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Game types 2026-10-16 · 7 min read

What Are Survival Crafting Games? The Genre's Features and History from Minecraft to Valheim

The definition and appeal of survival crafting games, where you start empty-handed and hold out by gathering resources and making tools, plus subcategories such as sandbox, multiplayer, and story-driven, and a history running from UnReal World to Minecraft, DayZ, and Palworld.

Classics 2026-10-15 · 6 min read

Minecraft: The History of the Block-by-Block Sandbox Game

How Minecraft, started solo by Markus Persson, came to be, how it's played, and why it's still loved today, from its alpha to the best-selling game ever.

Genres 2026-10-15 · 7 min read

Open-World Game History: From Elite and Zelda to GTA and Elden Ring

The history and design of open-world games, from Elite and The Legend of Zelda to GTA III, The Elder Scrolls, Breath of the Wild, and Elden Ring.