There is something very cathartic about building inMinecraft. Many beginners and pros have tapped into their potential to create some truly remarkable builds in the gamer. Who knew that in a game about blocks, you would find some of the world’s most creative worlds?

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Minecraft, fantasy, and sci-fi seem to go hand in hand. There are worlds that have become passion projects where a team of individuals has set out to recreate some of the most iconic worlds in literature, media, and video games. These recreations will leave you in awe, recreating everything with stunning details.

9How To Train Your Dragon

How To Train Your Dragon is a beloved book and movie series. What better way than to recreate it in a belovedgame with a dragon? This is exactly what Gamemode One did by creating a Minecraft mashup pack.

you’re able to explore Berk along with Hiccup, Toothless, and many other Vikings and dragons. Flying around on dragons, you can see the Barbaric Archipelago, structures, and ships. You also have the ability to rescue dragons that have been captured and even tame and train your own dragon.

Dragons flying around Berk in the Minecraft Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon Mash-Up Pack

8Tamriel (The Elder Scrolls)

The Elder Scrollshas given us an unforgettable setting of Tamriel throughout its games. Many might recognize it fromMorrowindandSkyrim. Now that world has been brought to Minecraft in the Dragonborn mashup pack.

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you’re able to explore the land of Tamriel and go on a journey with quite a few of its characters. There are different places to explore, including Whiterun Hold, Riverwood, and Bleak Falls Barrow. In the pack, you can also get quite a few skins, including Wood and Dark Elves, Imperial Soldiers, and The Orc Blacksmith, to name a few.

7The Hunger Games

It’s no secret that The Hunger Games spawned a wave of maps and videos in the early days ofMinecraft multiplayer servers. This hit book and film series seemed to be made specifically for Minecraft.

While there have been many different servers and maps that have hosted Hunger Games matches, it is the original iterations that came directly from the source material that stood out. Some of the best locations, like The Cornucopia, The Capital, and the battlefield from Catching Fire, have been recreated.

A screenshot from the Minecraft Skyrim Dragonborn Mash-Up

6Pirates Of The Caribbean

There have been many games that have tried to capitalize on the success of Pirates of the Caribbean. WhileSea of Thieveshad a crossover with the infamous Jack Sparrow, it’s the crossover with Minecraft that really topped the cake.

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In this mashup pack, you can explore the seas with Captain Jack Sparrow in famous places like Tortuga, Shipwreck Cove, and the shack of Tia Dalma, to name a few. You can sail on the Black Pearl and even flee from Davy Jones. Many locations from the film series are explored on this map.

5Jurassic Park

The idea of exploring dinosaurs in a setting likeJurassic Parkhas fascinated many since the first movie’s release. In this mashup pack created by Spectral Studios, that is exactly what you can do.

There is a massive lab in a classified location that has been recreated with all the equipment you need to create and hatch your own dinosaur. The park has also been made, so you’re able to drive through different areas, much like in the movies, and see many dinosaurs in their natural habitat.

Arena for the Hunger Games Catching Fire

4Halo

Master Chief andHaloare some of the biggest names that came out of Microsoft, so it’s no surprise that Minecraft created a mashup pack for them.

The Master Chief mashup pack not only recreated many iconic locations and maps such as Valhalla, Blood Gultch, and Silent Cartographer. To fully encapsulate the look and feel of Halo, you have a wide range of character skins and music from the game. Topping off the world is a texture pack that really makes you feel like a Spartan.

The Kraken taking down a ship in the Minecraft Pirates of the Caribbean Mash-up

3Game Of Thrones

For yearsGame of Throneswas a household name not only for its books and wildly popular show. No matter how you felt about the final season, it doesn’t take away from the fact that the show brought the world of George R.R. Martin to life.

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A passion project by PizzaInACup, Westeroscraft, was started in 2011. This impressive server has over 400 locations to visit. The Wall, Beyond the Wall, Winterfell, Storm’s End, and King’s Landing are just some of the notable areas.

2Star Wars

Star Warsis hands down one of the biggest franchises to date. Just saying the name, you can hear the iconic theme playing in your head. We haveseen countless games, comics, and TV shows transport us to a galaxy far, far away, but there is something incredible about seeing it in Minecraft.

Everything from Tattooine to Hoth, Coruscant to the Death Star has been recreated. Not only have iconic locations been recreated, but many ships have as well. The Millennium Falcon, the Razor Crest, Star Destroyer, and AT-AT Walker, to name a few.

Main research facility in the Minecraft JurassiCraft - A Dinosaur Crafting Adventure

1Middle Earth

There is no doubt that J.R.R. Tolkien’s adventures inThe HobbitandLord of the Ringshave inspired countless works of fantasy novels. This server has taken inspiration from all the lore of Middle Earth and recreated it in Minecraft.

This adventure map lets you start out in Bag End andexplore Middle Earthto your heart’s content. There are many iconic and stunning locations to visit, including Minas Tirith, Mirkwood, Mount Doom, Rivendell, Moria, and Isengard. The server opened in 2010 and has tours showing you around the different locations.

An overview of Halo map Valhalla from the Minecraft Master Chief Mash-Up

A screenshot of the Red Keep and King’s Landing from Game of Thrones made in Minecraft

A screenshot of the Star Wars Minecraft Hoth map featuring an AT-AT and AT-ST

A screenshot of Minecraft Middle Earth Minas Tirith