I made a clone of Minecraft that is VISUALY IDENTICAL... well if you look at a screenshot at least. This took too long to make. I dont know if this was easier than that AI life project.
Also if Mr Minecraft is reading this, THIS IS NOT MINECRAFT.
Discord Server - https://discord.gg/spGzjEwkHv
Itch io - https://makingfromscratch.itch.io
Also check out Vitanova, an Evolution simulator I have been making for a while
https://github.com/4t-2/EvolutionSimulator