Survival



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

$$, players may 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, the player cannot earn achievements in that world. In Minecraft Survival, the goal is to build a house, explore, and have fun.

In 15w14a, Survival mode is called "Existence".

Gameplay


In Survival, players have an inventory for gathering items. These items may be combined using recipes to create tools and other items. This process is known as crafting. Most crafting recipes require a crafting table. Some items cannot be obtained by crafting normally and require a furnace for processing. Various other crafting stations exist for other uses, such as brewing, repairing, and enchanting.



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). A player who receives enough damage dies and returns to a spawn point.

If cheats are enabled, a player can switch to Survival mode by using the command.

Goals


The player can reach an "ending" in Survival mode by defeating the ender dragon, but this does not terminate play; it provides a trophy item (a dragon egg), a large amount of experience, triggers the "end poem" and opens end portals for exploration. 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 invite exploration, as they have corals, monuments, and adapted creatures like guardians and drowned.

Survival singleplayer
Survival singleplayer is the 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 machine.

Survival multiplayer (SMP)


Survival multiplayer allows players to connect to a central Minecraft server. This enables them to interact with each other and work together (or against each other) in order to achieve their Survival goals.