Last year, Minecraft celebrated its 15th anniversary and, despite entering its challenging teenage phase, developer Mojang has no intention of replacing it with a sequel. During a visit to the Stockholm studio, IGN delved into the possibility of a sequel for the best-selling game of all time. Ingela Garneij, the executive producer of Minecraft Vanilla, gave a humorous yet definitive response: “Do you think we're going to have an Earth 2? No, no, there's no Minecraft 2.”

While a Minecraft 2.0 is clearly not in the cards, this doesn’t mean the survival-crafting sensation will stop evolving. Mojang has ambitious plans to extend the game's lifespan by at least another 15 years. “We've existed for 15 years,” Garneij stated. “We want to exist at least 15 years more so we actually, Agnes [Larsson, Minecraft Vanilla’s game director] and I, we work as a team. We set the vision and strategy for our game for what can we do beyond that.”

This ambition is fueled by Mojang's ongoing commitment to innovate, continuously building new ideas on their robust foundation. However, Garneij acknowledges that the game's age poses a challenge. “I think the age of the game is a challenge," she said. "It's a 15-year-old platform, 15-year-old technology that slows us down in one sense. So other new games have new engines, and they can run really fast. So I would say the technology and our age [are our biggest challenges].”

Despite these hurdles, Minecraft remains one of the world's most popular games, showing no signs of slowing down. There are no plans to transition Minecraft to a free-to-play model or to incorporate generative AI technology. So, while you won't be playing Minecraft 2 anytime soon—not on this Earth, at least—you can look forward to continued updates and enhancements.

For more on what's in store for Minecraft, be sure to check out everything announced at Minecraft Live 2025.