In Minecraft, thousands of players can join a single world to play together. The multiplayer features in both Java and Bedrock Edition are used by millions of players regularly.

Setting up a multiplayer game in Minecraft is a simple process, but it varies slightly based on which platform you're using and the location of other players.

Using Minecraft LAN, you can create a local game and play offline. Here's what to do if Minecraft LAN games not working or showing up.

It was such an obvious oversight that I didn't realise you couldn't share your single-player world over the LAN games until recently. And now I'll never miss it: Mojang have just enabled in a ...

When enjoying a Minecraft world in singleplayer, it's possible to invite friends to make it multiplayer. However, the Java and Bedrock editions of the game differ in the way this is accomplished.

I f you are thinking of creating or setting up your own Minecraft server on PC, we explain how to do it step by step, both for free and through paid servers. The main difference between the first ...

A recent snapshot build release for Minecraft includes support for LAN multiplayer, rather than needing to set up or join a multiplayer server. As Mojang notes, the feature is a work in progress ...