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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 (255,257 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]. Series this is part of include Minecraft[28].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include 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 (255,257 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 32 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

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Floyd-out · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'b
    Nominated for → Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time, British Academy Games Award for GAME Award, Golden Joystick Awards − Still Playing Award - PC and Console +1
    Sitelink count → 156
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1411]]: [[Q136817534]], Copying from [[Q61478103]]"
  2. 20d ago · Dabmasterars · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Minecraft - Block breaking (Full frame).png
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Minecraft - Block breaking (Full frame).png"
  3. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 44045, 37098, 37616 +1
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/Minecraft-electronic-game
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 44045, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142830905|Minecraft (#142830905)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  4. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Minecraft
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Minecraft, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 10w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Danbooru tag → minecraft
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||got, ary, si */ import labels from sitelinks"
  6. 12w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 3409
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11701]]: 3409, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151160987|Minecraft (#151160987)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mix'n'"
  7. 12w ago · Shatterdaymorn · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → 27355
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11295]]: 27355, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296314135|Minecraft (#296314135)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8120|International Computer "
  8. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → minecraft
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: minecraft, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  9. 13w ago · Veracious · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Game font library id → minecraft
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14004]]: minecraft, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262958842|Minecraft (#262958842)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7513|‎Game Font Library "
  10. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Génération nintendo game id → 1230, 1847, 23476
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12626]]: 23476, Génération Nintendo game IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9f2709970e4|details]])"
  11. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0348160-Minecraft-videohra
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0348160-Minecraft-videohra, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  12. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, Q48263, Android +24
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P400]]: [[Q122761124]]"
  13. 20w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weird gloop article id → enmcw:Minecraft, demcw:Minecraft, esmcw:Minecraft +11
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: ppc:Minecraft"
  14. 20w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shazoo tag id → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P4073]]: zh.minecraft"
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