Minecraft.

WHY IS MINECRAFT SO SUCCESSFUL?

-Minecraft is a TOY.
There is no real goals. The player is essentially handed it and told to go play.


-It's a SANDBOX style game.
With modding availablity and the fact the game is still in development, new stuff is getting added all the time along with texture packs to change the visuals to the style that suits the player.

- The player can use their own CREATIVITY in their work.
You can construct and use your own imagination to shape the end result, the player is limited only by their own imagination.





- The game is SOCIAL.
With online multi-player servers the game experience is improved as players are able to create and share what they make with other people and friends who play the game. With this it lets the players gain more interest by working together or against as the case may be.