Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
GamesRadar
GamesRadar
Technology
Ashley Bardhan

Minecraft "is actually a hardcore action RPG in disguise," says former Path of Exile co-creator, "more hardcore than even Path of Exile," in fact, because there's lava

Minecraft.

What did you just say? "Minecraft is a sandbox game that babies can play with their foreheads"? Ha. Shows how much you know. Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson says that, contrary to what some might think, Minecraft is a pretty intense action role-playing game experience.

Minecraft's survival mode might be "more hardcore than even Path of Exile," Wilson says in a new YouTube video exploring the topic, because if you drop items near lava after dying, those items are destroyed by the heat. Also, there's fishing. Are you convinced yet?

"It turns out that, regardless of where I go, everything in my life is going to look like Diablo 2 or Path of Exile if I stare at it hard enough," Wilson – who exited Path of Exile studio Grinding Gear Games in 2023 after helping found it in 2006 – admits. Though, he dreamed of escaping his ARPG history when he first picked up Minecraft.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.