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Minecraft maker's newest game blends cliffs, horses and Dogecoin
Markus "Notch" Persson is mainly known as the man behind Minecraft, but he's quickly developing a reputation for eccentric games that cover everything from speed typing to existential drama. If there's any doubt, you just have to look at his latest title, Cliffhorse. Yes, it's as absurd as the title suggests -- you play a horse pushing a giant ball around cliffs, and there isn't more to it than that. However, that barely-there design (which took all of two hours to build) is really the point. Persson describes the Windows-only game as a jab at developers who abuse early access programs by charging money for "minimum effort" releases, where most of the content theoretically comes later. And yes, he's aware of the irony given that he charged for Minecraft well before it was finished.
Notch launches Cliffhorse, a game about horses on cliffs
Markus "Notch" Persson's first commercial release since the mega-super-ultra hit Minecraft is a game about horses on a hillside. That makes sense. Cliffhorse puts players in control of a horse in the grassy, hilly wilderness, and it's available to download for Windows right here. The whole idea is silly, as represented by Notch's tweets introducing the game and website (read those tweets below). If you're feeling generous, you can donate some Dogecoins to the project, but the "early access" download of the game is free. Notch says Cliffhorse has earned more than 280,000 Dogecoins, or $100. If these horses hang off the sides of cliffs, are they then Cliff-horse-hangers? We think so. We. Think. So. [Image: Notch]
