How To Play Minecraft – Step by Step

1. Look around your world
   Take a moment to see what’s around you. Notice trees, hills, water, and open areas.
   
   

2. Chop down a tree
   Punch the tree blocks to collect wood logs. You’ll need wood for tools and building.
   
   

3. Make wooden planks
   Open your inventory and convert logs into wooden planks.
   
   

4. Craft a crafting table
   Use 4 wooden planks to make a crafting table. Place it on the ground.
   
   

5. Craft basic tools
   Start with a wooden pickaxe and wooden axe. You’ll use them to gather stone and wood faster.
   
   

6. Gather stone
   Mine some stone to upgrade your tools to stone tools. Stone tools are stronger and faster.
   
   

7. Build a small base
   Before night comes, make a small shelter to protect yourself from monsters. Make walls, a roof, and a door.
   
   

8. Light your base
   Place torches inside and around your base to prevent monsters from spawning nearby.
   
   

9. Survive the first night
   Stay inside your base until morning. Listen for monster sounds outside but don’t leave yet.
   
   

10. Start farming and mining
    After surviving the first night, start planting crops and digging for iron to improve your gear.
    
    

11. Explore and expand
    Build a bigger base, explore caves, find valuable resources, and slowly learn about mobs, crafting, and Redstone.