Compare the Open World Sandbox Game with the list of strong contenders with similar gameplay graphics: Minecraft, Roblox and Mini World
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Minecraft
- Home page: https://www.minecraft.net/
- Official Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamMojang
A name that is too famous for you who are loyal fans of the mini-game genre, the game was released on May 17, 2009, it was originally created by Swedish programmer Markus Notch Persson, then Developed and published by Mojang Studios.
What makes Minecraft so famous is its ability to create and build structures by building blocks of textures in a 3D world.
Although Minecraft is more than 10 years old, it has absolutely no signs of being outdated and receding, but on the contrary, it is becoming more and more famous. Over the past 10 years, Mojang has constantly revised and updated to make players have more new experiences with the game.
At the same time keeping the fire in Minecraft makes this game always maintain its throne position.
Roblox
- Home page: https://www.roblox.com/
- Official Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/roblox
Released on September 1, 2006, three years before Minecraft, Roblox’s motto is “Powering Imagination” which means recharging the imagination.
Just like Minecraft in the game, players can create their own virtual world, if Minecraft is square blocks, Roblox is the image of Lego blocks. Roblox is like a website made for gamers by gamers themselves
When participating in Roblox all gamers can develop their own game world, create an adventure of exploration, role play and learn with friends in a friendly and funny 3D environment.
To date, Roblox has 19 million user-created games, including games that make young gamers crazy like: Roblox Highschool, Work at a Pizza Place, Pokemon Brick Bronze and especially Jailbreak
The main feature of Roblox is the socialization of accounts whereby players are encouraged to make friends with other people online
Mini World Block Art
- Home page: https://www.miniworldgame.com/en/
- Official Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBBhxSH-Mu4FzbYq6COllw
The brightest rookie of the sandbox game series, Mini world tam translates as “Small World” game developed by Miniwan. Mini World has a gameplay mechanism that some gaming communities consider that earning forever can’t make any difference with Minecraft, which is to bring you to an unlimited creative world of magical squares.
It must be admitted that since its release, Mini World is indeed a hot name in the gaming community. What makes Mini World so popular is its cute visuals and ease of access, and who knows in the future this “Little World” will beat the ten-year-old name Minecraft. so what.
Comparison between Minecraft, Roblox, Mini World
Graphics
- Minecraft this is a typical example of a game with extremely bad graphics, which can be said to be so bad that the graphics of the 90’s games are sometimes even more realistic. But Minecraft can be more famous and successful than some games that spend a lot of money to make surreal graphics, but in the end, it is not as attractive as Minicraft’s attractive squares.
- Roblox shows us a more vibrant and colorful world when it has youthful but equally familiar Lego simulation graphics, and Roblox’s world also offers many bright colors suitable for child subjects. But this is also a weakness of Roblox when the Lego industry of bright colors is not something that can attract older players.
- Although Mini World is a game with the same gameplay direction as Minecraft, its graphics are much more advanced, not too square like Minecraft, but instead have rounded corners to create a softer feel. The world design and characters are so cute and bright, it’s true that Chinese-made products always have an eye-catching appearance.
Player age
- Although Minecraft is often mistaken as a game for children to play, this is not a game only for children, we can see that any age can be caught up in this game, and more adult Minecraft players
- Roblox is a game that is not very popular among adults, but for children, Roblox is somewhat more famous than Minecraft in the world market. Because Roblox has a lot of mini-games in the game that are made with the target audience in mind, and also for the graphic reasons that KisuGame mentioned above, Lego-style graphics will be loved by children. but also because of that, it is difficult to attract mature audiences.
- Mini Word, just looking at the graphics and character design, you can tell who it was made to serve, I don’t explain any more.
Price
- Minecraft is quite expensive, around $26 on PC and $6 on phones, which is quite high compared to some other games.
- Roblox is a free game and the games released on Roblox are also free. That’s why the game developer and Roblox team make a profit through depositing money into gamers. Users will have to create an account and buy premium packages to buy virtual items for their characters
- Mini World is free on both mobile and PC platforms, this game also makes money from users’ recharge like Roblox. But the game with the main audience is children who have to spend $ 15 to buy a skin that looks superior in the game, it is very difficult to be bragged.
Creative Element
When it comes to sandbox games, it is impossible to ignore the variety in the game, the many creative elements that sandbox games have been able to create a lot of cool things from the users themselves, through which they build. 1 game system full of variety in the game
- Minecraft has many game modes available including survival mode where the player must find resources to use the world and stay healthy. Creative mode where players get unlimited resources to build and have the ability to fly, adventure mode where players have maps created by others and spectator mode where players can fly through blocks but cannot interact with blocks. The PC version of the game is also known for its 3rd party modes that allow new tools and characters to be added to the game.
- Roblox talks about diversity, this is the strength, as mentioned above there are more than 19 million games in the game. As a game created to get gamers to create smaller games and experience their own games, you can play a wide variety of games in Roblox.
- Mini World in addition to the default survival and creative modes included in the game, players can experience some interesting Mini Games created by other players. There are many different types of minigames such as Parkour, strategy… However, because it is still a young game and does not have a large community of players, the diversity of Mini World is still not comparable to the two big brothers. above. Hopefully in the future “Small World” can develop more to become a “Less Small World”
Number of players
- Minecraft 2019 has surpassed every game and is in first place with the most viewers on YouTube, the numbers can’t be more than 100.2 billion views. At the same time in 2019 Minecraft also announced that it has 112 million monthly active players and becomes the 3rd largest population in the world with more than 480 million players. Numbers that any game maker wants to achieve.
- Roblox is a little bit worse than Minecraft, but Roblox’s achievements also make many other games respect, when it has achieved 29.6 billion views on YouTube – ranked 5th on the list, just behind Garena Free Fire. , Brand Theft Auto, Fortnite and Minecraft only. With more than 100 million players a month with over 1 billion hours of gameplay, and 178 registered accounts, Roblox has always been a beloved game despite being released for a long time.
- Mini World unfortunately does not get the most accurate figures about Mini World, but there are also some statistics: the official channel of Mini World: Block Art on YouTube has achieved more than 51 million views and the game videos of Mini World Mini World always has a large number of views no less than any other game in Vietnam. The number of players in the world of Mini World is currently about 10 million people, which is also quite commendable for this young game.
Summary of Minecraft, Roblox, Mini World
- Minecraft: there must be a reason that Minecraft has always held its ground over the past 10 years that can make the game so successful. According to that comment, it is due to the large and vibrant community of players of this game, thanks to them we have such a colorful and diverse Minecraft. Although Minecraft in general does not have too many advantages in terms of graphics or world price, but the attraction of Minecraft comes from the gameplay itself, once you step in, it is impossible to stop.
- Roblox: Roblox’s success is due to its free-to-play experience and familiar Lego graphics, eye-catching colors and over 19 million player-created game resources. This is also a game that is the most enthusiastic and vibrant community today, when they are constantly creating and putting into the game. This game not only gives us the experience of the game, but also gives us the experience of creating a game.
- Mini World: it can be said that putting Mini World in this comparison is quite lame, there should be a more worthy name for the sandbox war like Grand Theft Auto or Garry’s Mod, but the name Mini World has a human audience. Gameplay, graphics, gameplay all have similarities with the two games above. In general, this game has many advantages over Minecraft although it is known as a copy of Minecraft. The biggest advantage of Mini World is that it’s free, accessible to anyone, cute graphics, bright colors, and youthful music sounds suitable for their target audience. Mini World also constantly has changes to catch trends and updates in accordance with real-life situations such as real-life events such as Halloween and Christmas. However, Mini World has 1 weakness that will never be able to overcome is that when this world already has a Minecraft, it is difficult to overcome it when it is considered a copy.
Those are also the brief comparisons between 3 games Minecraft, Roblox, Mini World Block Art, it is difficult to say which game will win because each game has its advantages and disadvantages and each game has its own advantages and disadvantages. own attractions. Let’s experience these exciting and creative sandbox games.
