{"id":10972,"date":"2026-04-24T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/?p=10972"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:06:27","slug":"minecraft-game-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-game-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Game Modes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/vanilla-minecraft\/\">Vanilla<\/a> ships with five official Minecraft game modes, each shaping the experience from the ground up. From ruthless survival against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-mobs\/\">mobs<\/a> at night to unrestricted building without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/healthbar-in-minecraft\">health bar<\/a> in sight. Which mode you pick determines everything: how you interact with the world, whether you can die, and what you are actually trying to accomplish. Whether you are brand-new to the game or looking to explore a fresh challenge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-multiplayer\/\">multiplayer<\/a>, this overview covers all five Minecraft game modes and explains what sets each one apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p>Overview Minecraft Game Modes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what-are-minecraft-game-modes-\">What Are Minecraft Game Modes?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#all-minecraft-game-modes\">All Minecraft Game Modes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#survival-mode\"><em>Survival<\/em> Mode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#creative-mode\"><em>Creative<\/em> Mode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#adventure-mode\"><em>Adventure<\/em> Mode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hardcore-mode\"><em>Hardcore<\/em> Mode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#spectator-mode\"><em>Spectator<\/em> Mode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#activate-and-change-game-modes\">Activate And Change Game Modes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#play-in-your-minecraft-game-mode-now-\">Wrap-Up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are Minecraft Game Modes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Minecraft game modes are server- or world-level settings that define the fundamental rules of play: whether you take damage, whether you can die, whether resources must be gathered or are freely available, and how much you can interact with the world around you. Think of it as the frame around the entire experience: every mechanic you encounter, from managing your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-food-and-hunger\/\">hunger<\/a> bar to swinging a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-sword\/\">sword<\/a> at hostile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-mobs\/\">mobs<\/a>, operates within the boundaries that the active mode sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike difficulty, which adjusts how hard the world fights back, game modes change what kind of game you are actually playing. <em>Survival<\/em> puts pressure on you from every direction; <em>creative<\/em> removes all of it. <em>Adventure<\/em> hands you someone else&#8217;s scripted world to work through; <em>hardcore<\/em> makes every decision permanent. <em>Spectator<\/em> takes you out of the action entirely. Five modes, five completely different relationships with the same world \u2013 and on a multiplayer server, the active mode applies to every player unless overridden individually with the<em> \/gamemode<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-commands\/\">command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All Minecraft Game Modes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are five individual Minecraft game modes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>survival<\/em> mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-creative-mode\/\"><em>creative<\/em> mode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>adventure<\/em> mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>hardcore<\/em> mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>spectator<\/em> mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p><strong>Note:<\/strong>Minecraft game modes are not the same as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-difficulty-levels\/\">difficulty<\/a>! They govern how you play, not how hard the world pushes back.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Survival<\/em> Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably the most well-known Minecraft game mode, since it is the default mode. Mining, crafting, defending and surviving are the keywords here. Apart from numerous peaceful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-animal-world\">animals<\/a>, you are confronted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-zombie\/\">zombies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-spider\/\">spiders<\/a> and other enemies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-mobs\/\">mobs<\/a>, especially at night. In addition to dangerous creatures, you should also pay attention to your life and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-food-and-hunger\/\">hunger<\/a> meter, which can drop faster depending on the difficulty level. In this mode, you should also keep an eye on your inventory, because you&#8217;ll lose it when you die. With collected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/collect-xp-in-minecraft\">experience points<\/a> you reach experience levels and depending on these, new progression milestones like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-enchantments\/\">enchantments<\/a> are unlocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Survival<\/em> mode allows for almost limitless creativity in dealing with these conditions. Whether you want to defend yourself against enemies in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-caves\/\">cave<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/creating-small-houses-in-minecraft\">house<\/a> or in the open air is entirely up to the player. Unlike the other modes, dismantling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-blocks\/\">blocks<\/a> takes longer and you have to build your own inventory. Minecraft vanilla <em>survival<\/em> servers are still a very popular type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/smp-minecraft-meaning-and-distinctions\/\">SMP (<em>survival<\/em> multiplayer)<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Creative<\/em> Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you can let off steam and build anything that can theoretically be built in <em>survival<\/em> mode, without having to laboriously collect resources and fight monsters. This mode is suitable for artistic projects in Minecraft or creating adventures (Pixelart). A big advantage over <em>survival<\/em> mode is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tools\/\">tools<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-armor\/\">armor<\/a> don\u2019t wear out. Especially the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-flying\/\">flying<\/a> and the faster dismantling make the <em>creative<\/em> mode a paradise for digital builders. Especially with your friends in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-multiplayer\/\">multiplayer<\/a>, you can rebuild well-known buildings like the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben or the Brandenburg Gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p><strong>Additionally:<\/strong>You can&#8217;t die in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-creative-mode\/\"><em>creative<\/em> mode<\/a>, monsters ignore you and therefore you don&#8217;t have any life and hunger indicators.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Adventure<\/em> Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>adventure<\/em> mode, you can visit foreign <em>creative<\/em> worlds and play prepared scenarios and adventures that other players have created. This is ideal for Minecraft players who are looking for variety and exchange. The <em>adventure<\/em> mode is very similar to <em>survival<\/em>, but of course the goals differ depending on the design. Once again, this shows the creative side of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/how-many-people-play-minecraft\/\">community<\/a>, since there are almost an infinite number of scenarios through which you can play alone or with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Hardcore<\/em> Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like <em>survival<\/em>, only less merciful. In ordinary <em>survival<\/em> mode, a player is given the choice of how hard they want to make their digital life. In <em>hardcore<\/em>, however, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-difficulty-levels\/\">difficulty<\/a> level always remains at \u2018hard\u2019. In addition, \u2018permadeath\u2019 applies here: once your own character has died, there is no going back into the game world. Although you can continue to follow the game as an observer in <em>spectator<\/em> mode, you can no longer actively intervene and can only leave the world. Therefore, <em>hardcore<\/em> is the correct mode for more experienced players who are looking for a new challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--brand'><p><strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong>The idea for <em>hardcore<\/em> mode came to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/who-created-minecraft\/\">Minecrafter inventor Notch<\/a> while browsing a gameplay blog. Notch, who likes to joke around, tweeted about <em>hardcore<\/em> mode, saying that the player in \u2018Ultra Hardcore Mode\u2019 will lose their Minecraft account. Fortunately, this was just a joke!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Spectator<\/em> Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch other players without interfering yourself. The <em>spectator<\/em> mode is one of the actual game modes, but here you are only a spectator and can\u2019t play yourself. This may lead to players feeling like it is less of a game mode and more of a variant. You are invisible to other players in spectator mode. As a \u2018flying invisible man\u2019 you can scout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-caves\/\">caves<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-mineshafts\/\">mines<\/a> to get an overview. It can be very inspiring to look at other people&#8217;s creations or observe how they play. Watching <em>survival<\/em> mode, you can pick up valuable tips and tricks from other players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activate And Change Game Modes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The game mode is selected in the menu before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/how-do-i-create-a-new-world-in-minecraft\/\">creating a world<\/a> and can\u2019t be changed afterwards. So think carefully about which mode you want to play with!<br>However, there is a possibility to change the game modes via chat. Activate cheats in the settings and you can switch between the modes in the running Minecraft game. We have listed the chat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-commands\/\">commands<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Survival Mode: \/gamemode survival<br>Creative Mode: \/gamemode creative<br>Adventure Mode:\u00a0\/gamemode adventure<br>Spectator mode: \/gamemode spectator<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777032150788\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How many Minecraft game modes are there?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">There are five in total: <em>survival<\/em>, <em>creative<\/em>, <em>adventure<\/em>, <em>hardcore<\/em> and <em>spectator<\/em>. Only four of them are genuinely playable \u2013 <em>spectator<\/em> is an observer state where you fly invisibly through the world without being able to mine, build, or interact with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-mobs\/\">mobs<\/a>. That&#8217;s the complete Minecraft game modes list you&#8217;ll find in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/vanilla-minecraft\/\">vanilla<\/a> Minecraft.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777032162499\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How do I change the game mode in Minecraft?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">When you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/how-do-i-create-a-new-world-in-minecraft\/\">create a world<\/a> you pick a Minecraft game mode, and by default it locks in afterwards. If cheats are enabled, though, you can switch on the fly with the chat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-commands\/\">command<\/a> <em>\/gamemode<\/em> followed by <em>survival<\/em>, <em>creative<\/em>, <em>adventure<\/em>, or <em>spectator<\/em>. On a rented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-multiplayer\/\">multiplayer<\/a> server, the default mode can also be set directly in the server configuration.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777032175551\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What&#8217;s the difference between <em>survival<\/em> and <em>adventure<\/em> mode?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Both share the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-food-and-hunger\/\">hunger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/healthbar-in-minecraft\">health<\/a>, and combat systems, but <em>adventure<\/em> mode prevents you from breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-blocks\/\">blocks<\/a> unless you&#8217;re holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-tools\/\">tool<\/a> that&#8217;s specifically tagged for that block. It&#8217;s built for custom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-map\/\">maps<\/a> and scripted adventures designed by other players, while <em>survival<\/em> is the open-ended default experience where you mine and build freely.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777032183138\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Can you play <em>hardcore<\/em> mode with friends?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/100-days-minecraft-hardcore-en\"><em>hardcore<\/em><\/a> works in multiplayer as well. The difficulty stays locked on <em>hard<\/em> for everyone, and when a player dies they&#8217;re switched to <em>spectator<\/em> mode permanently on that world. Other survivors can keep going, which turns group <em>hardcore<\/em> runs into a tense co-op challenge.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777032194541\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Is <em>peaceful<\/em> a Minecraft game mode?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, <em>peaceful<\/em> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-difficulty-2\/\">difficulty<\/a> setting, not a mode. It removes hostile mobs and disables hunger damage, but you&#8217;re still playing in <em>survival<\/em>. Players who want to rule out danger entirely tend to pick either <em>peaceful<\/em> <em>survival<\/em> or <em>creative<\/em> mode.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777032204434\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Which Minecraft game mode is best for beginners?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><em>Survival<\/em> on <em>easy<\/em> difficulty is the most common entry point, because it teaches the core loop of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/blog\/minecraft-mining\">mining<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-crafting\/\">crafting<\/a>, and surviving without overwhelming you. Players who just want to build freely should start in <em>creative<\/em>, while <em>hardcore<\/em> is best saved for experienced players looking for a permanent-death challenge.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play in Your Minecraft Game Mode Now!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to put these Minecraft game modes to the test? Whether you\u2019re looking to brave the perils of <em>hardcore<\/em> or build a sprawling masterpiece in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft-creative-mode\/\"><em>creative<\/em><\/a>, renting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/en\/gameserver\/minecraft-server-hosting\">your GPORTAL Minecraft server<\/a> ensures you and your friends have the perfect playground to start your journey. If the standard modes aren&#8217;t enough, don&#8217;t worry \u2013 you can easily dive into a world of endless possibilities with custom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/how-do-mods-work-in-minecraft\/\">mods<\/a>. Simply pick your favorite pre-installed modpack, gather your squad, and prepare for an epic adventure where the only limit is your imagination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, are you planning to stick to the classic vanilla experience for this server, or are you looking to dive straight into some heavy modding?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button button-margin-top\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/minecraft\/\" style=\"background-color:#50fcea;color:#1e1e1e;border-radius:5px\"><strong>MORE ABOUT MINECRAFT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanilla ships with five official Minecraft game modes, each shaping the experience from the ground up. From ruthless survival against mobs at night to unrestricted building without a health bar in sight. Which mode you pick determines everything: how you interact with the world, whether you can die, and what you are actually trying to accomplish. Whether you are brand-new to the game or looking to explore a fresh challenge in multiplayer, this overview covers all five Minecraft game modes and explains what sets each one apart. What Are Minecraft Game Modes? Minecraft game modes are server- or world-level settings that define the fundamental rules of play: whether you take damage, whether you can die, whether resources must be gathered or are freely available, and how much you can interact with the world around you. Think of it as the frame around the entire experience: every mechanic you encounter, from managing your hunger bar to swinging a sword at hostile mobs, operates within the boundaries that the active mode sets. Unlike difficulty, which adjusts how hard the world fights back, game modes change what kind of game you are actually playing. Survival puts pressure on you from every direction; creative removes all of it. Adventure hands you someone else&#8217;s scripted world to work through; hardcore makes every decision permanent. Spectator takes you out of the action entirely. Five modes, five completely different relationships with the same world \u2013 and on a multiplayer server, the active mode applies to every player unless overridden individually with the \/gamemode command. All Minecraft Game Modes There are five individual Minecraft game modes: Survival Mode Probably the most well-known Minecraft game mode, since it is the default mode. Mining, crafting, defending and surviving are the keywords here. Apart from numerous peaceful animals, you are confronted with zombies, spiders and other enemies and mobs, especially at night. In addition to dangerous creatures, you should also pay attention to your life and hunger meter, which can drop faster depending on the difficulty level. In this mode, you should also keep an eye on your inventory, because you&#8217;ll lose it when you die. With collected experience points you reach experience levels and depending on these, new progression milestones like enchantments are unlocked. Survival mode allows for almost limitless creativity in dealing with these conditions. Whether you want to defend yourself against enemies in a cave, a house or in the open air is entirely up to the player. Unlike the other modes, dismantling the blocks takes longer and you have to build your own inventory. Minecraft vanilla survival servers are still a very popular type of SMP (survival multiplayer).&nbsp; Creative Mode Here, you can let off steam and build anything that can theoretically be built in survival mode, without having to laboriously collect resources and fight monsters. This mode is suitable for artistic projects in Minecraft or creating adventures (Pixelart). A big advantage over survival mode is that tools or armor don\u2019t wear out. Especially the flying and the faster dismantling make the creative mode a paradise for digital builders. Especially with your friends in multiplayer, you can rebuild well-known buildings like the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben or the Brandenburg Gate. Adventure Mode In adventure mode, you can visit foreign creative worlds and play prepared scenarios and adventures that other players have created. This is ideal for Minecraft players who are looking for variety and exchange. The adventure mode is very similar to survival, but of course the goals differ depending on the design. Once again, this shows the creative side of the community, since there are almost an infinite number of scenarios through which you can play alone or with friends. Hardcore Mode Just like survival, only less merciful. In ordinary survival mode, a player is given the choice of how hard they want to make their digital life. In hardcore, however, the difficulty level always remains at \u2018hard\u2019. In addition, \u2018permadeath\u2019 applies here: once your own character has died, there is no going back into the game world. Although you can continue to follow the game as an observer in spectator mode, you can no longer actively intervene and can only leave the world. Therefore, hardcore is the correct mode for more experienced players who are looking for a new challenge.&nbsp; Spectator Mode Watch other players without interfering yourself. The spectator mode is one of the actual game modes, but here you are only a spectator and can\u2019t play yourself. This may lead to players feeling like it is less of a game mode and more of a variant. You are invisible to other players in spectator mode. As a \u2018flying invisible man\u2019 you can scout caves and mines to get an overview. It can be very inspiring to look at other people&#8217;s creations or observe how they play. Watching survival mode, you can pick up valuable tips and tricks from other players. Activate And Change Game Modes The game mode is selected in the menu before creating a world and can\u2019t be changed afterwards. So think carefully about which mode you want to play with!However, there is a possibility to change the game modes via chat. Activate cheats in the settings and you can switch between the modes in the running Minecraft game. We have listed the chat commands: Survival Mode: \/gamemode survivalCreative Mode: \/gamemode creativeAdventure Mode:\u00a0\/gamemode adventureSpectator mode: \/gamemode spectator FAQ Play in Your Minecraft Game Mode Now! Ready to put these Minecraft game modes to the test? Whether you\u2019re looking to brave the perils of hardcore or build a sprawling masterpiece in creative, renting your GPORTAL Minecraft server ensures you and your friends have the perfect playground to start your journey. If the standard modes aren&#8217;t enough, don&#8217;t worry \u2013 you can easily dive into a world of endless possibilities with custom mods. Simply pick your favorite pre-installed modpack, gather your squad, and prepare for an epic adventure where the only limit is your imagination! So, are you planning to stick to the classic vanilla experience for this server, or are you looking to dive straight into some heavy modding?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-blog-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,22],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All Minecraft Game Modes to Choose From || GPORTAL Wiki<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about Minecraft game modes \u2713creative \u2713survival \u2713adventure \u2713hardcore \u2713spectator. 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Players who just want to build freely should start in <em>creative<\/em>, while <em>hardcore<\/em> is best saved for experienced players looking for a permanent-death challenge.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Modes.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10972"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28617,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10972\/revisions\/28617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}