Welcome to the 11 year club man! Your world is amazing and I hope it inspires people to play in their worlds for many years as well.

I've said this before, but i'll say it again here. Toycat helped me overcome my creative perfectionism, teaching me to make things simply for the sake of making them. If it brings me joy - i should make it. The same attitude made it possible for me to be more creative in general. Thanks man, i really appreciate you!

As an owner of a 3 year old world, I dream of a world like this!

As a 23 year old man, this made me shed a tear. Toycat, i dont think any other video wouldve been fitting. Fitting to the situation, or to yourself. I think this is apart of your healing and emotional recovery. Just typing this im tearing up even more. This is beautiful. You are beautiful. I truly wish you the best on your journey.

Well done Toycat! You inspired me to keep a world long term. 1 Jan 2024 marks the start of year 3.

It's weird how different people deal with things. When my mom died, it was almost 6am on a Tuesday and I talked to my sister for a few minutes, walked out of the hospital and drove directly to work. My boss even called later that day to ask me to do something when I felt like coming back to work and was surprised when I told him I had been at work all day (we do property management, so I work at my property, not the main office with him) and I told him that all I wanted to do was work and act like everything was fine. Truthfully for about a month I hated to leave work because when I was there my mind was on other things. I just point this out to say to anyone who reads it, when you are sad, or have something awful happen, do what feels comfortable for YOU. Don't worry about what may work for other people.

This video deserves an Oscar this some how emotionally reached inside of me to the point where I stopped what I was doing because I was using this as background audio but just hearing the realization that Minecraft isn’t just building it’s also a game we record our knowledge and personal attachments and expand them into our worlds and after standing for a minute starring into the soul of my screen I resumed brushing my teeth and threw out the trash .

Two cat youtubers who have a long running minecraft survival world

Came to admire a cool old world. Left with a sense of inspiration, motivation, and existentialism. Thank you, and I'm so sorry for your loss.

Back in March of 2021, I decided to create a long term world after watching you for around 5 years prior. I never thought it would lead anywhere, but it has helped me through so much and its genuinely what keeps me playing minecraft. I’ve almost lost the world due to corruption and glitches, but I also almost lost motivation. Minecraft is not the most important thing in my life, far from it, but it has helps me get through it. I would probably still be depressed and wanting to end myself if it weren’t for my world, and my world exists because of this series. There are lots of things i love, my entire channel is dedicated to one if them, but minecraft will always be up there

Congrats, Toycat!! At the time of the creation of this Let's play, who could have thought that 11 WHOLE YEARS later it would still be up and running, with such an amazing community waiting to see the new builds (and Toycat life contemplations) each week. I've only followed this journey for 3.5 years and I'm really looking forward to see all the new projects:)

I’m only half way through this video and at first it was gonna be something I use for some form of inspiration for my long term world (been going 9 and a half ish years) and there was a lot here that I didn’t expect, but I still think were nice to hear, and it seems like you were happy to vent a little too, wishing you the best. thanks for the videos Andrew.

You're the only other person that I've known to do the same thing as me. Started on 360. Now playing on windows and still going. It's been an adventure for sure.

After all these years I still have no idea what the heck is going on with the structure that shall not be mentioned. Though I do remember the Church of the Wither. Toycat is Yes!

one thing I love about your world is that ill watch you build something in a video and then several years later ill see you walk by that thing and ill go "hey, I remember when he built that one thing that one time"

its almost the one year anniversary of my surivial world, i usually abandon them because i think "oh i took a long break i should just start a new one", but this time i didnt abandon it after a break

I love seeing how much this world means to Toycat and the memebrs of the Toycat community. For me, I've only been following the let's play for a couple of years, but it has certainly inspired me to play in my own world (3½ years at this point). I previously (in 2016) had a world which I intended to play long-term, but I lost that world due to Windows needing to be reset. I still have fond memories of that world and still miss it (and miss what I could have with what would be a 7 year old world by now), but that's all in the past. In any case, the let's play world has a special place in my heart, and I've even built the classic Toycat house in my own world (one of my favourite projects, tbh). Also, Toycat, I know a lot has happened over the last couple of weeks and I've been wanting to send words of support but haven't really known what to say (plus, there's probably nothing I can say which you haven't already heard). What I do want to say though is thank you for being being you. I'm not a very active chatter/commenter, but I do watch a lot of the streams and videos. I love how real you are with your audience, and when you go off different tangents about all sorts of different things. I'm not really sure where I'm going with this, but I just wanted to say I appreciate you, and I'm glad I discovered your channel however long ago it was. Also, I hope you're doing okay (at least, doing the best you can given the circumstances). I'm not good at these sort of things and I'm probably just rambling at this point, but I want you to know that I'll be here (and it's not like I'll be ending my membership any time soon - gotta get that sweet, sweet desert well, then the gilded salmon).

This was beautiful way to describe life as you grow and learn over the years. I'm around the same age as you and have a world that's as old as yours but I was dumb when creative came out and switched it to it. But at listening to hi just now made me realize how massive it affected me to the game. I've imported from each console generation over the years to now. It was my comfort place and to build my thoughts into reality. I hope my now 1 year old world can live up to it in my eyes. Thank you man for helping realize that. I wish you and your family well throughout this time. I know that pain too well

My Survival World just turned 4 years old last month, and although we both had the same goal at the outset (to “conquer” Minecraft) it is amazing to see just how different our version of what that means comes to fruition within Minecraft. I would say that our building styles and play styles are totally different, but I really enjoy your videos as they inspire me not to just copy what you are doing but to continue to do what I like to do and keep at it. One thing that we do have in common is the desire to connect various parts of our world together with transportation infrastructure. I think that it helps with never getting bored with Minecraft if you always have options for where you want to build and it makes it feel like you have multiple worlds all in one. Thanks for the video and all the content you share.

Been watching this series almost since the beginning, and it has been so fun and comforting to be along your journey and hear all of your goofy and down to earth conversations you've had over the years. You are a big inspiration to keep going in life through the ups and downs and make things work. Thanks toycat.

You inspired me to commit to one world. 2 years in now.

Loved this video Toycat!! From your beginnings (you sounded so young) to now! It was inspirational and touching. Hope you’re doing alright ❤

I’m sorry for your loss toycat. That’s the most difficult thing anyone can go through. It breaks my heart to hear what you’ve gone through but it fills me with joy to hear you staying so positive and strong through it all. Keep it up!

I love flying around your world, not just because it’s full of builds but because there so many stories and streams attached to em. I haven’t booted up the game in a while, maybe I’ll do that tonight and get the toycat world update.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Please understand you are a lovely guy. Please give yourself a hug.

I started watching your videos during COVID lockdown and listening to 17 year old Toycat was a joy. I got to watch you grow into a man and your world blossom. In a society where when things get old, ugly or boring, people are so quick to start a new. I mean who wants to put in effort? Right?. You have inspired people to love what they do even if it makes no sense to anyone else. I look forward to being in my nursing home and watching the shenanigans that you are getting into. Happy 11th Birthday CCCCC and thanks for the entertainment Mr Toycat.

your long term world inspired me to stick at a world too. so, now i have a 4 year old world and it reflects how long you have truly inspired me for. your world helps me overcome needing to have perfect builds and it helps me to set ridiculous goals for myself because it makes me happy! there aren't too many people who upload and appreciate vanilla minecraft through and through, it's nice to find someone who plays minecraft how i do. here's to 11 more years! ps. the cinematics of your world at the end almost made me cry ngl. your world is so dear to me

so sorry for your loss toycat. when my mum died minecraft really helped and your videos did too. Thanks for that

Damn. It’s really been 11 years. I started watching midway through the first console let’s play. Only the OGs remember TU9 (whatever the jungle update was) world.

The amount of influence a british man has had on me over the years is wild. For better or for worse thankyou, Toycat :)

Yes, I have your world and your videos are fun. At 71 I'm still truckin on in about 4 worlds I got going and hope I got another day or so left in me. They'll probably find me slumped over with a controller in my hand with ibxtoycat playing on the tele. :). If I find myself away for awhile I just watch a video of yours to get reinspired and get back to cutting trees down, and adding something else. Thanks

I absolutely LOVE your let's play world, and I'm so glad it's been a thing for so long. Also i really want to say that I'm so sorry for your loss. You're a great person, and I genuinely appreciate you, and your content so much. I just wish I could do more to help you feel better, but I can always support you by watching your content and recommending you to other people, which i have done at times, and i wish you the best, toycat. I hope you feel desert again soon.

Thank you, Toycat, for encouraging me to keep playing on my same survival world these last 3 years. I was very tempted to start over around 1.18 to get some mountains near spawn, but I would've lost all the progress I had made the year and a half before. Now, I've got a massive colosseum, horses that go 40 blocks per second, a large ocean base and so many plans for other interesting things that would've taken much longer if I had started over.

My 360 world exists today as a digital museum of my childhood memories. In high school I always felt bad whenever I built in that world because it felt like I was destroying irreplaceable memories. So I started a new main world half way through college, and again when I graduated. I think for me that was the way to go. I'm quite happy to wander the old worlds whenever I want to revisit middle school or college memories, and keep at my current main world when I just want to play Minecraft. So I have a 11 year old world (created a month after Minecraft came out on console), but I don't play on it anymore, and it's better that way. But I love this world of yours. And I love you, toycat. You've been one of the constants of my life

hey toycat. i don’t know if this will bring you any sort of comfort or anything, but i figured i would comment anyway. i’m 21 years old and my mother, and, very similar to you, the only person who raised me, passed away when i was 18. she was all i had and not only that but my first major death. i was and still am shattered from that. i tried to end it all so many times because i didn’t even see the point in continuing on. but during that time i had also started watching your videos more and you and your long term world gave me a sense of comfort. the comfort being that life, and in consequence yourself, will move and change around you, whether you like it or not. and that’s okay. sometimes the change shapes you for future experiences. what i’m trying to say is thank you, and that you have my sympathy. you will come out of this stronger than you were previously; able to handle more and know it won’t completely break you down. thank you for doing what you do, and i hope everything goes well for you.

Been here since you drained the Ocean Monument! I’ve been watching you on and off since then, and I’m happy to say for the last 4 years I’ve watched you very consistently. I love your content, I love your personality, and I can’t thank you enough for all the joy you’ve brought to me. Thank you Andrew

Toycat this was a great video that had me in tears by the end. Thank you for being you.

What a beautiful video. Best parasocial relationship I could wish for. Your sense of timing is impeccable, and consistent. Thanks for always keeping me on my toes. Didn’t expect to get something in my eye watching that closing flight. Keep up the amazing work!

I am currently embellishing my 12 year old world with all the new features I've found since a 3 year hiatus. My laptop was unusable. When I got it restored I immediately went to see if my world in realms survived and WALA!!! It was there!!! (I am 63 years old and I am still obsessed with my world 😊 ) Condolences sir, I'm sorry for your loss 😢

I am so sorry for your loss

“What I like to do in Minecraft is kinda conquering the world” You are showing your true brit colors 😂

Sorry about ur mom man, my dad's is sick right now and I'm praying he will be alright

I used to have a 1-2 year old Minecraft world but it got corrupted along with most of my progress, I really hope nothing like that would happen to you.❤

Thank you for the inspiration. Be well.

I started watching around the tu37 lets play i think (whenever the world expanded to have acacia and dark oak) and its been so fun to watch you change and grow as your channel has went on

Wow toycat. I have also have 7 year old one 2016-2023 i thought of playing the world till some years, when I created it it's and it's still here.

I absolutely love your letsplay. I have it off the market place, honestly my favorite thing i have done was take everything in your chests within the xbox 360 world and attempt to organize it 😂 lets just say it wasnt the most successful. I hope you're doing desert well and happy 11 years

Oh man, this is my favourite type of Minecraft videos! I love then people show their long term worlds lol. This video really inspires me to continue working on my 4,5 year old world!

Pretty relatable, I don't get bored playing the same world for long. I myself am playing on the same world for around 4 years by now since 1.14.4. Initially it was a world which was hosted online from one o' my pals back in 2019 and in there I just had one pretty basic small base on just as small island with a little underground shelter underneath. Later I found a village which I just fully claimed to myself and decided to surround it with smooth quartz. On that note, I just sort of settled on one major colorscheme of... Polish flag? That wasn't exactly intentional, but I rolled with it nonetheless. And since then I was just slowly but surely improving it as my major base until the world became too large to be hosted. I got the world from the pal who was hosting it and just kept playing, improving the entire thing. The world faced few game updates, that being 1.15, 1.16, 1.18, 1.19 (I haven't transitioned it to 1.20 yet, I have reasons). And even nowadays I don't get bored from it, I just add more things around it and some even far away just because why not. Btw, congratulations to you, your world isn't just your creation, it's pretty much relic of your personal history. Also, 24:19 this is so Bedrock as always lol

Your personality and videos really are a joy to watch. Thanks for everything ibxToycat

happy 11th birthday to ccccc!!! your world inspired me to make a long term world instead of playing a longterm world. my world is over 3 years old and its like a dream

I started my long-term survival world in 2019 with the release of Village & Pillage because of your encouragement and ideas for inspiration. Still going strong to this day. I had only gotten into Minecraft properly just around the release of the Update Aquatic the year before and would end up cheating for silly reasons like being impatient with the old villager mechanics to get the trades I wanted. Shortly before 1.14 I started a fresh world in a seed I found by loading up many worlds (It's not the kind of world you'd bother showcasing, but it fit what I wanted my world to be with the biomes and layout of the world itself.) So thank you for that. And I've definitely converted an island in my overworld into a nether island specifically because of this LP, though mine was with the launch of the Nether Update and I wanted to show off all 5 of its biomes and the three structures in one area.

Hi Toycat, I've been watching your videos on-and-off since the xbox 360 days (ages away now lmao) Firstly, I'm sorry to hear about whats happened over the past few days, the way you spoke on it sounded like you're handling it okay, but ofc something like that is really hard to process so I wish you the best behind the scenes. This video has inspired me to start playing my 2015 world again (lost my earlier one when I lost my xbox360 unfortunately), which I havent touched in months. Seeing that someone else has also had a mc world help them process stuff like I do is nice, especially when we both went through essentially the same upgrade process (xb360 through to bedrock). Your attitude towards the world too is very inspiring, and is a nice reminder that aiming to be the best all the time doesnt have to be the only way to play. Congrats on the 11 years, hopefully theres another 11 to look forward to :)

I started a long term world because of you. I've been working on covering a cave system in netherrack in it because I loved watching you make the volcano.

I can't tell you for sure how long ago I subscribed, at least 7 or 8 years, good to see you still making content, but I'm sorry to hear that your mother passed on. Much love from California and I hope for nothing but the best for you. Stay safe. Stay strong. Drink plenty of water. Have a good day.

It feels like your let's plays world's 10th year anniversary happened just a few days ago, my god.

the amazing legacy of the world you've created and the joy you've brought whilst building is immeasurable, you've been inspiring me to create my own world and continue it, and I've been doing so! it'll be a year soon and I'm so happy I did this, there's still so much to do but I always love going back and seeing my old builds and remember everything else that happened with it, it's a beautiful way to document myself and my creativity, nothing else compares. thank you, toycat!

The thing that I like about having long term survival world is that it is one place where I always have a sense of belonging. I may have been a high schooler when I started my world, but several years passed and I now I'm somewhere else, one constant is my world, which gives me comfort to think that I at least belong there.

My world is only 3, but I’m proud of her. She’s small but mighty. My villager he’ll hole beneath a giant decorated pot is my favorite non-terraforming build. I hated a snow mountain near my base so I brought to mesa to me with a wool farm and that villager hell dungeon 😂

Congrats man, even though I just started playing on my world again, I never deleted it. I stopped playing after I defeated the wither a long time ago, and got back on this past summer to get all the smithing templates. I tried to fight the wither again but it was impossible, so I stopped playing as frequently. I missed the release of a lot of things at first but it was cool to fly with out having to play on creative. It's also way better to only need the template and one netherite ingot to upgrade tools and armor.

i find it so crazy that there are so many minecraft worlds on youtube of people building stuff like the solar system, insane red stone farms, and other crazy intensive projects. with videos that are packed full with insane editing, and claim to do it all on hardcore survival in about a week with no cheats or whatever yet i don’t remember any of those worlds or videos, i couldn’t tell you anything about those massive projects despite how massive and impressive they are. what i DO remember is toycat and his let’s play world for its charm, its simplicity, and most important, its reality. i hope you never change your style of videos toycat, your let’s play world will always be what i aspire my own minecraft world to be 🤎💚 no disrespect to those creators of course, i just love how it feels like i’m watching a real person play minecraft, with genuine passion and heart

Its crazy to think about but I've been watching your channel since I was still in middle school! Even now as I am almost finished with college I still enjoy your videos and its been pretty cool seeing you and your world evolve over time :]

Love your videos haven’t seen you in a while ❤ love seeing the progression you made over the years

I started my first survival world on 10th May 2018, I still play that world today. This game helped cope with grief and loss and unironically a video about a silly block block game from a few years ago did that. Thanks Toycat!

My heartfelt and sincerest condolences mate for you for the loss.of your mother.

its been really interesting watching the lets play world grow and evolve over the last few years, seeing you create all the mega projects is always interesting.

Sir, you are genuinly a great guy. Thank you for your openness. Thank you for sharing your stories and your 11 year old world Thank you for your content on KZfaq and know that we respect you a lot. I don't usually react to videos but dear god, you even managed to make me emotional.

no not the minecraft music I'm gonna cry!! honestly so impressive you had this world for 11 years 🩷 amazing world

What an absolutely touching and brilliant video. 💜 Congrats on the 11 years, Toycat!

Thank you Toycat for encouraging me to stick to one world. I used to make different worlds when I feel bored on Minecraft. Your lets play world encouraged me to make one world and stick with it.

I also have a long time survival world as well I made it on Xbox 360 and have taken it with me through the years and updates and still have so much to do with it, your world inspires me as well as helps me remember why my own world is so important to me :D

This is super cool. Me and my brother started our Minecraft survival world on PS3 10 years ago! It’s since been ported to PS Vita, PS4 edition, and finally bedrock : ) It’s up 24/7 on realms now, and us and all of our friends have built so many memories and stories on it over the years. It’s carried us through school, university, work, and in some case marriage! Really cool seeing this video, I have an odd fascination with old Minecraft worlds myself. As part of our own world’s 10th anniversary, I produced an hour long documentary on our history, builds and lore! It was such a joy to document the world’s history. It’s on my KZfaq channel for anyone curious, after seeing ibxtoycat’s : ) On a side note: I’ve actually purchased the world featured in this video on Minecraft marketplace! It’s so cool to explore the history of it first hand. Great video, and thanks for producing Minecraft content all these years!

thank you ibx for all that you do. I too have a survival world that I plan to stick with forever. Everything there is to do in Minecraft I plan to do in this world... and the list of ideas and things I want to do grows longer at a faster rate than i can do them, and that is the joy of Minecraft. EDIT: WHY IS THE DIAMOND SWORD MADE OF DIAMOND BUT THE "IRON SWORD" IS WOOL?? ON THE ARMORY??

My fav Minecraft streamer by far... Your commentary and personality is very relatable. I've only been playing for about a year with my 6 yo boy and your videos have been both entertaining and informative

Your streams are amazing you show me that if I put my mind to it I can build anything. I’ll start doing some bigger builds because you’ve inspired me I hope you are coping well with the loss of your mother

Congratulations toycat! Been with you for 7 years, wish you the best going forward

Jesus.. its insane to think about how long I've stuck around. Remember all the way back to the museum. Never stop creating man

Hey thank you so much for inspiring me to make a survival world I am trying to build a lot in my survival world because I saw your world so thank you 👍

The ending made me tear up, this is such a special world and you’re so special to a lot of people, Toycat 🩷

The world really has been with you through thick and thin

The sun never sets on the IBXToyCat Empire

I think you might have people in your audience that haven't been alive for as long as you've had this world. This world has so much charm in it, and has always inspired me to keep working on my own.

Perfect I love it always making it better. I have a 8 year old world and im constantly tinkering. I redid my aircraft carrier when concrete came out when originally it was wool.

I stayed in the same world for 12 years!, I cant ever abandon it!. it is a treasure trove of memories. onto the next 10 years!

After watching this video, i remember again how much my own survival world of 4 years has been inspired by Toycat's world. From the way i have seperate sections of my world, to the terraforming, to my showcases of various blocks/mobs/items, to the mega Desert Well, to the a statue of the Toycat Toy Cat itself... _(although our philosophies about nature are very different still haha. i think life is an anomaly, especially more intelligent life, and we need to cherish what we have here on Earth. i sometimes feel bad about destroying nature even in Minecraft lol)_ Recently i've been thinking of quitting Minecraft, but this video filled me with a desire to always keep going in some form or another, at least with my Survival World. also, very much appreciate the talk about mortality. Losing a loved one is no joke. (i haven't lost any close family members myself, but enough of my extended family have died for me to know the severity)

I used to watch TU videos back in the day and 6:20 just brought back so many forgotten memories 🙏 thank your Mr. Toycat for all the great times

Dude I love the way you've continued this world. I've had to deal with power issues that have corrupted my saves. I don't even remember my earliest saves, sadness for sure. I was wondering if you've ever had corrupted save files, or maybe it could be a flaw built-in to specific platforms.

I've been playing my world for 5 and a half years, ever since moving from the Xbox version to Bedrock. I was partly inspired by Toycat to stay with my world and grow it over time. So thanks for giving me that inspiration.

my old minecraft worlds have since been lost due to losing the files/devices I had, but if I could still have one of those old worlds available to me, you bet I'd still be playing it

Oh wow, you made the world on my birthday! What a wonderful birthday gift! Congrats on making it so far! It's such an accomplishment to have a world going on for so long! Cheers to many more years in your lovely world!

im glad youre here

Your point about preservation could be summarised as "preserve the past so that the future may learn" and people don't realise that learning can include overcoming that and changing it entirely. Also, while I've not been here for all 11 years, here's to another 11 years. I usually don't watch minecraft videos, but I've no problem watching everything you post, so thanks for being you.

7 years ago, the world in Minecaft and I love it helped deal with my family members pass away sorry for your loss

I've had many plans on sticking to worlds, but I've either lost them or lost the people that I've played those worlds with. Hopefully the one that I'm on now stays. Its a good feeling

You're one of a kind Andrew, we love you bro👍

wore my literally just an ibxtoycat shirt all day today in honor :,) I'm so happy that I have such a lovely "favorite youtuber". It has been so amazing watching every single lets play over the years aaaa

So sorry for your loss… I’ve been very stressed the last few months while trying to move my mother into my families small house and it has been a struggle. I’m trying to remember everyday we are doing this for her, trying to keep her close and become her primary care taker in her later years. I have trouble keeping calm, cool and collected in today’s world. Thank you sir, for the msgs we need to hear, the thought experiments and everything you do.

Still playing the same survival world inspired by your seed sunday for the update aquatic. Sending support to you.

Just a pup back then

My world is about to turn 9. Originally a consol world converted to Bedrock. I can't imagine starting new. It's the longterm survival world that has kept me playing these 9 solid years!