But not updated in ~7 years since v0.1.1

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Pi_Edition

Yah, it's discontinued, but it works fine and is still distributed. It's a fine path to write some code and interact with a working game world.

Yah, it’s technically functional, but there’s an actively maintained alternative that can support such advanced features as spawning mobs (like, say, the mascot in Minecraft’s logo).