11 Video Games That Require Hours To Master Their Mechanics

Over the course of 10 years, Minecraft has become one of the biggest games ever to be made. Selling over 176 million copies worldwide, Mojang's open-world sandbox has captured the hearts and imaginations of both children and adults. This is thanks to its easily accessible mechanics, that given time, can become a tool for amazing people to create truly amazing things.

For some players, the simple act of building a small cabin, mining for materials and not being devoured by zombies at night is an achievement in itself. If you share a world with some friends, building small settlements with connecting roads to share resources can be a fantastic Sim City style experience. For those with mechanical skill and imagination, Minecraft can become anything.

Minecraft can allow players to create almost anything, from cities to objects. Players have made everything from Game of Thrones' Kings Landing and Galactica from Battlestar Galactica, right through to working 16-bit computers and programmable pianos. Minecraft is truly limitless to those with the imagination and the willpower to sink countless hours into mastering their craft.

Minecraft shows players that being the best doesn't mean being the quickest, most agile or most ruthless. Sometimes, being the best can be beautiful.