From building new worlds to installing mods, you can do pretty much anything. When you start a "Minecraft" game, you have to pick one of several game modes to play in - Survival, Creative, Adventure, ...

In Java Edition, users can also change the game mode to Spectator. That feature is eventually coming to Bedrock, too, but for now, most crafters will lean towards either Creative or Survival mode.

Minecraft has evolved a lot in the last 10 years, adding a handful of game modes for variety. Here is how to switch between them on the fly.

Here's a guide for how to switch your Minecraft world from Survival to Creative Mode for Consoles, PC, and Pocket Edition.

When a player creates a Minecraft world, they are given the option to select their game mode. There are four different playable game modes in Minecraft, with survival being the most commonly played.

The latest Minecraft Preview build improves Spectator Mode, returns iron bars and glazed terracotta to the Creative Mode inventory, and more.

We're officially out of the snapshot era for the Nether Update, with the first pre-release builds now out for Minecraft: Java Edition. From here on out, expect only bug fixes and polish.