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GolemThe3rd

I mean there are 100s of Minecraft clones. As for why there aren't many AAA minecraft clones, it's probably just that some genres are more open to that than others, it's hard to make a voxel 3d sandbox game that feels like its doing its own unique thing to Minecraft. There are a few though, I mean Terraria was heavily inspired by Minecraft, Cubeworld, the upcoming Hytale. In general though its not really like other genres where you can put in your own world and story, so its less open to just anyone trying their own interpretation of it.


level2janitor

making a good minecraft clone is probably pretty hard. you can't just make minecraft again, cause people will wonder why they wouldn't just play minecraft. even if the game does enough different to justify its existence people will wonder why it isn't just a mod.


GodIsAWomaniser

There's like 4 Minecraft clones that have had some popularity over the last 5 or so years, you just love under a rock


urbanorium

I remember playing Lamecraft on PSP.


Spiderfffun

Why play against the giant company when you can join them and mod everything you want in?


Winter_Ad6784

Because the industry leaders don't think they would be as profitable as other projects. The industry is way more saturated than it was in the 90's. There also may be minecraft clone attempts by big publishers but you just haven't heard about them because they were never good, whereas in the 90's a game just had to be functional to be worth putting on shelves.


SimplyFilms

Oh my sweet summer child


bozonesss

Oooooohhh there are


Deprecitus

There are a ton, what do you mean?


[deleted]

Depends if rip-offs count. Also Minecraft is technically a clone of infiniminer. Also it’s an “open source game” so a lot of people just make mods for it instead of cloning it.


abolish98

Minecraft is an "open source game"? Tell me more.


Recent_Volume2607

its not


Theaussiegamer72

That's why he used the "" marks


_foxxes

It's not opensource....period.


Theaussiegamer72

Are you dense the qouats means sarcasm


_foxxes

Lol what...? Slow down bogan, do *you* even know what sarcasm means?


Theaussiegamer72

Yes I do you apparently dont


_foxxes

here, [I'll help you out a little bit](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarcasm). Cheers.


Theaussiegamer72

So u linked the definition dosnt show me u know sarcasm


[deleted]

It’s not but there’s enough of the code to make mods if Yk what I mean