Although Minecraft fans have various means to play Java Edition for free, including the game's demo as well as Minecraft Classic, these options are limited.

Portal fans release a new project that brings the Valve puzzle game experience to completely vanilla Minecraft: Java Edition.

Of the two versions of Minecraft available to download, Java and Bedrock, which is the better choice? The answer lies in these distinctions.

Hardcore mode (which makes it so you can’t respawn when you die) and Spectator mode (which lets you fly around and view the world) are both only available in the Java Edition of Minecraft.