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Mojang Studios

Minecraft

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.

Released
19 December 2016
Developer
Mojang Studios
Publisher
Mojang Studios
Engine
RenderDragon
Perspective
First person · Third person · Virtual Reality
Age rating
PEGI 7 · ESRB E10+
Platforms
Amazon Fire TV · Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation 4 · Linux · Nintendo Switch 2 · Gear VR · Windows Phone · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Genres
Simulator · Adventure · Arcade
Also known as
MC · Minecraft for Windows · Minecraft: Amazon Fire TV Edition · Minecraft: Bedrock Edition · Minecraft: Pocket Edition · Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition
82
Player rating
552
Ratings counted

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The story

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.

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24 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.

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Platform releases

Android
16 August 2011
iOS
17 November 2011
Amazon Fire TV
13 September 2012
Windows Phone
5 September 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
25 July 2015
Xbox One
20 September 2017
Nintendo Switch
21 June 2018
PlayStation 4
9 December 2019
PlayStation 5
20 June 2024
Xbox Series X|S
17 June 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
27 October 2026

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