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A Minecraft clone (or "fake" Minecraft) is one of various unofficial video games designed to resemble Minecraft, developed by various developers. The majority of these are apps made for Android and iOS.

The names, icons, and in-game graphics of Minecraft clones are intended to deceive potential users into believing they are playing Minecraft. The name of Minecraft itself is normally avoided by publishers of these apps, often using key words such as “mine”, “craft”, “build”, and “3D”; presumably to avoid detection by copyright protectors while still appearing in search results on mobile application storefronts.

Gameplay in Minecraft clones often closely mimics the control scheme of the mobile version of Bedrock Edition, especially older versions of Pocket Edition. Some of these games use assets derived from Minecraft itself, including screenshots, graphic and audio files, and/or the original game code, constituting intellectual property violations.

Purchase and availability[]

Unlike Minecraft, most Minecraft clones can be purchased and downloaded on mobile application storefronts such as the Google Play Store (Android) and Apple App Store (iOS and iPadOS) for free. Others, especially older examples, often come in the form of web games.

As Minecraft clones are free to use, they might serve as an alternative to the original Minecraft for users who decide not to purchase the original game after trying the official trial version of Minecraft.

As with almost all other free-to-play apps, most Minecraft clones contain in-game advertisements (which are denoted by the text "Contains ads" in the app info in the Google Play Store), which might play either between menus or while the game is being played. These can either be banners displayed on certain portions of the screen or full-screen video advertisements that can interrupt gameplay. These can only be turned off by turning off Wi-Fi (and mobile data, for devices with cellular support).

Some Minecraft clones on mobile platforms can additionally contain in-app purchases, which are bought for real-world currency. Unlike in Minecraft, these might be used for unlocking built-in, in-game functions, including purchases that remove the aforementioned advertisements.

Gameplay[]

Minecraft clones often share similar game modes and difficulties with those in Minecraft. These include game modes matching the premises of Creative, Survival, and Adventure, as well as difficulties matching the differences between the Minecraft difficulties of Peaceful, Easy, Normal, and Hard.

Minecraft clones often receive updates from their developers containing similar features to major updates released for Minecraft. Many Minecraft clones have equivalent features for almost every object from a certain version of Minecraft.

Differences[]

Textures for equivalent items and blocks in Minecraft clones are different from those seen in Minecraft, to prevent copyright issues; the same applies to the models and textures of entities, especially mobs. Often, the appearances of menus and screens in Minecraft clones resembles those used in older versions of Minecraft.

Minecraft clones often place emphasis onto multiplayer game modes, character customization, and other features that encourage visiting portions of the game with in-app purchases, which receive their own buttons in the main menu.

Not all of the blocks, items, entities, and other features from the present version of Minecraft are copied onto Minecraft clones. For instance, a notable number of Minecraft clones seem to be based on the Nether Update of Minecraft.

Trivia[]

• The oldest Minecraft clone is Survivalcraft that released on November 16, 2011, which is 2 days before Minecraft's official release on November 18.

Gallery[]

• The title screen of a Minecraft clone.
  The title screen of a Minecraft clone.
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  The Creative inventory in a Minecraft clone.
• The original "You died!" death screen in a Minecraft clone.
  The original "You died!" death screen in a Minecraft clone.
• The new "You died!" death screen in a Minecraft clone.
  The new "You died!" death screen in a Minecraft clone.