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Minecraft

2011 video game
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Minecraft

Summary

Minecraft is a video game[1]. Minecraft ranks in the top 0.036% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,734 views/month, #7 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minecraft is the creator of Markus Persson[3].
  • Minecraft received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[4].
  • Minecraft received the Independent Games Festival Audience Award[5].
  • Minecraft received the Golden Joystick Awards − Still Playing Award - PC and Console[6].
  • Minecraft's instance of is recorded as video game[7].
  • Minecraft's instance of is recorded as esports discipline[8].
  • Minecraft's composer is recorded as C418[9].
  • Minecraft's composer is recorded as Lena Raine[10].
  • Minecraft's composer is recorded as Gareth Coker[11].
  • Minecraft's composer is recorded as Kumi Tanioka[12].
  • Minecraft's composer is recorded as Aaron Cherof[13].
  • Minecraft's composer is recorded as Amos Roddy[14].
  • Minecraft's founder is recorded as Markus Persson[15].
  • Minecraft was published by Q73801[16].
  • Minecraft was published by Mojang Studios[17].
  • Minecraft was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment[18].
  • Minecraft's genre is survival game[19].
  • Minecraft's genre is action-adventure game[20].
  • Minecraft's genre is sandbox game[21].
  • Minecraft's genre is retro-style video game[22].
  • Minecraft's genre is construction and management simulation[23].
  • mining is named after Minecraft[24].
  • crafting is named after Minecraft[25].
  • Minecraft's developer is recorded as Mojang Studios[26].
  • Minecraft's developer is recorded as Microsoft[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Q73801[16], Mojang Studios[17], and Sony Interactive Entertainment[18]. Minecraft is the creator of Markus Persson[3].

Publication

Genres include survival game[19], action-adventure game[20], sandbox game[21], retro-style video game[22], and construction and management simulation[23]. Minecraft's part of the series is recorded as Minecraft[28].

Subject and Themes

Minecraft's part of the series is recorded as Minecraft[28].

Reception

Awards received include Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[4], a video game award[29]; Independent Games Festival Audience Award[5]; and Golden Joystick Awards − Still Playing Award - PC and Console[6].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Minecraft include CraftStudio[30], a software[31], founded in 2012[32].

Why It Matters

Minecraft ranks in the top 0.036% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,734 views/month, #7 of 19,301).[2] Minecraft has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Minecraft is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Minecraft include CraftStudio[30], a software[31], founded in 2012[32].

FAQs

What awards did Minecraft receive?

Honors received include Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[4], Independent Games Festival Audience Award[5], and Golden Joystick Awards − Still Playing Award - PC and Console[6].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . gamespot.com. Retrieved . gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . minecraft.net. Retrieved . minecraft.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . minecraft.net. minecraft.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . mojang.com. Retrieved . mojang.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . polygon.com. Retrieved . polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . mojang.com. mojang.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weird gloop article id → enmcw:Minecraft, demcw:Minecraft, esmcw:Minecraft +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: ppc:Minecraft"
  2. 9d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shazoo tag id → 2867
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P4073]]: zh.minecraft"
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