Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being fully released in November 2011, with Notch stepping down and Jens "Jeb" Bergensten taking over development. Minecraft has since been ported to several other platforms and is the best-selling video game of all time, with over 238 million copies sold and nearly 140 million monthly active players as of 2021. The official Minecraft Annual 2018 is a celebration of Minecraft’s Year of Adventure. Inside you’ll find survival strategy for adventurers, features about Adventure Mode and Realms, inspiration for adventure map builds and ideas for real-world adventures. It also contains your favorite YouTubers' Story Mode memories, accounts of the Mojang team’s epic adventures and the Mojang team have some challenges for you to try in-game, too. It’s almost enough adventuring fun to keep you busy for an entire year. Check out the brand new series of official Minecraft Guides. The first four titles in the series, Guide to Exploration, Guide to Creative, Guide to Redstone and Guide to the Nether and the End, published in 2017.