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* Spectator mode allows players to fly around and observe the world without interacting with it in any way. The player is also free to see another player's or mobs' perspective in the game by clicking towards them while in this mode, including a few mobs who have a screen filter in their point of view.
* Spectator mode allows players to fly around and observe the world without interacting with it in any way. The player is also free to see another player's or mobs' perspective in the game by clicking towards them while in this mode, including a few mobs who have a screen filter in their point of view.


''Minecraft'' has grown to be the single best selling video game of all time, with over 238 million copies sold as of 2021. This beats the previous best selling single video game, {{iw|wikipedia|Rockstar Games}}' ''{{iw|wikipedia|Grand Theft Auto V}}'', and all paid versions of {{uvm3|Tetris}}, both at roughly 200 million copies. ''Minecraft'' is also a juggernaut in terms of merchandise, with popular items being apparel, toys, plush figures, and other novelty items.
''Minecraft'' has grown to be the single best selling video game of all time, with over 300 million copies sold as of 2024. This beats the previous best selling single video game, {{iw|wikipedia|Rockstar Games}}' ''{{iw|wikipedia|Grand Theft Auto V}}'', and all paid versions of {{uvm3|Tetris}}, both at roughly 200 million copies. ''Minecraft'' is also a juggernaut in terms of merchandise, with popular items being apparel, toys, plush figures, and other novelty items.


The game is recognized for its artistic choice, featuring simplistic block models and pixel art. Until the ''Village & Pillage'' update, the texture were designed by multiple employees of Mojang. Since this update, a overhaul was made by Dutch artist [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Jasper_Boerstra Jasper Boerstra], also known as JAPPA, and is now used by default in the game, compared to the now called "Programmer Art" pack. In August 2022, Steve and Alex had their model updated to fit with the modern design of ''Minecraft'' made by JAPPA. Along with this design, paintings were introduced throughout multiple updates, with the majority of them being pixelated edits of real life classical paintings made by Swedish artist {{iw|wikipedia|Kristoffer Zetterstrand}}, who was also Persson's brother-in-law.
The game is recognized for its artistic choice, featuring simplistic block models and pixel art. Until the ''Village & Pillage'' update, the texture were designed by multiple employees of Mojang. Since this update, a overhaul was made by Dutch artist [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Jasper_Boerstra Jasper Boerstra], also known as JAPPA, and is now used by default in the game, compared to the now called "Programmer Art" pack. In August 2022, Steve and Alex had their model updated to fit with the modern design of ''Minecraft'' made by JAPPA. Along with this design, paintings were introduced throughout multiple updates, with the majority of them being pixelated edits of real life classical paintings made by Swedish artist {{iw|wikipedia|Kristoffer Zetterstrand}}, who was also Persson's brother-in-law.
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