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.

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, ...

The only way to switch an existing world to Hardcore mode is to use a third-party app to edit the game's files. How to change game modes in 'Minecraft: Java Edition' 1.

Whatever mode Minecraft players might find themselves in at a given time, there's a pretty easy way to switch to something different.