Minecraftis a gaming powerhouse that has dominated media culturally and through its sales. Since the 2010s, Minecraft has become one of the most popular videogames ever and has continued to go throughnumerous major updatesthat add all sorts of new content. It only makes sense then that there would be references in other games as a sign of respect and love for the original title.
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FromSkyrimtoThe Stanley Parable, throughout the year’s developers have been putting easter eggs to reference Minecraft. However, some references just beat out the rest. Whether they’re funnier or more interesting, these are the best Minecraft references in video games.
8A Notch At Skyrim
In Skyrim, if you were to venture to the highest mountain known as the Throat of The World, then you would get to see a somewhat subtle reference to Minecraft with a peculiarly placed item. This item is a pickaxe embedded in stone at the peak of the mountain known as the Notched Pickaxe. The pickaxe is a reference to Minecraft’s developer Notch, who is the creator of Minecraft. Of course, a pickaxe is also a signature item, hence the Notched Pickaxe.
7Choplifter HD Flies Us To Minecraft
When playing something like Choplifter HD, you expect there to be a lot more flying and a lot less referencing. But that’s not the case when it comes to the level All On The Table, which has a funny Minecraft easter egg.
During the level, the chopper can fly over to an island made up of the blocky graphics that is Minecraft’s signature style, with chickens and a player character dubbed by its name Minecraft Steve. Voices can be heard over the radio, making some fun commentary on Minecraft as characters converse about Minecraft Steve and the chickens on the island.
6Cleaning Blocks With Viscera Cleanup Detail
Minecraft features a lot of recognizable iconography, from creepersto its fancy pickaxe. Viscera Cleanup Detail agrees, as in the level Overgrowth, players can find a hard-to-spot lever that comes straight out of Minecraft. But that’s not the complete reference itself. If the lever is pulled, then you’re able to dig in a different area in a level to find a small cavern made out of blocks. In this cavern is an iron pickaxe that can actually be picked up. It’s a little on the subtle side, but this is a reference that rewards those who seek it out.
5Borderlands 2 Slays Some Creepers
Borderlands 2has a fun Minecraft easter egg near its area known as Guardian Ruins. Near the train tracks, if you jump up near some rocks, you may find a cavern that is made out of the signature dirt blocks from Minecraft. Once broken through, there will be an area where you’ll encounter some creepers.
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What makes this reference fun is that the creepers are actual enemies, giving some players who have dealt withcreepers and their house-destroying wayssome satisfaction in being able to just shoot at them.
4Get Blocky With Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator has a simple Minecraft reference that still goes a long way when it comes to charm and cuteness. Throughout City Bay, if you track down a stone block, a grass block, and a wood block, you’re able to play as a blocky version of the goat with Minecraft’s art style.
As well as this, on the PC version, this unlocks Builder Goat which allows you to place the blocks around and build something with them.
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The Supermart from Octodad: Dadliest Catch has a cute little Minecraft easter egg for the more attentive players. In the Supermart, there is a Minecraft easter egg. At a small stand between the aisles is a counter that proudly displays a creeper head and Minecraft dirt blocks.
On the blocks, it’s written Minecraft Chocolate, which means that on top of this being a reference, this is a display of literal Minecraft easter eggs.
2Shadow Warrior 2 Goes Mining
Shadow Warrior 2features an interesting reference to Minecraft in the level Calamity Town. In the caverns, it’s possible to delve deeper until you stumble across some blocks and torches meant to mimic Minecraft’s own cave system, just in the art syle of Shadow Warrior 2.
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It’s interesting to see an easter egg like this because it’s taking clear references to Minecraft but using its own style as opposed to ripping the graphics straight from the game. Plus, there’s a collectible down there, so any completionists will definitely stumble upon it.
1The Stanley Parable Takes You To Minecraft
Perhaps the funniest reference there is to Minecraft, one of the endings to The Stanley Parable, is dedicated to the game of crafting items and mining through caves. The path can be a bit complex, but if you make certain choices, then the narrator gets fed up and pops you into Minecraft itself.
The narrator touts how he can play by himself and builds a dirt house right in front of you before taking you mining and deciding it might be time for something new. The game then restarts. It’s a hilarious easter egg and a great nod to another great game.
