Minecraft:Survival

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Survival mode in Minecraft. The health and Minecraft:hunger bars, as well as the hotbar, are visible in this picture.

Survival mode is one of the Minecraft:game modes in Minecraft:Minecraft. Players must collect resources, build structures, battle Minecraft:mobs, eat, and explore the world in an effort to survive.

Template:IN, Minecraft:advancements are available on any world type regardless of whether cheats are turned on or off.

Template:IN, Minecraft:players may receive Minecraft:achievements in a world not set to Minecraft:Flat world type, in Survival mode, without Minecraft:cheats, and without non-Minecraft:Marketplace Minecraft:add-ons applied. If a player creates a world in Minecraft:Creative mode and then loads it in Survival mode, the player cannot earn achievements in that world.

Gameplay

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A crafting table, required to craft most items

In Survival, Minecraft:players have an Minecraft:inventory that consists of four rows of slots used to store Minecraft:items, nine of which are found on the Minecraft:hotbar. All Minecraft:blocks require a certain amount of time to break, unlike Minecraft:Creative mode where blocks can be instantly destroyed. Template:IN, if the command Template:Cmd is executed, the player can't place or break Minecraft:blocks like Minecraft:Adventure mode.

Items can be used in Minecraft:recipes to create Minecraft:tools and other items. This process is known as Minecraft:crafting. The recipes can also be accessed by clicking the Minecraft:recipe book under the 2×2 crafting grid. Most crafting recipes require a Minecraft:crafting table. Some items cannot be obtained by crafting normally and require a Minecraft:furnace for processing (e.g. glass requires sand for smelting). Various other crafting stations exist for other uses, such as Minecraft:brewing, repairing, and Minecraft:enchanting.

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The basic Survival mode inventory Template:In

In Survival mode, the player is able to receive Minecraft:damage from the environment (fall damage, suffocation, Minecraft:lava, and freezing) and from Minecraft:hostile mobs (unless playing on Minecraft:Peaceful, where hostile mobs are disabled). A player who receives enough damage Minecraft:dies and returns to the world spawn, or to a previously slept-in bed, or in Minecraft:the Nether to a Minecraft:respawn anchor if the player set one.

If Minecraft:cheats are enabled, a player can switch to Survival mode by using the Minecraft:command Template:Cmd but cannot earn Minecraft:achievements.

Goals

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In caves like this, players can find many resources needed to advance in Survival mode.

In Survival, the main goal is to survive, build, explore, and have fun, but another optional goal in Survival is to defeat the Minecraft:ender dragon.

The player can "beat the game" in Survival mode by defeating the Minecraft:ender dragon in Minecraft:the End, but this does not terminate play; it provides a trophy item (a Minecraft:dragon egg), a large amount of Minecraft:experience, triggers the "Minecraft:End Poem" and unlocks a gateway to allow easier access to the outer end islands; another common goal is to fulfill all the predefined Minecraft:achievementsTemplate:Only/Minecraft:advancementsTemplate:Only. Oceans also invite exploration, as they have corals, monuments, and adapted creatures like Minecraft:guardians, Minecraft:fish and Minecraft:drowned. The player can also optionally fight the Minecraft:wither boss in order to obtain a Minecraft:nether star so that they can craft a Minecraft:beacon, which also completes all of the in-game Minecraft:achievements. A player can search for an Minecraft:elytra and more after finding an Minecraft:end city in the End.

Template:Anchor Survival single-player (SSP)

Survival single-player is the default game mode of Minecraft. Single-player 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 device.

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A player building a house at night

Template:AnchorSurvival multiplayer (SMP)

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Two players working together to build a shelter in Survival multiplayer

Survival multiplayer allows players to connect to a central Minecraft Minecraft:server. This enables them to interact with each other and work together (or against each other) in order to achieve their goals. This is mostly used for friends to play on a private server together.

History

Gallery

• Survival Mode icon from Bedrock Edition
  Survival Mode icon from Bedrock Edition

See also

• A beginner's guide to surviving in Minecraft
• Minecraft:Hardcore