a hostile frozen zombie and ice crystals you can throw or brew with.

Herald 27 Sept 2026
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Minecraft Dungeons II opens The Sift on 29 September

Minecraft Dungeons II arrives on 29 September with The Sift as its headline dimension, days before the same place is confirmed for the main game in 2027.

Herald 27 Sept 2026
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Minecraft World adds a hotel for 2027

Mojang and Merlin Entertainments named Minecraft World Hotel and the Escape the Nether rollercoaster, both opening at Chessington World of Adventures next year.

Herald 27 Sept 2026
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Minecraft Live: sound packs, Switch 2, no End update

Beyond the Sift, Mojang announced Marketplace sound effects packs and Minecraft on Nintendo Switch 2, and left the End alone despite what fans read into the trailer.

Herald 27 Sept 2026

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