[Top 10] Most Fun Things To Do In Minecraft

Updated:

24 Mar 2023

Minecraft is a video game that allows gamers to explore, build and use their imagination to their maximum. It’s an open-world experience where you gather fun blocks and resources to create tools, armor and buildings.

If you’re new to Minecraft, you may find yourself stuck, unsure where to start or what to do, so here are the top ten most fun things to do in Minecraft

10. Taming Pets

Unlike many survival games, Minecraft allows you to tame some furry and feathery friends. These include various cat and parrot breeds, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas, dogs and frogs.

What’s fun and interesting about this, is that each pet can help you!

Taming a dog can help you by attacking scary mobs, this comes in handy when you are in dangerous situations.
Cats scare off any sneaky creepers which blow up in close range. This is definitely helpful if you have a creeper farm. Cats will also often leave you a gift, if you sleep through the night with them.
Horses, mules and donkeys are excellent when it comes to transport. A donkey can even hold a chest to carry all of your items.

Taming an animal will make the pet follow you unless told to sit.

Here is a link to see how it’s fun: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5vfG65QweI8&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

9. Mining

If you love a challenge, mining in Minecraft can be a stressful experience, but with the right motivation and knowledge, it can be a thrilling and successful way to spend your time, with many useful ores to mine and mobs to fight. Whether caving or creating your own strip-mine/quarry, you may come across some helpful structures worth exploring, like mine shafts, dungeons or maybe even a stronghold!

So what exactly is fun about mining?

Finding ores is always exciting
The satisfaction of killing mobs
The exploration of caves and decoration of mine entrances

If you’re new to Minecraft, finding ores and mining them could be confusing, here is a link that goes in-depth about mining: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fAlugHPFf0&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

8. PVP (player vs player)

PVP (player vs player) is an agreed combat against two users. It could be with the same set of armor and weapons, or it could be with different equipment. There are many ways to master the art of killing players in Minecraft.

Some of them include:

The method of killing
The server you’re on
The version you use on Minecraft

So what is fun about killing players in Minecraft? The satisfaction of beating another player in an intense fight is always a great relief and sense of accomplishment. If it’s agreed, you could also end up with extra loot.

Here are some fun tips on how to win in combat: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TzA2TsNMpVc&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

7. Redstone

Redstone is more complicated than most things in Minecraft. It includes the use of a signal being sent out through redstone dust to perform a specified action.

This could be used for:

Making secret entrances
Creating automatic farms
Building complicated machinery

What makes redstone so fun, is its complexity that can leave other users in awe of your skills. You can create new builds with many different automatic actions. This can be frustrating when focusing on difficult projects, but the level of accomplishment in the end is such an awesome feeling. If you love a challenge, then redstone is for you.

Here are some fun way on how to use redstone: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YuIbskY8UPo&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

6. Playing with friends

You can play Minecraft with friends through servers, realms or LAN worlds. Whichever way you choose, it’s always fun to play with friends. Here are some fun servers to play with friends on:

Hypixel (mc.Hypixel.net)
BlossomCraft (play.blossomcraft.org)
Allay (buzz.AllaySMP.com)

Playing multiplayer can be competitive, especially if alliances challenge each other, but is a fun and great way to not get bored with minecraft and still keep your inspiration thriving. While some servers may limit the number of friends you can play with, others offer the choice of unlimited friends. What’s fun about playing multiplayer is that you can choose who to play with or play and meet new people.

Here are some fun things to do with friends in multiplayer: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oqpe_PEc49E&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE&t=13

5. Defeating bosses

There are two main bosses in Minecraft (excluding the Warden, which is not made for killing), the enderdragon and the wither. Both bosses have very high health but can be fairly easy to kill, if using the right method. The fun part of killing these two bosses is not just limited to the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction you get after an intense fight, but also the rewards you gain from them.

The rewards gained from killing the enderdragon are; 68 levels of experience, a dragon egg and a gateway to find end cities.
The rewards gained from killing the wither are; 50 experience and a wither star, which can be used in the making of beacons.

You can find a fun enderdragon and wither fight here:

4. Playing with mods

Like most games, Minecraft can be modded to enhance your experience whilst playing. A mod is a file that’s added to your Minecraft at start-up, to add new animals, better graphics, new blocks/items and so much more. There are lots of fun mods you can add to Minecraft to make it more peaceful and calming or more challenging and intense. You can get fun mods by CurseForge or manually adding the mods to your Minecraft files.

Some fun mods for Minecraft would be;

RLcraft - This offers approximately 169 separate mods that have been bundled and tweaked to create a challenging Minecraft fantasy world
Valhelsia 3 - A modpack that focuses on player creativity, building, exploration, and magic
SkyFactory 4 - Think full automation, tech, magic, and bacon resources

Here’s how you could install any mods onto your Minecraft:

3. Exploration

One of the top three most fun things to do in minecraft would be exploring. It may seem boring thinking about it, but there are many things you could come across while exploring the wildlife of Minecraft. If you find walking / running / riding horses limiting your dreams to see the world; if you’re an adventurous player and looking for more exciting modes of transportation, boats and elytras should be on your list of ‘must haves’. You will now be able to sail the oceans or fly in the sky, These can be very useful in locating:

A village
A shipwreck
A pyramid

You may even come across some rare biomes like:

A mooshroom biome
A deep dark (found in caves)
An ice spikes biome

You can find all the fun biomes and structures here:

2. Hardcore Mode

Hardcore is a mode option available for Java only. It automatically makes your world difficulty set to hard. Hardcore is essentially a ‘one life’ mode as when you die, you’ll get an option of either spectating the world or quit to the title screen. If you love a challenge or living on the edge, hardcore mode is for you! The only use for beds in hardcore is to skip the night, unlike in other worlds where it could set your respawn point.

Some characteristics of hardcore include;

One life - if you die, you die… no respawning
Mobs spawn more frequently
Mobs do more damage
Villagers have 100% success rate of turning to into a zombie villager once hit multiple times by a zombie

Some fun hardcore series are:

1. Building

The number one, top most fun thing to do in Minecraft, would have to be building. This could range from a variety of builds from mansions / castles to cottages / caverns and so much more. Building in Minecraft allows you to bring out your creativity and inspiration. The fun thing about building is that everything is your choice, with the only limitations being your imagination. Everything is your own choice when it comes to building - the design, the blocks, type of structure etc. - you are in control.

Factors to consider when building in Minecraft could be: