There were many games that copied Minecraft, but Mini World was also criticized. Mini World and Minecraft were both considered to be masterpieces of sandbox games. However, Mini World seemed to be more inclined to imitate Minecraft in terms of design, including the game interface, architectural elements, prop design, and so on. This similarity caused many players to be dissatisfied and criticized that Mini World was copying Minecraft. In addition, Mini World was also criticized for copyright issues in some aspects. Although Mini World claimed to be an open source game, some of the elements and materials in the game seemed to be restricted by copyright protection. As a result, some players felt that Mini Worlds was abusing copyright and not a true open source game. Although Mini World's design seemed to be more inclined to imitate Minecraft, its copyright and design were controversial, so it was also criticized and controversial.