Mojang Rejects Minecraft 2: 'Is Earth 2 Coming?'

Last year, Minecraft celebrated its 15th anniversary, and despite entering its teenage phase, developer Mojang has firmly stated that there are no plans to replace the game with a sequel. During a recent visit to Mojang's Stockholm studio, IGN inquired about the possibility of a sequel for the best-selling game of all time. Ingela Garneij, the executive producer of Minecraft Vanilla, provided a humorous yet definitive response: “Do you think we're going to have an Earth 2? No, no, there's no Minecraft 2.”

While a sequel, Minecraft 2.0, is not on the horizon, this does not mean the survival-crafting phenomenon will stop evolving. Mojang has ambitious plans to extend the game's life at least another 15 years. Garneij, along with Agnes Larsson, Minecraft Vanilla’s game director, are working together to set the vision and strategy for the game's future. Their goal is to continue innovating and building upon the game's solid foundations.

However, Garneij acknowledged that the game's age poses challenges. With 15-year-old technology, implementing new content, such as the recently announced Vibrant Visuals graphics update, takes considerable time. “I think the age of the game is a challenge," Garneij noted. "It's a 15-year-old platform, 15-year-old technology that slows us down in one sense. So other new games have new engines, and they can run really fast. So I would say the technology and our age [are our biggest challenges].”

Despite these challenges, Minecraft remains one of the world's most popular games, showing no signs of slowing down. Mojang has no plans to make the game free-to-play or to incorporate generative AI technology. So, while you won't be playing Minecraft 2 anytime soon, the current version will continue to receive updates and new content.

For more details on what's coming to Minecraft, be sure to check out everything announced at Minecraft Live 2025.