Remember Minecraft? The iconic global sensation sandbox game was released in 2009 and was loved by many. For those who are not aware Minecraft was created and founded by Markus Persson aka Notch, but in 2014 Notch sold Mojang Studios (the studio behind Minecraft) to Microsoft for $2.5 billion.
Minecraft IP and title are owned by Microsoft currently but they neither own the concept or idea of the game which means Notch can still work on a spiritual successor of Minecraft. Well, a recent X post by Notch did create a buzz over the internet as he seems to be planning to do the same.
On 1st January Notch shared a poll on X platform asking his followers whether they want him to make Minecraft 2 Boomer or another game, Uncursing Potions which is a traditional roguelike. Well, it was obvious that people would love to see a Minecraft-like game and hence Minecraft 2 option won the poll. After this poll, Notch shared another post mentioning he was 100% serious about the poll, and further in the comment section, he announced that he would be working on a spiritual successor to Minecraft.
I basically announced minecraft 2.
I thought that maybe people ACTUALLY do want me to make another game that's super similar to the first one, and I'm loving working on games again.
I don't super duper care exactly which game I make first (or even if I make more), but I do know…
— notch (@notch) January 3, 2025
He also mentioned that he intends to do this in a way that in no way he will try to sneakily infringe on the copyrights of Minecraft which is owned by Microsoft. When a user asked whether the game would be Minecraft 2, Notch clarified that it wouldn’t be Minecraft 2 but a similar game that would carry the essence of the previous title, basically what the people want to see.
No, I'd make a similar game based on what I think the audience that says they want that game might enjoy. Probably do early access to make sure we're on track.
But I mean I still sort of think I'm just a clown getting lucky in a sea of actual talents, so I have no idea if it…
— notch (@notch) January 3, 2025
This post by Notch has caught a lot of attention online, leaving many fans excited while few are also wondering whether this new game will be able to match the original game or not.
