Minecraft: Java Edition
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs…
Minecraft: Java Edition is an adventure developed by Mojang Studios, released 18 November 2011 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 20 cheat codes for it.
What Minecraft: Java Edition is
Minecraft: Java Edition is an adventure game developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Java.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Minecraft: Java Edition (previously known as Minecraft) is the original version of Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Notch began development on May 10, 2009, publicly releasing Minecraft on May 17, 2009. The full release of the game was on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy, kids, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Minecraft series
Minecraft: Java Edition is the second of 131 entries we hold in the Minecraft series. It arrived 2 years after Minecraft 4k. The next entry was Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 84 is 17 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is Minecraft: Dungeons & Dragons at 88.
How it was received
Minecraft: Java Edition holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 2,091 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 955.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20,416.5 hrs, roughly 21.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Minecraft: Java Edition launched on 18 November 2011, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Assassin's Creed Revelations and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Assassin's Creed Revelations, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 20 cheat entries for Minecraft: Java Edition — 20 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Every code labelled
Minecraft: Java Edition cheat codes
Creative Mode Switch
Switches your game mode to Creative.
Press T to open chat, type the command, press Enter.
Requires cheats enabled (Allow Cheats when creating the world, or Open to LAN → Allow Cheats).
Give Diamonds
Gives you 64 diamonds.
Press T to open chat, type the command, press Enter.
Requires cheats enabled. Item IDs follow the minecraft: namespace.
Teleport
Teleports you to coordinates X=0, Y=100, Z=0.
Press T to open chat, type the command, press Enter.
Requires cheats enabled. Use ~ for relative coordinates.
Clear Weather
Clears rain and storms.
Press T to open chat, type the command, press Enter.
Requires cheats enabled. Options: clear, rain, thunder.
Dlc
Minecraft 4k
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Minecraft: Pretty Scary Update
Minecraft: Redstone Update
Minecraft: Horse Update
Minecraft: The Update that Changed the World
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition
Minecraft: Bountiful Update
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition
Minecraft: Playstation Vita Edition
Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Minecraft 1.9: Combat Update
Minecraft: Frostburn Update
Minecraft: Exploration Update
Minecraft
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
Minecraft: World of Color Update
Minecraft: China Edition
Minecraft: Update Aquatic
Minecraft: Village & Pillage
Minecraft Classic
Minecraft: Buzzy Bees
Minecraft: Nether Update
Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Part I
Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs - Part II
Minecraft: The Wild Update
Minecraft: Trails & Tales
Minecraft: Armored Paws
Minecraft: Tricky Trials
Minecraft: Bundles of Bravery
Minecraft: The Garden Awakens
Minecraft: Spring to Life
Minecraft: Chase the Skies
Minecraft: The Copper Age
Minecraft: Mounts of Mayhem
Minecraft: Tiny Takeover
Minecraft: Chaos Cubed
Quick answers
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