There is something very cathartic about building in Minecraft. 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.
9 How 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 beloved game with a dragon? This is exactly what Gamemode One did by creating a Minecraft mashup pack.
You can 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.
8 Tamriel (The Elder Scrolls)
The Elder Scrolls has given us an unforgettable setting of Tamriel throughout its games. Many might recognize it from Morrowind and Skyrim. Now that world has been brought to Minecraft in the Dragonborn mashup pack.
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You can 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.
7 The Hunger Games
It’s no secret that The Hunger Games spawned a wave of maps and videos in the early days of Minecraft 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.
6 Pirates Of The Caribbean
There have been many games that have tried to capitalize on the success of Pirates of the Caribbean. While Sea of Thieves had 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.
5 Jurassic Park
The idea of exploring dinosaurs in a setting like Jurassic Park has 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 can drive through different areas, much like in the movies, and see many dinosaurs in their natural habitat.
4 Halo
Master Chief and Halo are 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.
3 Game Of Thrones
For years Game of Thrones was 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.
2 Star Wars
Star Wars is hands down one of the biggest franchises to date. Just saying the name, you can hear the iconic theme playing in your head. We have seen 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.
1 Middle Earth
There is no doubt that J.R.R. Tolkien’s adventures in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings have 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 and explore Middle Earth to 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.
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