more features. The gameplay is heavily inspired by  Infiniminer  by  Zachtronics Industries , and  Dwarf Fortress  by  Bay 12 Games . Minecraft  was released as an  alpha  on May 17, 2009, [7]  with a  beta  version on December 20, 2010. [8] [9]  Official versions for  iOS [10]  and  Android  have been released