Survival

Survival mode is second released game mode where players will have to fight for survival. It is the main and only playable mode in the most current Alpha version of the game. Players can build shelters to fend off enemy mobs that will spawn to make the their life harder.

All building blocks in the game must be earned. Players will also get an inventory so that they have more space to gather items, which players can combine together using certain combinations to create new objects. This process is known as crafting.

History
This game mode was introduced on 4th of August, 2009 in Survival Test under Classic. During this time, players will experience permadeath, meaning they do not respawn and the level needs to be restarted unless a save file was created.

The Indev version introduces the crafting feature and the inventory while the Infdev version features infinite map generation. This version also drops the permadeath feature allowing the player to respawn.

Minecraft Alpha improves the map generation by intoducing biomes. The Nether is also made for fast travelling. The Multiplayer variant of this game mode also takes place in this version.