In order to download the Trial Version of Minecraft: Java Edition, simply head over to the official Minecraft website and try the game for free. Go to the official Minecraft website, link here.

How to Buy and Install Minecraft on (Almost) Anything: Where to Download, What Version, and More Punch a tree.

Minecraft is available for download on the official website by Mojang. The game does not require much in the way of hardware and should run on most PCs.

Mojang's original version of Minecraft, which millions play, will now require a Microsoft to play for security's sake, Microsoft says.

Here's how to download Minecraft for PC. We'll help you make the right choice between the differing versions.

If you're looking to get into Minecraft, you'll see people talking about these two versions, but what is the difference--and which one is best? Java vs. Bedrock: Why are there two versions?

The version of Minecraft that you can grab on consoles, mobile devices, and through the Microsoft Store, is referred to as the Bedrock Edition.

If you're a seasoned Minecraft Java edition player you'll wonder exactly why anyone would want to pay for maps, texture packs and skins when you can just download them for free from Forge?

Minecraft runs on Java version 17 as of this pre-release – and you can expect the same to be true of the live version of Java Edition once 1.18 officially lands.

Should you play Minecraft Java or Bedrock, and what are the differences between the two versions of Mojang's survival game?