Markus Persson, the creator of Minecraft, recently conducted a poll on social media asking his followers what game they would like him to make next. The options were a roguelike mixed with a tile-based first-person dungeon crawler, and a spiritual successor to Minecraft, which was referred to as “Minecraft 2” in the poll. After receiving 282,968 votes, 81% of the participants chose Minecraft 2. In subsequent tweets, Persson admitted that he had essentially announced Minecraft 2 and affirmed that he was serious about the poll. He expressed his passion for working on games again and his willingness to give the new project an honest shot. Despite his initial intentions to create a traditional roguelike mixed with a tile-based first-person dungeon crawler, he acknowledged the overwhelming response for a spiritual successor to Minecraft. Persson also addressed concerns about creating a spiritual successor, stating that he aims to be clear and honest about the project. He expressed his desire to avoid the pitfalls often associated with spiritual successors and emphasized the importance of pushing himself to succeed. Additionally, he mentioned his intention to use the potential earnings from the new game for good purposes, despite acknowledging past failures in managing finances. Furthermore, Persson emphasized his commitment to transparency and integrity in his approach to developing the spiritual successor to Minecraft. He made it clear that he did not want to infringe on the work of the Mojang team or the efforts of Microsoft in relation to the original Minecraft. He also expressed respect for the direction that Microsoft has taken with the franchise since acquiring Mojang. Notch, as Persson is commonly known, is set to work on this spiritual successor to Minecraft a decade after selling Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5 billion. While Mojang continues to update and support the original Minecraft, Microsoft has not shown any indication of releasing a sequel, given the ongoing popularity of the original game. This potentially leaves an opportunity for Notch to fill the gap as the original creator. Despite his track record of starting and stopping various game projects, including 0x10c, Notch believes that the odds of completing future endeavors are higher now that he has employees for whom he feels responsible. In response to questions from his followers, he clarified that the new game would not be too similar to what he previously sold and suggested that it would not be a story-driven game but rather a new sandbox experience. Notch also mentioned the possibility of early access for the new game to ensure that it aligns with the expectations of the audience. Although he currently refers to the project as “Adventureland,” he expressed uncertainty about the title and the specific details of the game at this stage. Interestingly, Notch stated that if there was ever an official request from Minecraft to create a sequel and both parties agreed on terms, he would be open to the idea. However, he acknowledged that he might be difficult to work with in such a scenario. Given his controversial statements in the years following the sale of Mojang, it seems unlikely that Microsoft would collaborate with Notch, especially after removing his name from the opening credits of Minecraft. While the future of “Minecraft 2” remains uncertain, it presents an intriguing possibility for the gaming community.