In the Minecraft Java 1.19 update, players can either play the game alone or with other players in a multiplayer world.

How to play multiplayer on Minecraft Java in 2023 Any user with a Mojang account on which they have purchased the game may access Minecraft's large range of servers.

For an open-world sandbox game released over a decade ago, Minecraft has amassed an incredible number of active players.

"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.

Minecraft's vast online realms will be easier to join, Microsoft says at the E3 show, and game consoles will play nice with Windows and phones.