Alex and Steve charge forward into an expansive world of blocks.

Minecraft

Minecraft is made up of blocks, creatures and community! Adventure solo or together, there’s no wrong way to play. Unless you’re digging straight down.


SHAPE YOUR WORLD

Minecraft is made up of blocks, creatures and community! Adventure solo or together, there’s no wrong way to play. Unless you’re digging straight down.

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NEW PLAYERS START HERE

In Minecraft, the world is at your feet. There are many ways to play this blocky sandbox. Whether you want to survive the night or build a work of art – how you experience it is all up to you! But learning the ropes of a new game can be overwhelming. To help you on your journey, we offer a library of resources that cover the fundamentals of Minecraft: from how you craft or use a controller, to how you play with friends.

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Before You Begin

Everything you need to know before you start playing Minecraft.

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Getting Started

Nifty tips and tricks for surviving and creating in the Overworld and beyond.

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Level Up!

For players looking to take their experience to the next dimension.

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The Minecraft Ender Dragon.

Game features

Alex explores an impressive medieval castle.

CREATE

Build whatever you can imagine in your own infinite world that’s unique in every playthrough.

An expansive forest vista filled with cherry blossom trees.

EXPLORE

Discover biomes, resources and mobs, and craft your way through a world filled with surprises in the ultimate sandbox game.

Alex and Steve defend their homestead from zombies.

SURVIVE

Experience unforgettable adventures as you face mysterious foes, traverse exciting landscapes, and travel to perilous dimensions.

A group of friends emerge from a Nether portal.

PLAY TOGETHER

Have a blast with friends in cross-platform play for console, mobile and PC. Connect with millions of players on community servers or subscribe to Realms Plus to play with up to 10 friends on your own private server.

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Get creator-made add-ons, thrilling worlds, and stylish cosmetics on Minecraft Marketplace. Subscribe to Marketplace Pass (or Realms Plus) to access 150+ worlds, skin & textures packs, and more – refreshed monthly.

Game details

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. Build anything you can imagine with unlimited resources in Creative mode, or go on grand expeditions in Survival, journeying across mysterious lands and into the depths of your own infinite worlds. Will you hide from monsters or craft tools, armour and weapons to fight back? No need to go alone! Share the adventure with friends in split-screen multiplayer and online.

Additional information

ESRB E

Everyone 10+

  • Fantasy Violence
  • Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB

Publisher

Microsoft Studios

Developer

Mojang

Genre

Action & Adventure, Family

Platforms

Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Windows 10/11

Release date

20 September 2017

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Standard Edition

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armour to fend off the dangerous mobs.

Included with Game Pass

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Experience all the different ways to explore, survive and build with Minecraft: Deluxe Collection. Get the game plus 1600 Minecoins, five maps, three skin packs, one texture pack, five Character Creator items and three emotes.

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition Deluxe Collection for PC

Experience all the different ways to explore, survive and build in Minecraft. Get Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC, plus 1600 Minecoins, five maps, three skin packs, one texture pack, five Character Creator items and three emotes.****

Fourth Edition

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Play Minecraft and hundreds high-quality games for one low monthly price with Game Pass.

Create, explore, survive, repeat. Get Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition for PC as a package deal for Windows! You can easily switch between games using the unified launcher and cross-play with any current edition of Minecraft.

Add-ons

Steve, Alex and various Minecraft mobs burst out of a Nether portal.

Minecraft Realms Plus

Embark on a shared adventure with Realms Plus on your very own, always-online server! Play with up to 10 friends at once to plan an epic build, venture to the End, and stay updated with Realms Stories. Plus, play 150+ pieces of Marketplace Pass content!

Minecraft Marketplace, Marketplace Pass, various Minecraft mobs run towards the Minecraft Marketplace.

Minecraft Marketplace Pass

Play 150+ pieces of exciting content for £3.29 per month with Marketplace Pass. Dive into worlds, mash-ups, skins packs, texture packs, and more. With fresh content added every month, there’s always something new to play!

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