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Game entry

Minecraft: Java Edition

2011 · Sandbox, Survival, Simulation, Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux · Mojang Studios

Minecraft: Java Edition is ranked no. 36 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,890 and 60% of duels won.

World rank

no. 36

ELO score

1,890

Wins

60%

Duels played

2,164

About Minecraft: Java Edition

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.

The community says

Every ranking site struggles with this one because how do you even compare a block sandbox to a linear shooter? At 66th with a 60% win rate it's basically the…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,890 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  1. CosmoSniper2001

    Every ranking site struggles with this one because how do you even compare a block sandbox to a linear shooter? At 66th with a 60% win rate it's basically the immortal cockroach of these rankings, nothing kills it, it just keeps crawling back up.

    Lopes69

    comparer ça a un cafard c'est un peu dur mais bon c'est vrai que rien le fait tomber, perso je trouve ça plus lassant qu'autre chose ce genre de comparaison, ça évite de vraiment débattre du fond

  2. CoopKnight4

    Still going strong after all these yrs, and that says a lot considering how many sandbox clones tried and failed to copy it.

    GhostByte2

    Ma manette a survécu à des années de constructions ratées avec mon frère.

  3. thompson_raleigh

    My kid picked this over Tomb Raider without hesitation, and watching her build a whole village while I just wanted to explore was its own kind of fun for me.

    ArcadeHunter

    Qué bonito, la niña construye un pueblo mientras el padre solo quiere explorar, a mí también me pasó y terminé jugando solo porque nadie más quería construir nada.

  4. gdicki

    Next to Fallout 3 the survival feels lighter, almost gentle, but the building side goes so much deeper it barely feels fair to compare.

    descamps_frederique

    la construction, oui, mais moi c'est surtout la nuit et les zombies qui m'ont marqué, toi c'était quoi au juste ?

  5. Neon_Picard

    Est-ce qu'un autre jeu a autant redéfini ce qu'on attend d'un bac à sable ? Pour moi la réponse est NON, et ça mérite cette place.

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