10 Most Impressive Builds In Minecraft (2024)

The uninitiated believeMinecraft is just a block game. Parents don't always understand it. Journalists write it off as a fad. People still wonder why Minecraft holds such fascination. The answer? There's infinite freedom. You canbe anything you want in Minecraft, build anything you want.

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People have created telephones capable of video calling, virtual art museums, and even a working recreation of Pokemon Red all within the confines of Minecraft. Players are only limited by the confines of their imaginations. There's no shortage of potential entries for a list of impressive Minecraft builds. This one includes 10 aesthetically pleasing Minecraft creations. We made sure to not include more than 1 per builder.

10 A Magical Night by The Voxel Box

HyperScale posted this image in r/Minecraft 4 years ago. Redditers were wowed by this whimsical fairy-tale town. People upvoted the image over 1.4 thousand times.

According to the comments, three players (Spectercody, Sounas, and Doublenum) built it. HyperScale rendered it for our viewing pleasure. We imagine a lot of young kids want to play on this Disney-inspired map!

9 Defenseless by ShapeScape

ShapeScape is a Minecraft build team with roots in 18 different countries. Their design team has been crafting crazy creation since 2013. Like others on the list, ShapeScape is a certified Minecraft Partner. They make content to sell on the Minecraft Marketplace.

Defenseless won first place at Planet Minecraft's The Barbarians Are Coming! contest. The ShapeScape team wanted to play with the concept of the seven deadly sins. The full map includes a city surrounded by a giant wall, with war machines ready to break it down. They describe the theme as, "by not accepting the existence of sin, we put ourselves into an increased likelihood of failure to be pure."

8 A Lunar Dream by Everbloom Studios

The third-place winner of the Head into the Clouds Project Contest is heavily inspired by astrology. Although not pictured, the citadel is surrounded by various floating planets. Pink trees form the habitat of various mythological creatures. According to the team, A Lunar Dream represents Heaven. This is a place only the pure of heart may enter.

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Everbloom Studios is yet another team with a collection of talented builders. They are an official partner with Minecraft, providing their creations as purchasable maps in the Minecraft Marketplace. This particular project was created by 10 individuals and we could not be more impressed. Their other work, Providence, definitely deserves a spot here as well.

7 Hearthveil - Lost in Thought by Pandora's Blocks

Hearthveil, like the previous entry, was a submission to Planet Minecraft's Head into the Clouds contest. It was the second-place winner (first place was taken by BlockWorks). According to the design team, Hearthveil is meant to be a representation of a traveler's true nature.

It took the efforts of 10 individuals over a month to produce this whimsical forest. Although the team does not have a working official website as of today (it appears they have gone inactive), archives of their work can still be found on Planet Minecraft under Hydraxus's account.

6 The City of Adamantis by jamdelaney1

There are only two other entries on this list that were done by an individual rather than a large team. Adamantis, City of the Gods, was created by Planet Minecraft user jamdelaney1 in roughly three months. He was last active 7 years ago and has only submitted three of his original designs.

We admire an individual creating purely for the fun of it. He offered downloads for free and the map was not created as an entry for any contest or as paid work. Jamdelaney1 was simply a fan of Minecraft. A normal player like any of us.

5 Deep Sea by BlockWorks

BlockWorks is one of the foremost build teams in the world. Founded in 2013, they have grown to include over 30 members. Calling them a build team sells them short though. In reality, they are much more than that. They're a design studio and a consultancy with esteemed clients like Warner Brother, Disney, Verizon, and Dell.

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Their creative endeavors also serve as education for architecture students and interactive art exhibits. They even work with academic institutions. Their current research focuses on the topics of Democracy and Urban Design and the idea of Chronotope (representing time and space in literature).

4 Macabre Infestation by Athion

Athion is a smaller build team. Originally they were formed by only four members coming from the Minecraft servers Mithrintia and PI Creative. Their team has since expanded to include 20 individual builders. They are professionals who sell their work mostly to server owners looking to spice up their lobbies.

Macabre Infestation was built by 5 individuals in only 3 days as a part of a competition with the incredible BlockWorks team. Their innovative take on the atmosphere of horror solidifies a place on this list. Planet Minecraft offers a free download of the map for players to explore this beauty in its complete majesty.

3 The Spires of Lyceum by Forge Gaming

According to the lore, the snow fortress was created by the mages of A'therys as a sanctuary for their order. The Spires of Lyceum are named for the five schools of magic: wind, earth, nature, ice/water, and fire/lava.

In reality, this was built by 7 players for the A'therys Ascended Server back in 2012. Regrettably, the team no longer appears to be active. However, their Youtube channel GazamoNetworkcontains videos of all of their work, including a video tour of the Spires themselves.

2 Auroria - New Heaven by Aranos

Auroria was another individual's creation. Posted to Planet Minecraft in 2018, Aranos explains that Auroria was his largest undertaking to date. He wanted to create a set of islands where it felt as though time flowed differently than in the outside world.

There are many gorgeous details to fawn over, from the custom trees to the sailing ship to the handcrafted birds soaring above the skies. Aranos event took the care to use glass to create cresting waves in the water below.

1 A Futuristic Past by Will Loader

Not much is known about Will Loader, the individual who crafted this nightmarish and stunning piece. Photos of the work were found inBeautiful Minecraft by James Delaney, the Managing Director of BlockWorks. His book features 112 pages of images like the one above.

The author explained he intended to show how players can become artists. We think the goal was accomplished in spades.A Futuristic Pasttook 28 days and 9 million blocks for the individual builder to complete. Aren't you in awe of this ethereal and somber piece?

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