Minecraft drops you into a blocky world that’s built fresh every time you start, with no set path and no wrong way to play. Punch down a few trees and turn the wood into planks. That gives you the makings of a first shelter before the sun goes down. Come nightfall, mobs wander out, so you’ll want walls and a door, plus a sword you crafted yourself. In survival mode you mine deep underground for better materials, while creative mode hands you unlimited blocks and lets you build whatever’s in your head. Redstone dust adds the clever bit, letting you wire doors and traps, with lifts among the possibilities. Up to 4 of you can share one console in split-screen, handy when the kids have friends round. It’s the sort of game you’ll still be tinkering with months later.