Minecraft Creator Teases “Minecraft 2”

Former Mojang Studios founder Markus Persson has officially lifted the veil on a brand-new project—a project that, from the outcome of a recent report poll, could very well be a “spiritual successor” to Minecraft. And, before you say it — yes, Persson himself is, in fact, no longer working with either Mojang or Microsoft (the company that bought the IP back in 2014.) Even still, with all of the resources at the creator’s disposal, it seems as if a spiritual successor to the universally acclaimed sandbox game could quite easily become a firm foundation in the near term. Okay, so it won’t be Minecraft 2 (at least not by its title), but when asked which project the famed developer should explore next—“Minecraft 2” or Uncursing Potions, a Stardew Valley-like title—it was the former that stole the show in a rather one-sided poll.

“I basically announced Minecraft 2…”

“I basically announced Minecraft 2,” writes Persson on X. “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 I’m making one, so I figured I’d absolutely be willing to give it an honest shot in the form of a spiritual successor to Minecraft and put up a poll about it.”

“My intentions are to be clear and honest about it, saying that spiritual successors are usually kind of… you know… washed up. Tragic,” Persson continues. “The things I’m fearing my next game is going to be anyway and try to push myself to avoid. So why not do the thing that people DO want and are willing to give me, somehow, even MORE cash for. I intend for the money to the spent for good, but my god have I learned I fail a lot. Winning is failing until you make yourself succeed.”

“Winning is failing until you make yourself succeed.”

Oh, and to acknowledge the elephant in the room here, this next project won’t be aiming to infringe upon the work that both Mojang and Microsoft are doing on the ongoing version of Minecraft. 

“Oh and I also very much value being a man of my word, so I also intend to do this in a way that in no way tried to sneakily infringe on the incredible work the Mojang team is doing and that Microsoft is successfully doing the Microsoft shittification about,” Persson adds. “And I respect them for doing that. It’s their job. And they, from what I understand, let the studio do things their way, which seems very fair to me.”

At the time of writing, “Minecraft 2” has no official title or potential launch window. You can find more updates on Persson’s upcoming project by following the official X handle here.