Minecraft 2 'basically announced' in early 2025 plot twist

Minecraft 2 is a sequel I'm sure none of us really ever expected to see, but it would appear the game has been "basically announced" by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson.

Perrson kicked off 2025 by asking fans what they'd like to see from him this year: a roguelike in the style of a "tile-based first-person dungeon crawler"... or a "spiritual successor" to Minecraft.

The developer explained some of his inspirations for the roguelike, which is his current focus, before admitting that "maybe there are people who like my work but might not share my taste in retro nostalgia and would prefer for me to make a spiritual successor thing to Minecraft, and I mean sure, I'd take that cash".

Sure enough, the Twitter poll asking fans to choose between the two options currently has "Make Minecraft 2, boomer" with over 79% of the vote - and over a quarter of a million votes cast.

A few days later, Persson admitted: "I basically announced Minecraft 2. 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."

He continued: "My intentions are to be clear and honest about it, saying that spiritual successors are usually kind of... you know... washed up. Tragic. 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.

It's worth noting that Perrson solid Minecraft to Microsoft in 2014, but that sale does not preclude him from ever making something similar ever again.

He explained: "There was a one-year period where I couldn't make a game with modifiable terrain or something like that, but I was off in the Maldives during all that, didn't affect any creative decisions".

He did admit making a game using the Minecraft name would be "super illegal", however, so it obviously could never be Minecraft 2 in name.

"Instead, I'd make a new original game of the same type as Minecraft and call it something else," he said. "These are traditionally sometimes referred to as 'spiritual successors', but usually kinda mostly feel a bit flat.

"But, like, if that's actually what people want, I would LOVE to make that game. It'd be my Gremlins 2."

Before we leave each other, these are my top four suggestions for the official title of Minecraft 2 if/when it's officially announced. Microsoft, you can email or call me whenever to work out payment.

• Minecraft 2: Back On The Block
• Minecraft 2: Block And Load
• Minecraft 2: Ender The Road
• Minecraft 2: Creeper? I barely know her!