“We basically announced Minecraft 2,” said Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson, a few years after creating Mojang and the studio being acquired by Microsoft for $2.5 billion.
The casual announcement came via X after Markus posted a poll asking fans what they wanted him to work on. Options included whether to continue working on a “traditional roguelike” with “tile-based first-person” gameplay, or abandon that idea for a Minecraft sequel.
They basically announced Minecraft 2.
I thought people might actually want me to make another game very similar to the first one, and I love working on games again.
I don’t care exactly which game I’ll make first (or if I’ll make more), but I do know…
— Notch (@notch) January 3, 2025
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After the poll closed, Notch responded to fans with a lengthy tweet announcing that a spiritual follow-up to Minecraft was on the way.
“We’ve basically announced Minecraft 2,” Notch told users. “I thought people might actually want me to make another game very similar to the first one, and I love working on games again.”
“I don’t exactly care which game I make first (or if I make more), but I know I’m making games, so I figured I’d be willing to give it an honest try in the future. It takes the form of a spiritual successor to Minecraft and conducts public opinion polls about it.”
Notch goes on to say that we want to be “clear and honest.” Because spiritual successors “usually… You know… Notch admits he’s a little afraid that’s what his new game will end up doing.
Of course, despite creating a new studio, Notch hasn’t released a game since selling Mojang to Microsoft a decade ago. Those sales are also why the new game can’t be called Minecraft 2.
The new game will essentially be Minecraft 2, but Notch has made it clear that he won’t be stepping on Mojang’s toes. The Mojang team is doing it, and Microsoft is successfully transforming Microsoft.”
