Markus Persson, also known as Notch, shook up the community. The famous developer “announced Minecraft 2.”
However, plans soon changed dramatically. Notch announced work on another project:
“Talked to the guys in the office. Looks like we’re making Levers and Chests! The turning point was PC Gamer saying it sounded interesting, haha. Yes, I still love PC Gamer.”
During his interaction with fans, he stated:
“Trust me, a spiritual successor [to Minecraft] would be far less entertaining than a dungeon crawler roguelike.”
Some are theorizing that “guests from Microsoft” might have dropped by to see the creator and explain that “making Minecraft 2 is not the best idea,” or perhaps “bought him off” so that the sandbox game would not face a worthy competitor on the market.
Notch shared a screenshot of an early build of Levers and Chests:
“None of the names, categories, icons, numbers, or text are final, but it works and updates the attribute list.
Even threw in some color coding for you.”
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Cover author: @notch. Image source: minecraft.fandom.com
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Screenshot author: @notch. Image source: twitter.com