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.

Many Minecraft servers out there offer a survivalist experience to players. For anyone looking for a good survival server to play on, this list will highlight 5 of the absolute best.

The "Minecraft: Java Edition" is the classic version of "Minecraft" still updated in tandem with the Bedrock version. It is available on Mac, PC, and Linux with its own siloed Realms cross play.

Minecraft Realms Plus is the official subscription-based server host for Bedrock Minecraft, whereas Minecraft Realms: Java Edition is the Java version.

Realms – Yes, Java Edition does support Realms that you will need to pay for ($7.99/£6.69 per month). There are also third-party sites that offer premium private server hosting.

Multiplayer Java Minecraft has a fantastic community inhabiting thousands of servers. Most of these servers are either hosted locally or from third-party services, but there are realms run by Mojang.

You can play Minecraft solo, but it's much more fun with friends. Here's how to play multiplayer in Minecraft: Java Edition.

Minecraft owes a lot of its popularity to its openness and depth. Players can do things like run their own servers or install all kinds of mods. But that also introduces a level of complexity that ...

The Java edition is completely open. There are no provided options to limit your child’s play in terms of who they can play with or what servers they can join.