Eurogamer, Minecraft review, 18 November 2011

Cite as: Eurogamer, Minecraft review, 18 November 2011
Original: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-18-minecraft-review
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Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20220310113130/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-18-minecraft-review
Accessed: 2026-10-26
Licence: © Gamer Network; Wayback capture
Credit: Alec Meer's review for Eurogamer, published 18 November 2011, the day of the 1.0 release.
Notes: Scored 10/10. The pinned capture is the page as updated on 9 February 2015; it keeps the 2011 review text and the 10/10 score, and its datePublished metadata is 2011-11-18. Used for the period description of what the game is and for its reception.

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Eurogamer's review of 18 November 2011, by Alec Meer, scored it 10 out of 10 and called it "the defining game of the last ten years". It described the game as a block sandbox with two abilities, to create and to destroy: one mouse button gives, the other takes away.	`standfirstreview bodyscore box`	Web