Hermitcraft
Hermitcraft is a private survival multiplayer Minecraft server and web series that is known for the large-scale builds and redstone projects that it's members create.[1][2] Members are also known to get involved in improvised storylines and other shenanigans.[3]. Hermits also often build minigames on the server to play with each other.[2] Hermitcraft is known for it's family-friendly content.[1]
Originally starting in April 2012, Hermitcraft has had 10 vanilla seasons as of mid 2025, and it currently has 25 active members. Members of the server are known as "Hermits". Each of the members of the server creates content chronicling their in-game building and antics, which they post to YouTube in an episodic format or live-stream on Twitch.
Notable builds that the Hermits have created include a re-creation of the video game Among Us, a pinball table inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope, and a fully-playable trading card game.
History
Inspired by Mindcrack, Generikb decided to create his own similar multiplayer server called Hermitcraft, and invited some of his friends to play along.[4] Season one, thus began on 13 April, 2012.[5] Generikb left the group after about a year,[4] and Xisumavoid took over administrative server duties.[6]
Overtime Hermitcraft became known for the large-scale builds and redstone projects that it's members created.[1][2] Hermits also often build minigames on the server to play with each other.[2] Sometimes the Hermits also get involved in improvised storylines and other shenanigans.[3]
Season seven included a re-creation of the video game Among Us created by hermit TangoTek.[2]
Hermitcraft saw increased viewership during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
In season nine, VintageBeef created a fully-playable trading card game.[7] A physical edition of the trading card game was later made in response to so many fan requests.[1] That same season, Joe Hills created a pinball table inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope.[8]
Seasons
Hermitcraft is divided into seasons based around the in-game world. At the beginning of each season, the Minecraft server is reset, and a new Minecraft world is created from a new world seed.[3] At the end of each season, the game worlds are made available for download on the official Hermitcraft website.[9] The maps for seasons 8 and 9 have also been made available for free on the official Minecraft: Bedrock Edition marketplace.[10][11]
Hermitcraft's 10th vanilla (unmodded) season ended on September 30th, 2025 and is currently between seasons.
| Season | Runtime | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | April 13, 2012 - June 7, 2013 | |
| Season 2 | June 9, 2013 - October 16, 2014 | |
| Season 3 | October 17, 2014 - February 23, 2016 | |
| Season 4 | February 25, 2016 - April 8, 2017 | |
| Season 5 | April 13, 2017 - July 14, 2018 | |
| Season 6 | July 19, 2018 - February 24, 2020 | |
| Season 7 | February 28, 2020 - June 12, 2021 | |
| Season 8 | June 19, 2021 - December 22, 2021 | |
| Season 9 | March 5, 2022 - December 21, 2023 | |
| Season 10 | February 3, 2024 - September 30, 2025 | [12] |
Cultural impact
Hermitcraft creators often appear at official Minecraft events,[3] and one creator, Mumbo Jumbo, made a cameo appearance in A Minecraft Movie.[13]
Charitable efforts
On 23 October 2022, members of the Hermitcraft server hosted a live stream event, which was streamed on GoodTimesWithScar's Twitch channel, to raise money for the Gamers Outreach Foundation. The event raised more than its goal of $25,000 before the stream even officially began, and raised over $400,000 in total.[14][15] The money that the Hermits raised was used to fund the creation of over 100 portable game kiosks for hospitalized children. The kiosks were delivered to 25 different hospitals in the United States, Canada, and Australia.[16]
In April 2024, Hermitcraft held a second live stream event to raise money for the Gamers Outreach Foundation. This time, they raised over $840,000.[17]
In April 2025, Hermitcraft held a third live stream event for the Gamers Outreach Foundation at the Mojang Studios offices at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington.[18] During the event, the Hermits raised over $820,000, including over $100,000 from an auction of Hermitcraft memorabilia.[19] On the second day of the event, it was announced that Hermitcraft member GoodTimesWithScar would be joining the Gamers Outreach Foundation's board of directors.[20]
Hermits
Members of the Hermitcraft server are known as "Hermits".[21] At the beginning of Season 10, there were 27 Hermits.[5] In November 2024, two Hermits, Iskall85 and Stressmonster101, resigned from the Hermitcraft server.[22]
Current Hermits
| Name | Known As | Joined | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 BdoubleO100
|
"Bdubs" | Season 1 | |
| Cubfan135
|
"Cub" | Season 4 | |
 Docm77
|
"Doc" | Season 3 | |
 EthosLab
|
"Etho" | Season 3 | |
 FalseSymmetry
|
"False" | Season 2 | [23] |
| GeminiTay
|
"Gem" / "Tay" | Season 8 | |
| Grian
|
-- | Season 6 | |
| GoodTimesWithScar
|
"Scar" | Season 4 | |
| Hypnotizd
|
"Hypno" | Season 1 | |
| iJevin
|
"Jevin" | Season 2 | |
| ImpulseSV
|
"Impulse" | Season 3 | |
| Joe Hills
|
"Joe" | Season 1 | |
 Keralis
|
-- | Season 1 | |
| MumboJumbo
|
"Mumbo" | Season 2 | |
| SmallishBeans
|
"Joel" | Season 10 | [24] |
 PearlescentMoon
|
"Pearl" | Season 8 | |
 Rendog
|
"Ren" | Season 4 | |
| Skizzleman
|
"Skizz" | Season 10 | [24] |
| TangoTek
|
"Tango" | Season 2 | |
| VintageBeef
|
-- | Season 5 | |
| Welsknight
|
"Wels" | Season 4 | |
| xBCrafted
|
"xB" | Season 2 | |
| Xisumavoid
|
"Xisuma" | Season 1 | |
| Zedaph
|
"Zed" | Season 5 | |
| ZombieCleo
|
"Cleo" | Season 2 |
Former Hermits
| Name | Known As | Joined | Left | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GenerikB
|
"Genny" | Season 1 | End of Season 1 | |
| Tinfoil Chef
|
"TFC" | Season 2 | 13 August 2022 (Season 9) | [25] |
 iskall85
|
"Iskall" | Season 4 | November 2024 (Season 10) | [22] [26] |
| Stressmonster101
|
"Stress" | Season 5 | November 2024 (Season 10) | [22] [26] |
Outside the server
Members of the Hermitcraft server also occasionally collaborate with members of other servers, such as Empires SMP.[27] Many of the Hermits also participate in the Life Series, a collaborative Minecraft YouTube series run by YouTuber and Hermit Grian.[28]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ashcroft, Helen (28 April 2023). "Vintage Beef Talks Building A Fully Playable TCG In Minecraft". TheGamer. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lopez, Michael (26 January 2021). "A YouTuber Is Building Among Us In Survival Minecraft". TheGamer.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fairfax, Zackerie (4 March 2021). "Which Minecraft SMP Video Series Is Right For You?". ScreenRant. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Xisumavoid. "Hermitcraft's Origin Story". Youtube.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fay, Kacee (27 February 2024). "All Hermitcraft season 10 members". Dot Esports. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 EvansThirlwell, Edwin (15 October 2024). The World of Minecraft. New York: Random House Worlds. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-593-72249-7. Retrieved 12 May 2025. Search this book on
- ↑ Morris, Daniel (20 February 2023). "Minecraft Fan Creates Trading Card Game Using In-Game Maps". Game Rant. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Anthony, Erin Winick (August 2023). "Minecraft Pinball Machine—Out of This World!". Beanz. Woodmere: Owl Hill Media, LLC. ISSN 2573-3958. ProQuest 3064967037. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ Fay, Kacee (26 February 2024). "Hermitcraft Season 9 world seed download". Dot Esports. Gamurs Group. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Geikhman, Yuliya (4 June 2025). "10 Best DLCs On Minecraft Marketplace". ScreenRant. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ Macpherson, Rach (12 July 2025). "Minecraft offers huge Marketplace discounts and freebies like the Hermitcraft: Season 8 map". PCGamesN. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ Travar, Radojka (1 February 2024). "Hermitcraft Season 10 Start Date Revealed". Beebom. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ Guner, Ediz (5 December 2024). "Who Are The YouTubers in the Minecraft Movie?". Game Rant. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ Key, Brandon (25 October 2022). "Minecraft Charity Stream Hits $25,000 Funding Goal Before It Even Starts". Game Rant. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ Nolasco, Edwin (18 November 2022). "Hermitcraft Charity Livestream Recap". Gamers Outreach Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ Leuner, Brandon (28 July 2023). "Hermitcraft Impact Update". Gamers Outreach Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ Leuner, Brandon (16 April 2024). "Gamers for Giving 2024 Recap". Gamers Outreach Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ Victorio, Danreb (14 April 2025). "Recapping Gamers For Giving 2025". Gamers Outreach Foundation. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Turner, Rachel (18 April 2025). "The Hermitcraft Charity Event and 1.7 million raised for Gamers Outreach". The Lamron. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Victorio, Danreb (12 April 2025). "Gamers Outreach welcomes Hermitcraft's "Scar" to Board of Directors". Gamers Outreach Foundation. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Stay, Jesse; Stay, Joseph; Stay, Alex (29 August 2022). Minecraft Basics For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-90750-3. Retrieved 12 May 2025. Search this book on
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Griffith, Ivy (31 January 2025). "What Happened to Hermitcraft's Iskall85? 'Minecraft' Player Speaks in Wake of Allegations". Distractify. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ Stuart, Keith (15 March 2021). "15 video game streamers your teens should be watching". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Digital Culture's Week in a Minute: Hermitcraft, Xbox and jet planes, oh my!". The Michigan Daily. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ "Obituary for Ed Alan Langenback at Rose Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park". Rose Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2025-09-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 26.0 26.1 Hermitcraft [@hermitcraft_]. "Recently, we were presented with multiple complaints in regards to one of our members, Iskall85, by members of the community. After reviewing the evidence, we believe these complaints to be credible. When asked for a response, Iskall chose to resign. Out of respect for the privacy of the individuals affected, we will not be sharing any more details at this time. Stressmonster has also chosen to resign" (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-09-14 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ Barbour, Kim (25 July 2023). Women and Persona Performance. Springer Nature. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-031-33152-7. Retrieved 13 August 2025. Search this book on
- ↑ Yang, Lin (29 January 2024). "'Life Series' and a defense of Minecraft YouTube". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
Further reading
- Jere, Leena (2023). Baxter, Jane Eva, ed. "AN ANALYSIS OF PHATIC BODY LANGUAGE IN MINECRAFT" (PDF). Creating Knowlege: The LAS Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship. Chicago, IL: DePaul University. 16: 100–106. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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