In Minecraft Java Edition, players can either jump into a world on their own and explore it, or they can join their friends in a multiplayer world and play together.

Minecraft is a lot of fun by yourself and even more fun with friends. Here's how to invite & play with friends in Minecraft on all platforms.

How to play multiplayer on Minecraft Java in 2023 Any user with a Mojang account on which they have purchased the game may access Minecraft's large range of servers.

Typically, when players want to play Minecraft on their mobile devices, they have to do so through a version of the game that runs on the Bedrock Edition codebase.