Most Minecraft-like games are made by random teenagers learning to program, but Linden is a group of very experienced developers, and their experience is evident in the quality of the game.Д«locksworld was initially developed by Swedish independent video game developer Boldai, which was acquired by U.S.-based Linden Lab in early 2013. Linden Research, Inc., who are best known as the creators of Second Life. Blocksworld has moderators who flag this stuff, and itвЂ™s generally a safe environment for kids, but again, supervision is strongly recommended.Д«locksworld is made by Linden Lab, A.K.A. But itвЂ™s not hard to imagine what happens when some middle-schoolers find out that they can upload their вЂњMomoвЂќ or вЂњEvil ElmoвЂќ creations. The kids are motivated to share their creations and see what other kids have built. The social/sharing/multiplayer/community feature is well-done.And since you donвЂ™t know what ads are going to be displayed, you need to supervise the kid a bit more than you would otherwise. I allow it because I think the game has enough merits, but the volume of ads is a concern. Wow, so many ads! This game has more ads than other games I let my kids play.The critics donвЂ™t seem to like the game as much as I or my kids do. People who played RISK! or Axis & Allies as kids know world geography, not because they were explicitly taught, but because knowing that stuff helped in playing the game. The best educational games are those where the education happens in the background. They want a game that is fun, where the teaching is implicit. But most kids donвЂ™t want a game that teaches coding. There are so many STEM apps out there, and most of them fail because they try to teach overtly. This kid of coding is perfect to teach kids fundamentals of programming. If you build a car with laser beams, you need to вЂњprogramвЂќ how the car and lasers operate. My favorite aspect is the pseudo-coding that the game uses to give functionality to the creations. There are the usual game components such as credits and badges and levels, which help motivate and get a sense of accomplishment. ItвЂ™s very easy to build stuff, and not just static things like buildings, but driveable cars with lasers and the like. They would spend ten hours a day playing it. This is currently my kidsвЂ™ favorite game. Blocksworld has moderators to sift out the inappropriate stuff, but parents should be aware that sometimes nasty things get through. While a nice idea, this can lead to some inappropriate creations being available to everyone. There is a social component to the game, where users can share their creations. The controls are simple enough that kids as young as five can get something out of it. The game is complex enough to be fun and satisfying for almost any age. What Lego is to Minecraft, Duplo is to Blocksworld.

Blocksworld (not to be confused with similarly-titled games such as вЂњblock worldвЂќ) is one of many Minecraft-inspired games, but Blocksworld stands apart in the quality of the game, the number of features, and the implicit instruction of programming fundamentals.

Blocksworld on steam