Planeta Minecraftan unofficial Minecraft reference

An unofficial Minecraft reference. Not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft, hosts no files and has no connection to the former site on this domain. Install the game and add-ons only from official stores.

an unofficial Minecraft reference

Minecraft, step by step: a guide for players and parents

Planeta Minecraft helps you get to know the game calmly and at your own pace: which edition to choose and how to install it officially, how the game modes differ, how to survive your first night, what to build next and how to play with friends without nasty surprises. We also write for parents who want to understand what their child is playing.

Minecraft never rushes you: any block can be placed again, and any setback can become a new plan.

— From the editors

Where to start

First steps

Which edition suits your device, where to install the game from, and how Survival differs from Creative.

Build and survive

Your first week in Survival, day by day: shelter, light, food, tools and your first real build.

Play with friends

Shared worlds and servers: how to get a group together, agree on rules and decide whether an unfamiliar server is worth joining.

For parents

Family settings, age ratings and house rules that help children play with peace of mind.

Site sections

  • Editions

    Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, the road from Pocket Edition, and the Survival, Creative and Adventure modes.

  • Guides

    Your first week in Survival, day by day: shelter, light, food, a mine, a farm. Plus our article catalogue.

  • Mechanics

    Resources and tools, crafting, redstone basics, farms, villagers and trading, explained simply.

  • Updates

    Where to read the official update notes and how the mobile edition changed over the years.

  • How to judge

    Your own checklist for a server, map or pack: rules, chat, purchases and compatibility.

  • Questions

    Answers about installing and accounts, the game itself, safety and family rules.

  • Terms

    A player's dictionary: mobs, biomes, crafting, redstone, spawning, resource packs, shaders, servers and raids.

Your first evening in Survival: five steps

  1. Wood and a crafting table

    Walk up to the nearest tree and collect logs until you have a small stock. Logs turn into planks, planks into a crafting table, and on the crafting table you make your first tools.

  2. Shelter before dark

    Don't stray far from where you spawned. While it's light, dig a nook into a hillside or put together a tiny hut from any blocks: what matters is solid walls and a roof, with a door over the entrance.

  3. Light

    Hostile mobs spawn in the dark. Torches made from sticks and coal light up your shelter inside and by the entrance outside, and things around your home get noticeably calmer.

  4. Food

    Your hunger bar slowly goes down, and a well-fed character regains health. Gather apples, find animals or plant seeds so that by evening you have at least a small supply.

  5. A bed

    A bed is made from planks and wool. Sleeping lets you skip the night and sets a new respawn point, so after a mishap you'll wake up at home rather than on the far side of the world.

About this reference in brief

Are you the official Minecraft website?

No. Planeta Minecraft is an independent, unofficial reference. We are not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft, we don't sell the game and we don't run any servers of our own. For news and help from the developer, go to the game's official website and the Mojang Studios help pages.

Do you have a free full version of the game?

No. We don't distribute the game or provide download links. Minecraft should only be installed through your device's official store or the official website: that way you get updates and don't put your account at risk.

So there are no cheats or cracked versions here?

No, and there never will be. We don't publish cracked builds or cheat programs: they often hide malicious code, and using them is an easy way to lose your account. We show you how to play fair and enjoy your own discoveries.

Which edition should I choose?

Java Edition runs on personal computers. Bedrock Edition is available on mobile devices, consoles and Windows, and lets you play with people on other devices. Decide based on what you'll play on and who with; see the Editions section for details.

About us

Planeta Minecraft is an unofficial Minecraft reference, first written in Russian and now available in English too. We write for people who have just opened the game, for keen builders and for parents who want to understand the world where their child spends the evening.

A different site used to run on this domain, and later its addresses were taken over by unrelated spam pages. None of that material has survived, and we do not reproduce it. The project's name came to us together with the domain.

Minecraft is a trademark of its rights holder. We don't host files, publish download links or compile server rankings: our job is to explain the basics and point you to safe, official ways of doing things.

  • Editions

    Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, the road from Pocket Edition, and the Survival, Creative and Adventure modes.

  • Guides

    Your first week in Survival, day by day: shelter, light, food, a mine, a farm. Plus our article catalogue.

  • Installing

    Archived address: how to install Minecraft on a phone or tablet through the official store.

  • Questions

    Answers about installing and accounts, the game itself, safety and family rules.

What we rely on

  • The official Minecraft website and Mojang Studios help pages
  • Minecraft Wiki: Bedrock Edition version history
  • PEGI and ESRB: video game age ratings

We describe the basics of the game in general terms. Menus, button names and the contents of updates change over time and differ between editions, so check the details against the official help pages and update notes.