25 'Minecraft' Creations That Will Blow Your Mind

Even if you haven't played Minecraft, it's likely you have a child, friend or online pal who's obsessed with the creative building game.

Since 2009, there have been two kinds of Minecraft players: those who simply enjoy exploring and building in its blocky, procedurally-generated worlds; and those who create monumental works of mind-blowing art and machinery — many of which go viral in online gaming communities.

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Some purists are only interested in "legit" builds; those completed in Survival Mode, where every block must be mined, processed and placed by hand. Others feel more free in Creative Mode, where every material is at your fingertips in infinite quantities. Builds in each mode mean different things in terms of effort, time and creativity, and we've accounted for that when selecting these 25 accomplishments.

They range from stunning architecture to pixel art to complex contraptions. Some employ "mods" (player-made game modifications) and some are pure. All of them are testaments to the power of the most successful indie video game of all time.