Forget Dying Light’s zombie horror, which bloody events are actually in the fictional Turkish city of Harran. No, the Turkish government may want to ban another game…Yes, we are talking about Minecraft!

Yes, Minecraft which is extremely popular among young gamers all over the world and has been used in schools as an education tool. It’s also classified PEGI 7+ in Europe, and for those older than 10 in the United States. Still Turkey’s family and social policies minister, Aysenur Islam, has ordered an investigation over suggestions that it promotes aggression, according the Turkish website Haberturk.

Not only that but if the game is indeed considered too violent, then the government could even seek a nationwide ban, according to the website. The move was actually prompted by a journalist who told Mrs.

Islam that players get points for killing other characters – including women – and asked what her ministry would be doing about it. The Pan European Game Information group, which assigns ratings to computer games, says Minecraft contains “non-realistic-looking violence towards characters which, although human, are not very detailed”.

A journalist at one Turkish gaming magazine says the ministry’s concerns are misplaced. “I have never seen a kid grabbing a sword and attacking people because of Minecraft,” Kaan Gezer says on the Leadergamer website. “Stories like this cause the video game industry in Turkey to stall or even deteriorate.” Minecraft is extremely popular with gamers of all ages, registering its 100 millionth user in February 2014. It has also been used by teachers in some schools in the UK.