Minicraft

December 19, 2011 Markus 'Notch' Persson Markus 'Notch' Persson
Fighting Adventure Indie
PC Mac
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Minicraft is a 2D top-down action game designed and programmed by Markus Persson, the creator of Minecraft, for a Ludum Dare, a 48-hour game programming competition. The game was released on December 19, 2011.
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Release Date December 19, 2011
Developer Markus 'Notch' Persson
Publisher Markus 'Notch' Persson
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action, Fantasy, Survival, Sandbox, Open world