The game was inspired by an old Minecraft mod, actually. So you're not completely wrong.
Though the game is way more than Minecraft. More intricate, the finer details are what the game focuses on.
This game is difficult, though not too difficult, and it can also be tedious if you don't have the patience to, say, shape a clay pot pixel-by-pixel.
A lot of people describe this game as "Minecraft for men." lol