Minecraft wiki

Today, Minecraft is one of the most influential and popular online games out there. This has almost always been the case since its initial release.

But with all of the different platforms Minecraft is available on right now, it’s worth diving into the history of when and where this ground-breaking survival crafting game first began.

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Initial Minecraft release date

Minecraft first launched for players around the world on May 17, 2009 on PC. At this time, the game from legendary creator Markus “Notch” Persson didn’t even have the familiar name we all know now.

Instead, it was known as “Cave Game” during these earlier days. From there, it went through various testing phases for the public in its alpha and later beta states. This is the first official release for the game, though it was essentially in early access.

After that, Minecraft would formally arrive as a “complete” 1.0 experience on November 18, 2011.

This is considered the official release for the completed game that set the fo

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