Minecraft is a sandbox game that allows gamers to play with other players on LAN, online servers and realms. Survival multiplayer servers are some of the most fun servers to play on.

You can play Minecraft solo, but it's much more fun with friends. Here's how to play multiplayer in Minecraft: Java Edition.

This gives Java a huge advantage when it comes to the third-party content available for multiplayer. Essentially, any custom Minecraft modpack can be converted into a server to play on with friends.