Minecraft is a 3D voxel-based sandbox game that was developed and published by Mojang Studios. The game has no specific goals for the player to accomplish, allowing players a great deal of freedom in choosing how to play the game. However, there are gameplay mechanics that reward the player for exploration, resource gathering, and combat. The game has been praised for its creative freedom, as well as its ability to encourage players to work together. The gameplay involves players creating and destroying various types of blocks as well as using tools to gain resources, allowing you to build structures.