Minecraft is a sandbox video game created by Swedish game developer Markus Persson, also known as “Notch”, who made the game public in May 2009. The game was fully released in November 2011, with Jens “Jeb” Bergensten taking over development. Minecraft has since been ported to various platforms and is the best-selling video game of all time, with over 238 million copies sold across all platforms as of June 2021.
There are many ways to get Minecraft for free on a PC. One way is to download the free demo version of the game from the Minecraft website. The demo version allows players to play the game for a limited time, and it includes all of the features of the full game.