Minecraft is turning 15 years old. Somehow, it feels like it’s been around for much, much longer, which speaks to the ubiquity of the game. Despite its age, Minecraft is still wildly popular due its its sandbox-style gameplay — you can do or make almost anything. You can already play it on your computer, console, or mobile phone, but Microsoft’s added one more platform: Google search.
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To celebrate the game’s 15th anniversary, Minecraft is playable in Google Search — sort of. Head over to Google and search for Minecraft. You’ll see a little grass block at the bottom of the screen. Hit that, and it’ll turn into a pickaxe. Then just click away. All over the screen, you’ll uncover a bunch of different Minecraft vignettes. Keep on tapping to bludgeon your way through all sorts of Minecraft bricks and experience the satisfying crunch of breaking stuff.
Since I found it, I’ve been breaking my way through wood, dirt, snow, stone, and even clouds. There’s not much — or anything — else you can do in there, as far as I’ve experienced, but it has proved amusing enough for me! I’ll be over here clicking away until I understand how Jack Black is playing Steve in the upcoming Minecraft movie.