Commands/gamemode

Sets a player's game mode.

Syntax[]

Java Edition

gamemode <gamemode> [<target>]

Bedrock Edition

gamemode <gameMode: GameMode> [player: target]

gamemode <gameMode: int> [player: target]

Arguments[]

JE: <gamemode>: gamemode
BE: gameMode: GameMode: enum and gameMode: int: int

Specifies the new game mode.

Must be one of the following:

survival (can be abbreviated as s or 0 in Bedrock Edition) for Survival mode
creative (can be abbreviated as c or 1 in Bedrock Edition) for Creative mode
adventure (can be abbreviated as a or 2 in Bedrock Edition) for Adventure mode
default(can be abbreviated as d or 5) for default gamemode ‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
spectator for Spectator mode

Note that "hardcore" is not a valid option, as it is technically not a game mode.

JE: <target>: entity
BE: player: target: CommandSelector<Player>

Specifies the target(s). If not specified, defaults to the player who executes the command.

Must be a player name, a target selector or a UUID‌^{[Java Edition only]}. And the target selector must‌^{[JE only]}/should‌^{[BE only]} be of player type.

Result[]

Command	Trigger	Java Edition	Bedrock Edition
any	the arguments are not specified correctly	Unparseable	Unparseable
	`gameMode: int` is not a valid game mode id.	N/A	Failed
	`player: target` is not in player type	N/A
	`<target>` or `player: target` fails to resolve to one or more online players	Failed
	`<target>` or `player: target` is not specified when the command's executor is not a player	Failed
	Otherwise	Successful

Output[]

Command	Edition	Situation	Success Count	`/execute store success ...`	`/execute store result ...`
any	Java Edition	On fail	0	0	0
	Java Edition	On success	1	1	the number of players whose game mode is changed.
	Bedrock Edition	On fail	0	N/A	N/A
	Bedrock Edition	On success	the number of targeted players.	N/A	N/A

Examples[]

To put the executing player into Creative mode:
/gamemode creative

/gamemode c‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

/gamemode 1‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

To put all players into Survival mode:
gamemode survival @a

History[]

Java Edition Beta
1.8	Pre-release	Added `/gamemode <player> <mode>`. The command requires a player and numeric gamemode.
Java Edition
1.3.1	12w16a	`/gamemode` is now usable in singleplayer.
	12w16a	Syntax changed to `/gamemode <mode> <player>`, where player is now optional (defaulting to the sender) and mode can be a number, or one of `survival`, `creative`, `s`, or `c`.
	12w30a	Changed the ID for Survival mode from `3` to `0`, changing `/gamemode 3` to `/gamemode 0`.
1.8	14w05a	Added `spectator` to `/gamemode`.
1.9	15w43a	`/gamemode` now displays in the chat the game mode the player switches to.
1.9	16w02a	The `m` selector now accepts the standard literal gamemode values and abbreviations, such as `a`, and `adventure`, and these may be negated as well (e.g., `@a[gamemode=!survival]`).
1.13	17w45a	Removed abbreviated forms and numeric IDs.
1.19.3	22w45a	Now this command accepts a gamemode argument, instead of literal subcommands.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0	build 1	Added `/gamemode`.
v0.16.0	build 1	Functionality is almost equivalent to Java Edition 1.10 usage, except `/gamemode` can only use Creative and Survival modes.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Added `adventure` to `/gamemode`.
Bedrock Edition
1.18.30	beta 1.18.30.20	Added `6` to access Spectator mode.
1.18.31		Added `spectator` to access Spectator mode.
1.19.30	beta 1.19.30.20	The Spectator game mode can no longer be entered via `/gamemode 6`.

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