Minecraft mods have been around almost as long as the game itself, and they've only been increasing in complexity as they've progressed.

However, there are plenty of people who saw Minecraft as the perfect sandbox for building their own stories, and that's how the modding community has managed to flourish. Neither players nor developers seem to look at games, and what they can accomplish, in the same way as they used to, and many games seem to be trying to emulate mechanics from Minecraft to varying degrees of success. Shattering the games industry when it gained popularity, the ripple effect from this game is still being felt today. Minecraft fits perfectly into this group. There's a small selection of games that are both gripping to play on their own, while at the same time being incredibly viable and easy to mod.