While some Minecraft players may remember the days when playing multiplayer took some legwork, Mojang has made playing with friends incredibly simple and accessible since the beta days.

There are three ways to play multiplayer in "Minecraft: Java Edition:" through an online server, a LAN server, or a "Minecraft Realms" server.

Minecraft is more enjoyable to play the game and the activities feel less like a chore when numerous players work on a project or handle different responsibilities. How to play multiplayer on ...

Open to LAN settings to locally play with other players (Image via Minecraft Java 1.19 update) The easiest way to make a world multiplayer is to open it to LAN; however, the only downside to this ...

Minecraft players on the game’s Java version who’ve had to deal with communications from frustrating people in multiplayer lobbies finally have a way to solve that problem. The latest pre ...

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.

Realms Plus can be purchased within the Minecraft Marketplace. For those using Minecraft’s Java Edition, you’ll need to purchase a Realm from the Minecraft website.