Minecraft

The world is your for the making

Survive the night or create a work of art in the hit sandbox game! Build anything you can imagine, uncover mysteries, and face thrilling foes in an infinite world that’s unique in every playthrough. There’s no wrong way to play!

How it works

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things—from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.

Gather resources

Get crafty and use the surrounding environment to gather building materials—see how breaking down trees can help you create something new.

Survive the night

It’s always best to avoid the unpredictable by distancing yourself from wandering mobs—you never know what’ll happen if they get too close!

Build amazing things

Discover all the versatile ways dust from the redstone ore can be used to enhance your creations, bring them to life, or give them some bang.

So many ways to play together

On the same system - Up to four people can play couch co-op together on the same system.

Local wireless - Up to eight people can play together by connecting their systems together via local wireless.

Online - Connect and play with other Nintendo Switch players across the world.