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Isometric cutaway of Overworld, Nether and End as stacked cubic layers.

Guide

How Minecraft actually works.

Seven sections, each a full page. Start with the edition you own, or jump to the part that is currently on fire.

  1. 01The two editionsJava and Bedrock share a universe and not a codebase. Mods, Marketplace, cross-play and which one to buy.Read this section
  2. 02Game modesSurvival, Creative, Adventure, Spectator and Hardcore — plus what Peaceful through Hard actually change.Read this section
  3. 03The three dimensionsOverworld, Nether and the End: how you get there, why the Nether is eight times shorter, and what the dragon unlocks.Read this section
  4. 04The survival loopFrom punching a tree to the credits: tools, food, mining, farms, and what people mean by late game.Read this section
  5. 05Crafting, combat and magicThe crafting grid, furnaces, enchanting, netherite, shields, and how brewing actually starts.Read this section
  6. 06RedstoneDust, torches, pistons and hoppers — a logic kit that players turn into farms, sorters and flying machines.Read this section
  7. 07MultiplayerLAN, Realms and public servers, Microsoft accounts, and why Java and Bedrock friends cannot just join each other.Read this section