Have you heard about this cool game called Minecraft? It’s made of blocks!

Kidding. It’s abundantly clear that anyone with the faintest interest in video games is surely well aware of Mojang’s lo-fi smash hit. ay claims between 5-10 million downloads of Minecraft: cket ition ($7), which had sold more than 54 million copies across all platforms. t that sink in: fifty-four million.

There’s a good chance you’ve already bought Minecraft on Android, but it may have been ages since you last played—the game launched in 2011 in a pretty meager state. So why cover it now? Because cket ition may be the ultimate example of a mobile game worth investing in for the long haul, as the premium sbox game has been majorly enhanced over that span. And this week’s version 0.10.0 update offers as great an opportunity as any to jump back in—or start fresh.

Make mine Minecraft

If you’ve somehow missed out on the Minecraft phenomenon, it’s a very simple indie game that lets you collect an array of materials in a romly-generated block-based world, concoct tools items, build freeform structures. You can also try to survive the night in an unforgiving environment filled with aggressive monsters, or connect to online servers construct cooperatively with others.

It fits the “sbox” definition well because there’s little here to motivate you: the world is very much what you make of it, you’ll discover intriguing minerals, tools, even portals to another l as you experiment hopefully thrive. Minecraft can look mighty boring at a glance, but there’s plenty of fun hidden below the surface—figuratively literally. (Seriously… start digging.)

cket ition isn’t a complete port of the original, but the Android version has evolved tremendously from its skimpy 2011 debut. It began as a proof of concept, to show that Minecraft could work on mobile, but now it’s a truly robust, engaging experience that rivals the bigger versions in allure. Version 0.9.0, launched in ly, was the biggest update by far, bringing infinite worlds, generated structures like caves villages, a huge array of new blocks environment types. l of that added some much-needed variety personality to the experience.

By contrast, this week’s Version 0.10.0 update is all about polish. After exping the world, the latest free enhancement focuses on improving performance across all devices (while adding 64-bit support), slaying lingering bugs, lightly enhancing the graphics. In Mojang’s own words, that means “more watery-looking water,” along with things like tinted lighting particle effects. Small tweaks, sure, but the end result is the best-running Minecraft you’ve ever seen on a smartphone.

Deep cket

Creative mode lets you chuck the shackles of gravity at any moment to soar through the sky. ile that allows you to build structures more freely (especially with the infinite inventory of items), it also provides an opportunity to catch a great view.

One of the best parts of going online—search to find loads of free public servers to join—is seeing the elaborate structures that others have poured hours into. This one’s pretty tame compared to some of the others out there!

It’s important to get to know the wildlife around you. Not just for companionship in this cold, quiet world, but because you’ll inevitably need to bash them into parts—like meat wool—at some point. It’s a sad fate for a block buddy.

Minecraft has an online deathmatch mode? Believe it: fans have used the sbox setting to create their own game modes. Here, you’ll make a mad dash to treasure chests to quickly secure items, then use those to bludgeon others.

y it’s worth your money

Had Mojang left Minecraft: cket ition in its original state, it still probably would have sold millions. It is Minecraft, after all. But that $7 investment has been rewarded time again with a routinely improved ever more valuable game experience. Sometimes it’s a big content addition, while other times it’s a push towards improved performance making sure it runs great on your latest device. Either way, cket ition keeps growing, but you don’t have to pay another cent.

Having a game of this depth replayability with you at any given time is a wondrous thing, with multiple modes, online play, plenty of surprises to uncover in each new world, there’s reason to keep coming back. Microsoft’s acquisition of the franchise this fall hasn’t stopped forward progress, as evidenced by the new 0.10.0 update more on the way. It’s rare piece of mind to know that you can spend a little extra for a great mobile game that will only get better better. That’s why Minecraft: cket ition is a game well worth paying for.