Why Is Hermitcraft So Popular? 

That was a very thoughtful and well done video. Thank you for making it :)

What an intelligent analysis! You nailed it! :-)

Grian was the one who taught me that being family friendly was cool. I used to swear a lot when I was younger because I thought it was cool and every older person did too. Grian being so cool and insisting in being PG was an eye opening experience. You could be the Ultimate Chaos and still be family friendly and wholesome.

Another point I like to add is the maturity of Hermitcraft. We know that behind the shenanigans and rivalries everyone is friendly at the end of the day and there is a level of maturity each member brings to the table that makes it feel like we are watching true veterans at work and can learn from their skill

one thing that keeps the drama at bay you didn't cover is the requirement for becoming a hermit. to my knowledge it is the only requirement. every hermit votes on whether or not someone should join, and if one hermit says no, it's a no. also, when discussing topics, things go to a vote, and there is no seniority at all. gem and pearl have just as much voice as joehills and xisuma. some soft requirements to join are individual hermit's rules. joehills will never say yes to someone who even thinks they would give anything to be on hermitcraft, because there is always something more important than playing games with friends. he mentioned this right before leaving the final part of the hermitcraft civil war because he had to pick up his daughter.

When you brought up drama, I was taken aback because in my experience most peoples concerns with drama seem somewhat overblown. But then, looking back, a lot of past Minecraft servers / groups ended or took big hits because of drama: Mindcrack, Zipkrowd, The Cube, SMP live, prototech, Yogscast, Dreamsmp. Perhaps the fact the hermits keep drama on lock down is part of the secret to their longevity.

Something I have to give them credit for is mastering family friendly entertainment. Not children's entertainment, family friendly. The difference is that adults and children can enjoy it alike.

Great video

Rest In Peace Mr. TFC

My reason for loving Hermitcraft? The Hermits know how to Minecraft - every single Hermit, takes every episode as if it's going to be the best one they've done yet. They're ambitious, they're talented and they can grind like no other. All of their builds, the redstone, the challenges, the little bickering, the pranks, the collabs - that's hours and hours of work they put into each episode of each season and honestly, every day I wonder how they manage to do it all. Their work ethic is just mesmerising. The sheer amount of respect I have for each and every Hermit is insane. Hermitcraft will always be one of my favourite YT creations.

No one in my family understands why I love Hermitcraft so much, and this video explains it so beautifully. 10/10

Well said. I think The Hermitcraft Recap crew deserve a huge callout also, they do such an amazing job of tying all the individual Hermit stories together, something that isn't offered on any one member's feed. They are just as important a part of Hermitcraft as the members I think

an add on to your existing point in the variety of viewers that hermitcraft attracts: they have a MASSIVE age range in regular viewers, i have never seen a smp, show, or general fan community with the audience age variety that hermitcraft has. i'm in my late teens, and i love hermitcraft, but so does my over 50 mom, and so does my 9 year old cousin! hermitcraft's humor and tone is high quality and family-friendly, so it is appealing to both kids and adults alike. it's not childish or crude, and doesn't rely as heavily on current trends or pop culture references as a lot of other media right now, which makes it accessible to anyone. hermitcraft is good now, and will still be just as good 5+ years in the future. i think a major contributing factor to all this is that the age range of the hermitcrafters themselves is large. they have an underlying maturity that brings a deep sense of stability to the server that few other smps have. there really is something for everyone in hermitcraft! great analysis!

The Hermits provide good clean fun for everyone. Whenever I need some inspiration when building I turn to the Hermits. Doc's helping hand to artists, this years charity fund raiser, and yet, nothing takes them away from just playing and having fun. We all need to bring out that "little kid" in ourselves more often and the Hermits help a lot. My goodness, they even inspired a weekly update! Love them all to bits.

Hermitcraft regularly bolsters my faith in humanity. There's something just so amiable and inspiring about a bunch of grown adults making a living by *checks notes* being nice to each other, building things in a video game for fun, and developing healthy, wholesome friendships?? It's a breath of fresh air in a world full of negativity. Hermitcraft is just good people being good people and having a blast while doing it, and I absolutely love that.

It’s really the variety of content and cross over. Mumbo brings in the red stone viewers viewers and scar brings in the builder viewers but they do a cameo and now you have red stone viewers watching scar because they fell in love with his personality in the cameo.

Fantastic video! For me, personally, Hermitcraft will always remain as the best and most authentic SMP out there. (Yes I know about the plugins and proximity mod but those are just accessories when it comes to the bigger picture)

Very eloquently put! Hermitcraft isn't a sole theme, or idea. Like you said, it's people doing what they want to do for fun, and though my phrasing is a bit cheesy I'll admit, that's what Minecraft should be all about. There will always be someone focusing on builds, redstone, storytelling, or anything they please. Excellent video throughout!

I also think Hermitcraft has that "wish fulfillment" aspect that also draws in audiences. Many of us may wish we had such a large friend group to play with (or at least stays active with us), or wish we had as much time to dedicate to games (some of those builds take full days to complete), or just wish we had some of their build talent. I no longer play minecraft, but I feel as if I can live through the hermits through the Hermitcraft series.

2:49 Hermits often don't look into changing the game, they choose to enhance the game, or in doc's case have as much fun as possible and occasionally break the game. Even in mods they use, simple vanilla enhancing mods: armour stand customization, mob heads, player heads, mini blocks, togglable invisible item frames, the ability to have custom textures, custom horns and disks, and even the proximity chat mod they use. None of these drastically change the game, they simply add more to a plain vanilla experience and make it so hermits can make the things they want too even better. All of these enhance the ability to create and make things as detailed as they can get and want. Edit because I have more thoughts: Hermitcraft is also no stranger to dips in views, they've been around long enough to know that everything has it's lulls. Most of the hermits are older too, they have experience with far more things and more knowledge then lots of younger creators. As someone who wants to get into content creation both because of the unfortunate limits some of my disorders give me and because I love to create and perform, I look to them for my inspiration and attitude when it comes to making content. How to better my builds, my redstone, my attitude, and the way I engage with the world around me.

You can tell this is a well-made video when an actual Hermits approve. Great job!

whenever i'm having a bad day, it always gets a bit better when i see a hermitcraft youtube notification. whether it be grian with his chaotic stuff that's just fun to watch, or scar just being a chill wholesome guy, or *insert me rambling off a bunch of hermits and why i like them*, it always brings a smile to my face. it's just fun to watch.

Well said! What I hope for the future is that recruiting new members would go a bit towards either releatively unknown names and/or people who would add something a bit different. Now that Australia is nicely represented with Pearl, I'd be happy to see someone from an Asian minecraft community. I know nothing about what's going on there.

Gday. You are right on the money with you're lovely vid. Hermitcraft has totally replaced TV for me and inspired my own channel. It has everything...comedy, action, and references real-life drama with solutions (I'm thinking of the passing of TFC and Bdubs honest chat about his loss a few years back). New hermits will continue to keep the wholesome culture, I'm sure. :)

I got into hermitcraft during the summer and have been loving every minute of it! I've watched 13 different hermits povs from season nine just because I'll see something happen in someone's episode then I go "Oh now I want to watch that other perspective" but of course I have to watch from the beginning so I don't miss anything

xD It was so weird hearing the Hermits curse in earlier seasons. I went back to an old Keralis video and it was shocking but hilarious seeing him and Xisuma using the f word.

Excellent video! The most amazing thing in Hermitcraft is the friendship and respect between all the members. I love the creativity - both in the building, and also the storylines they come up with. The current situation with Ren The King has got me hooked to a point where I check for new videos from the Hermits constantly. Thanks for a great video!

At this point every Hermit has their own pretty big communities. I remember when Doc had like 600k subs a year ago and now he's already reached 1mil. It's almost impossible to avoid Hermitcraft on the Gaming side of RU-vid at this point, it's like no matter when you check it there's a Hermitcraft episode on Trending.

I really love how this was phrased. "Simple innocence". And it really does feel like that. Even with mischief and the very unsubtle (sometimes accidental) innuendos. Watchung hermitcraft is simple, the only drama is in good fun, and the highest stakes are just a set of shiny rocks that can be reprocured.

You have managed to put into words what many people think but haven't said. I love the humour of hermitcraft which is never crude, and always appears sincere. This was a nice little video.

From going from the roleplay DreamSMP where I didn’t really like all the relationships because they didn’t feel real Now I’m in Hermircraft, where I know every Hermit’s name, and the way they all respect and dare I say it, love each other, that’s what I love about it It’s caused my mental health to genuinely boost

I like hermitcraft for its laid back chill nature. Even when there is a war going on, it still gives off charming vibes. For a bit I thought it wasn't intense enough, But then 3rd life came about, now I can see the same creators in a more active environment, while keeping hermitcraft nicely chill.

“Simplicity” *laughs in DocM*

One big thing I think that plays to their favor is the relative seniority (in RU-vid terms) the server has on other mc groups when it comes to their members. Most of them have been creating for more that 6-8 years, which helps with understanding how content creation works

Love Hermitcraft because of the creativity and interactions of the Hermits. And that everything is played vanilla.

I watch multiple hermits and they all have different editing styles making each hermit unique so that u can watch all of them

very well put. as someone that runs a server myself, one of my favorite things about hermitcraft is the attitude around rules. they do have rules, and you can tell that everyone respects them not because they have to but because they believe in the purpose of the rules. they're also loose rules that work with common sense and the respect they have for each other. when someone screws up and a prank goes too far, there's no argument. another thing i think adds to what you said is that i highly doubt there is never any conflict between the creators, but that just adds to what makes them special. any conflict that happens happens behind closed doors, because they're mature adults that can come to a resolution without fans getting involved.

A great video once more! Even though the channel revolves solely on Minecraft, there is lots of variety with every upload or at least are certainly funny or interesting. And this is only the fourth proper upload! Can’t wait for future videos.

Great video. I agree with the content, but I am more impressed with the production value. Doesn't feel like a 1k+ subs channel. Keep at it, find your style and with a little bit of luck the almighty algorithm will catch onto one of your vids and kickstart your channel.

I legit cried when S7 ended tbh. I was 13 in lockdown and I thought it had ended forever

Imma tell you what I think: theure all friends/friendly, they can be wholesome and still funny, their pranks aren't overboard, and they're helpful.

Given that a lot of the Hermits drop their videos on Friday and I am in Europe, Hermitcraft has become the "Saturday Morning Cartoon" that somehow went out of fashion. And I am 38. Same for my wife.

ive only been watching hermitcraft for about a year, but its always a joy whenever i see that a hermit uploaded in my youtube feed

Id say the main reason why people love hermitcraft is because hermitcraft is how we've all wanted to play minecraft. With friends, showing off our creativity and making a immersive world with stories and what not. When you look at younger groups like the dream smp or even that realm that you made with you're friends, its just people aganist each other, traveling 1000's of blocks away and grinding to get the best gear and most efficient farms (Which is why your realm doesnt last long btw). But man hermitcraft is so addicting to watch, I really want to watch everyones perspective in every season but I can't help but keep rewatching Grians hermitcraft season 6 and 7 🤣

I thought your essay was fantastic but with 25 active hermits (and several former hermits) you showed one hermit’s builds 80% of the time. Scar & Bdubs had maybe 19% with the rest of the hermits 1%. For a video about Hermitcraft it was very unbalanced. Still, as I said, I agree with your points why Hermitcraft is so special and I thought your analogy of a varied diet of an animal being key to its survival being why Hermitcraft doesn’t go out of style pretty good. Overall, it’s a beautiful tribute to my favourite SMP and its members.

I love Hermitcraft! All of the Hermits are great! They make so many people smile! 💜

I’m not even a big fan of Minecraft, but I love Hermitcraft. I just find them very entertaining, I enjoy the shenanigans. Mostly because they keep it funny as heck but friendly! They don’t go too far, and if by chance they accidentally do, they help fix it. The fact that the majority of it is not scripted also appeals to me, I’ve tried to watch some others and while I do like quite a few of the people I just can’t get into how scripted a lot of it is.

Watching the RU-vidrs of HermitCraft is like watching a movie in the perspective of every character possible. I actually enjoyed Mumbo Jumbo's evolution as he adds Creative/Artistic MineCrafter onto his resumé as a MineCraft Player in Season 8.

It's just satisfying to see the world they build come to being, the storylines whether planned or improvised take place in these worlds unfold and the beautiful personalities that keep it all alive come together and enjoy their time through it all!

Title suggestion: Why is Hermitcraft so popular? I think it would incite curiosity in the viewer thus making a higher likelihood of them clikcing on the video, moreover in the thumbnail, you could do something like include moments of all three aspects of hermitcraft, the grandeur of the scale the hermits usually build at, their hilarious interactions,and lastly something reflecting the simplicity of it which makes it so fun to watch.

I appreciate this video so much. The sense of community between hermits and the fans make the content so enjoyable and I think this video shares this perfectly

The music layered over all the old builds brought back so many memories. Great video.

bro u explained it brilliantly like the way u told every single detail in the video its just amazing with the calm background noise this video gave me a feel good experience keep doing more things i will follow ya

I wish i could do something like hermitcraft (minus the video makin aspect) with my friends Shops, buildings, owned places, the fun, ingame drama, etc

I’ve been watching Hermitcraft since middle school. Now, I’m a Junior in college and this video perfectly highlights why I’ve been watching it for so long. I’m also glad that you pointed out how impactful season seven was, truly, it was one of the brightest things in my life during such an isolated period.

Extremely well put together and comprehensive points. Color me impressed.

One thing I love about HC is its truly all ages approach-- younger fans can especially get a giggle out of the silly roleplaying, older fans can really appreciate the advanced building tips from the likes of Scar and Bdubs, as well as follow along with Doc's advanced technical minecrafting. So many creators means you're likely to find one that fits exactly what you're looking for. (me, i'm always keeping an eye out for new videos from Joe :) and even if there's a creator you're less endeared by, it doesn't at all ruin the experience of watching others' videos.

awesome mini video essay! i love it when i see creators like you do an in-depth analysis about stuff they love! i thought of another factor that could likely play a role in the success of hermitcraft. The SMP has an extremely wide target audiance, mostly thanks to being PG but still very enjoyable for older viewers aswell. I myself am 30+ at this point and i am very sure that there are hermitcraft fans across all age groups. just wholesome content for everyone!

I watched hermitcraft a lot when I was like 7 or 8 and I honestly had forgotten about it for the last few years. This just opened a floodgate a memories for me, and it's crazy the nostalgia I get from this sort of stuff, like I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and now I'm in college and all the stuff that happened in between just crazy

Love the video and analysis. I started watching in s4 and have gone up in the amount of hermits I watch each season. Honestly, one of my favourite things is just trying to watch the videos in order, because release order doesn’t always mean right film order and so one Hermit might show you something that someone built that you haven’t seen

Absolutely! There’s so many different ways to watch and even viewing the same events from different angles is brilliant, I personally watch Grian, Mumbo, Ren, Scar and Iskall regularly but the pure amount of fun and love they all pour in is amazing!!

Super great video! I love how you calmly, almost reverently, explain how much hermitcraft means to you, means to all of us.

3:57 i just want to know who is controlling that account because HOLY those were some tough moves, thats the REAL skill of hermitcraft LOL

this video is so well-put!! hermitcraft is so admirably simple and provides so much comfort to me, & your video perfectly conveys that!!

I've been watching since season 3, and though I'm sure there are other groups out there that make good content I've never felt the need to look anywhere else. HC is just so comfy and fun, you really nailed it

Hermitcraft is something i come back to ever year or 2. It brings me back to times that feel long ago but also bring back my love for the game and the creativity is sparks. These creators mean a lot to me, and this video was a great reminder of that. thank you!

Brilliant analysis, awesome footage usage and video editing. Well done.

A very good video, you’ve hit it right on the nail, I love Hermitcraft and have been watching since half way through season 6, it’s fun.

Nice video. Season 7 was so good that I didn’t want it to end. I had to actually stop watching a few hermits as there was just too much stuff to keep up with. After watching Mumbo, Stress, Grian, Iskall, Xisuma, Keralis, Scar, B Dubs, Tango, Scar, and Impulse it was time for the next set of episodes…

Incredibly well put. I completely understand what you mean by Season 7 helping throughout the lockdowns; I watched around 20 hermits during that time.

You have really summed up what I admire in Hermitcraft. I am amazed at the wisdom and maturity of all the Hermits and I have been binge watching past seasons to get to know the people behind the blocky figures. They are all so individual and wholesome and kind. I am in my 60s and I recognize goodness.

I can't wait for Mumbo to log on and find out that because of Ren's reign, _he truly is the richest hermit._

One of the best videos I have seen in a while!

This made me emotional, thank you

I love your "creative template" analogy because you're absolutely right. Hermitcraft doesn't use templates, they make them. Large builds, minigames, server laws/economy, etc. They don't have a template of creative content because most of the Hermits don't seek those ideas out. They just happen to be playing Minecraft and ideas pop up every once in a while.

i love watching mature, well rounded people just getting along. hermit craft is exactly that

One thing that makes Hermitcraft so great is that, at the end of the day, it’s just a bunch of friends having fun and recording for other people to watch. It’s the definition of what a Minecraft Server should be. Simple and laid back.

i love this video, it’s so good seeing hermitcraft get the praise it deserves! i think another huge reason it’s stayed so popular is that a lot of the people watching it currently have been watching at least one of the creators since they were young. there are very few content creators that manage to keep their content safe and enjoyable for younger children while also still appealing to that older demographic that has stuck around since THEY were the younger children watching- i think every creator on hermitcraft has managed that perfect balance. there’s something incredibly special about the fact that i can enjoy an episode of hermitcraft just as much as i did when i was an eight year old!

This is a very good video! Brings me back memories of the good old days. Super underrated! I hope you grow in popularity soon :)

One of my younger sisters has been a Dream SMP girl for a couple years now, however she’s been encouraging me to try Grian and Mumbo for almost a year. I started checking out their videos a couple months ago, and, as always, my sister has a fantastic grasp of what I like. Fun, silly, creative, clean. I may be almost 30, but I prefer content with minimal swearing and sex jokes and lots of emphasis on friendship. And also, despite all the shenanigans, HermitCraft is rather orderly at its heart, which I really like. (I LOVE Ace Attorney and Yu-Gi-Oh, which are the epitome of a lawful core which provides a solid foundation for a lot of crazy happenings.)

Looking at this i miss playing mine craft with my friends :(

I’ve never thought about it like this before! Thanks for this insightful video! Like xisuma says, if you want to join hermit craft, make your own hermit craft!

I think this video missed acknowledging that hermitcraft is more accessible than a lot of other series. There's jokes and intense scenes, but there's never any sort of sensitive content or cursing or potentially triggering things without very adequate warning. It's really great to know that I can watch a video without getting my heartrate up while still being excited and wanting everyone to succeed.

This is super beautiful, to the point, and very well said.

Beautiful summary, well done, dude! :)

Love seeing all the builds from the past seasons. We have come quite a way

I agree with your reasons... but here 3 more: 4. Hermitcraft's popularity has attracted the very best RU-vid, and Minecraft talent, putting together good creators, with very good Minecraft artists. This makes for excellent engaging content that rival many Netflix or Amazon shows. 5. Wholesome - The Hermitcraft creators made a conscious decision to "keep it clean" and and make content that people at all ages can watch. I'm 45 and would never EVER think that I would watch Gaming RU-vid... yet, now for 4 years I have watched about 8 Hermit's videos regularly, and they are always good. I can show them to my nephews and not worry they will be dirty, or have anything bad in them. This has been consistent, and un-wavering. 6. Community - Videos like this one exist, and it's one of the parts that make watching Hermitcraft fun. I like to watch Hermitcraft Recap. I like watching highlight clips. I watch Imp & Skizz now do a non-Hermit podcast because I know them and their personalities. I care about whether Mumbo is doing ok, and whether he will come back. I appreciate Xisuma's deep dives on Minecraft. I like "Saerz's" meme round-up (when he puts it out). The "extra" you get with a good central base show (Hermitcraft) makes it better. Good video!

A great idea executed perfectly, really an amazing video!

Yep I agree. I’ve been watching the Hermits for a few years now and I love how they basically keep the game vanilla. They let the game and the friends speak for themselves rather than trying to inject artificial excitement into it. I used to watch the How To Minecraft crew and that was their problem - too much injecting custom dungeons and such until it just kinda ruined what is cool about the vanilla experience. I’m glad to see the Hermits haven’t gone that route. Pure creativity + shenanigans with friends is excellent and doesn’t need spicing up to make it interesting.

I honestly started getting into watching some of the content semi-recently (season 8), and at the end of the day it's just....pleasant. Yes the stunning builds originally drew me in, but what kept my attention were all of the insanely wholesome interactions between members-- many of which often led me to branch out and watch even more POVs. Whenever I'm having a bad day it can be nice to just start up a HC playlist and soak in the good vibes and frankly inspiring amount of creativity.

A brilliant video! You managed to put in words how most of us feel toward Hermitcraft perfectly!

Such a beautifully put together and thought out vide! Loved every seccond of it (including that truck) :)

That was a video that is very transparent about the feeling that hermitcraft provides. I mean the essence is subtle but somewhere in there in this video. Although this video is an informative video, I could still feel it. Great content ❤️

I find myself rewatching seasons I'd already watched through three different hermits.. because with so many hermits, I'm undoubtedly going to follow a new one, and want to remember what they did in past seasons!

I’ve never thought of it like that but it seems so obvious now. Well done!

This is nostalgic looking through the clips in the video

i'm 16 and still love hermitcraft... and so do my two sisters. it's such a comforting, innocent, and most importantly fun series to watch!

What I like best on Hermitcraft is they don't blow up bases maliciously (well most of the time). I love looking at builds so I get sad and frustrated if these get blown up just because of a little prank. Also, even if they did blow up another hermit's base by accident, they offer to compensate or help rebuild/clean and I think that should be the standard.

Why i like it, it because it’s wholesome, positive and has a good balance of personalities and pure minecraft

I find that the hermits I watch change each season too as I don't have time to watch them all. This season my mains are Scar and BDubs. Previous season I think it was Grian and Mumbo that I watched the most. I'm watching the others too, but not episodal usually just when I'm wondering how they're doing.