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.
Platforms:
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11
Release date:
20/9/2017
Multiplayer:
Yes
Published by:
Microsoft Studios
Developed by:
Mojang
Included with Game Pass:
Ultimate, PC and Console plans
Play Minecraft with PC Game Pass
Play Minecraft and hundreds of high-quality games for one low monthly price with PC Game Pass.
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Now connect with players across Windows 10/11, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, virtual reality and mobile devices today.*
Play cross-platform
Now connect with players across Windows 10, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, virtual reality and mobile devices today.*
Massive multiplayer servers
Easily find massive multiplayer servers and play with thousands, right from within the game.
New features
Loads of new features for Xbox players like infinite worlds, recipe book and marketplace!
Already own Minecraft? Update on your console.
Minecraft Marketplace
For the first time, skins, textures and worlds designed by the community are available in the store. Buy once and enjoy across Xbox, Windows 10/11 and mobile devices!*
Game features
Endless exploration
Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine.
Build almost anything
Crafting has never been faster, easier or more fun.
More fun with friends
Play with up to four players in split screen for free, or invite hundreds of friends to a massive gameplay server or your own private Realm!***
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
Publisher
Microsoft Studios
Developer
Mojang
Genre
Action & Adventure, Family
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Windows 10/11
Release date
20 September 2017
Standard Edition
Included with PC Game Pass
Play Minecraft and hundreds of high-quality games for one low monthly price with PC 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.
Master Collection
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.****
Starter Collection
Included with Game Pass
Play Minecraft and hundreds high-quality games for one low monthly price with Game Pass.
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.
Fourth Edition
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.
Add-ons
Minecraft Realms Plus
Tap into the source of amazing Minecraft content! With Realms Plus, you get instant access to 50+ marketplace items like worlds and mash-ups, with new additions each month. Enjoy your content on any platform where you play Minecraft with Marketplace, and invite up to 10 of your friends to join the fun – for free!*
POWER
YOUR
DREAMS
1Requires full Minecraft game. Broadband connection required for download (ISP fees apply).
*Cross-platform play extends across Windows 10/11 PCs, Android devices, iOS phones and tablets, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and VR platforms.
**Pre-release game; game release dates, availability, content and features subject to change.
Online console multiplayer requires Game Pass Ultimate or Core (membership sold separately).
***Realms requires paid subscription (sold separately).
****Minecraft Marketplace is not accessible in Minecraft: Java Edition. Additional Deluxe Collection content is accessible in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
*****Minecraft Marketplace content requires Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (sold separately). Skyblock and Dinosaur Packs available with Minecoins purchase; PlayStation tokens issued in lieu of Minecoins on PlayStation.