How to Play Minecraft as a Beginner: Guide to the First Day

Minecraft is a place where blocks turn into stories, and every step you take adds something new to your world. It is really easy and simple to start the Minecraft journey. To start your world journey, collect the wood resources, build a home, find food, craft tools, and build a shelter to spend the night. For first-time players, they must survive for a day in Minecraft. This guide will teach you all the basics to play Minecraft as a beginner.

How to Play Minecraft for the First Time?

When you open Minecraft for the first time as a beginner, you will see a different world entirely made of blocks. You can explore, learn, and have fun by building your world. You can start by creating your world in Survival mode. This game mode will allow you to collect resources, craft items, and build your imaginary world. So, learn the basics and survive for a day in Minecraft to start your journey. 

Open Minecraft and Sign in: Open Minecraft APK on your device and sign in with your Minecraft account.

Select ‘Singleplayer’ or ‘Play’: Select the option Singleplayer or Play displayed on your device. 

Create a New World: Click on ‘Create New World’ and name it your choice. 

Select Game Mode: Choose the game mode Survival, as it will be easy for beginners to start playing Minecraft.

Gameplay Steps

After setting up your Minecraft world, you are ready to spend your first day in Minecraft.

Collect Resources

The first thing that you have to do in Minecraft is to collect wood. This wood will be helpful in building your shelter, bed, and other tools. You should punch the trees to collect wood.

Building Your First Shelter

You must have a safe place to protect yourself from the mobs and enemies. You should find or build a temporary shelter before nightfall. For shelter, you do either:

Build Crafting Table

Build a crafting table using the wood planks and blocks. This crafting table will be very helpful for you in creating advanced tools.

Build Bed

You must have a bed in your Minecraft world. It helps you to respawn at the same place. To build a bed, you should have wool and wood planks. Place wool and wood on the crafting table and build your bed. 

Craft Tools

Once you have resources and a crafting table, you must craft the tools for mining or other purposes. You can craft:

Survive the First Day in Minecraft

Spend your day collecting food, wood, and crafting other resources. You must do the following tasks before it gets dark to survive for a day in Minecraft:

Basic Movements and Interaction Controls

Action	PC (Java/Bedrock)	Pocket Edition (Mobile)	Console (PS/Xbox/Switch)
Move	W, A, S, D	On-screen joystick	Left stick
Jump	Spacebar	Jump button on screen	A (Xbox/Switch), X (PS)
Look around	Mouse movement	Swipe on screen	Right stick
Sprint	Double-tap W or Ctrl	Double-tap forward on joystick	Press left stick (L3)
Crouch/Sneak	Shift	Sneak button on screen	Press right stick (R3)
Break/Attack	Left-click	Tap and hold on block/mob	RT (Xbox), R2 (PS), ZR (Switch)
Place/Use item	Right-click	Tap on the block	LT (Xbox), L2 (PS), ZL (Switch)
Open Inventory	E	Inventory icon on screen	Y (Xbox), Triangle (PS), X (Switch)
Open Crafting	E (at crafting table)	Crafting icon on screen	Y/Triangle/X (at crafting table)
Pause Game/Menu	Esc	Pause icon on screen	Start/Options (+) button

Conclusion

Minecraft is a world of exploration and building of your imagination with blocks. For beginners, it’s really easy and simple to start your Minecraft journey. You just need to create your world in Survival mode and start building by collecting resources. You should collect items and find shelter before your first day ends in the game. Once you survive, take your time and build your world of blocks. With each day, you will learn and explore your Minecraft world.