Survival mode is one of the main
game modes in
Minecraft. Players must collect resources, build structures, battle
mobs, manage
hunger, and explore the world in an effort to thrive and survive.
In
Bedrock Edition,
players may only receive
achievements in a world not set to Flat while playing Survival Mode with cheats off and
host privileges off. If a player creates a world in
creative mode and then loads it in Survival Mode, they will still not be able to earn achievements in that world. In
Minecraft Survival your goal is to build a house, explore, and have fun.
In Survival,
players have an
inventory in which they may gather
items. These items may be combined using certain
recipes to create
tools and other items. This process is known as
crafting. Most crafting recipes need a
crafting table. Some items cannot be obtained by crafting normally and require a
furnace for
processing. Various other crafting stations exist for advanced uses, such as
brewing,
repairing, and
enchanting.
The basic Survival mode inventory.
In Survival mode, the
player is able to receive
damage from the environment and from
hostile mobs (unless playing on
peaceful, where hostile mobs are disabled). If the player receives enough damage, they will
die and return to their
spawn point.
If
cheats are enabled, a
player can switch to Survival mode by using the
command /
gamemode survival.
Goals
Caves like this are where players will find most of the resources needed to advance in Survival mode
Despite being marketed as a game with no pre-determined goals,
Minecraft does have a basic structure, that of a scavenger hunt. While striving to build and expand their shelter,
players collect various
items and
resources to add to their capabilities, attacks, and defenses, with many items enabling access to others. Over time, the player will travel to other
dimensions to attain their goals.
The
player can reach a "proper ending" in Survival mode by defeating the
ender dragon, but this does not actually terminate play; it provides a trophy item (
dragon egg), a huge amount of
experience, and leaves
the End dimension open for exploration. There is also an optional boss, the
wither, which becomes accessible in the mid- to late game. The
player can also take up any purposes of their own design; one common goal is to fulfill all of the predefined
achievements (
Advancements in
Java Edition). Oceans also bring exploration, as they have corals, monuments and adapted creatures like
guardians and
drowned.
Survival singleplayer
Survival singleplayer is the original and default game mode of
Minecraft. Singleplayer may be played online or offline, as long as the
player has played the game at least once in order to allow the
game files to be downloaded to their computer.
Survival multiplayer (SMP)
Two players working together to build a shelter in Survival multiplayer
Survival multiplayer allows multiple
players to connect to a central
Minecraft server. This enables them to interact with one another and work together (or
against one another) in order to achieve their Survival goals.