Efter att ha fått kritik om att det bara finns manliga karaktärer i Minecraft har nu spelets skapare "Notch" skrivit några rader om saken på sin hemsida. Notch menar att den blockiga huvudpersonen varken är manlig eller kvinnlig, utan en människa:
"The human model is intended to represent a Human Being. Not a male Human Being or a female Human Being, but simply a Human Being. The blocky shape gives it a bit of a traditional masculine look, but adding a separate female mesh would just make it worse by having one specific model for female Human Beings and male ones. That would force players to make a decisions about gender in a game where gender doesn't even exist."
Att karaktären heter Steve förklarar Notch med att han bara slängde ur sig namnet när någon frågade:
"If it wasn't for the fact that the default Minecraft character is referred to as 'Minecraft Guy' and that I once jokingly answered 'Steve?' when asked what his* name was, Minecraft would be a game where gender isn't a gameplay element."
