Minecraft is a sandbox game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus “Notch” Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. The game allows players to build with a variety of different blocks in a 3D procedurally generated world, requiring creativity from players. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.

The game was initially released for the PC on May 17, 2009, and has since been released for various other platforms. In 2011, Mojang AB sold the game to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. As of February 2017, over 121 million copies have been sold across …