Minecraft

I recently have stumbled upon a fantastic game called Minecraft. It is an indie game created by a man named Markus Persson and it has been in development since May 10, 2009. His realized "a game that [is] simple yet that dynamic had a lot of potential." The plot of the game is nonexistant. The player is just a man on a deserted planet. The only other inhabitants are plants and animals. Everything in the game is a block, and you can interact with the blocks. Harvest the resources from the blocks and use them to create tools and other blocks with different uses. You start with nothing but your character, and the player is left to collect resources as he/she figures out how. Here is an example of the first few minutes of gameplay.
1. Gather wood.

2. Craft the wood into planks.
3. Make a workbench out of planks.
4. Craft the planks into sticks.
5. Use the sticks and wood to create a wooden pickaxe and search for coal.
6. Use the coal and sticks to make torches.
7. Dig and build a massive home above and below grounds. Do anything you want, and it will still be fun.
The game is still in alpha, but soon it will be released in beta. The last update that Markus is working on is full multiplayer compatibility. There is multiplayer but it is buggy and difficult to use. However, the rest of the game is just amazing! It is only $14.21 right now, and YES I am plugging it. It is a good investment to support indie game programmers, and a good way to pass time.

-MASON