Minecraft Gamerules

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In Minecraft, there are many features that occur in the background. Some of these features, named gamerules, can be toggled or changed. This can create eternal day, remove any item drops, and many many more. Whether they are used to add increased difficulty or ease to a survival world, or to make an adventure map more logical, there is a lot of variety that is available with these. There are plenty of gamerules, but some are only available on certain platforms. Here at Apex Hosting, we have put together a list of game rules to check.

Available Game Rules:

All Minecraft game rules are formatted as /gamerule [Game Rule Name] [Value].

E.g. /gamerule elytra_movement_check false

Gamerules (Updated)

This list of gamerules is for Minecraft 1.21.11 and above.

Gamerule	Description	Default Value	Java	Bedrock
show_advancement_messages	Whether advancements should be announced in chat.	true	✅	❌
JE: command_block_output BE: commandblockoutput	Whether command blocks should notify admins when they perform commands.	true	✅	✅
JE: command_blocks_work BE: commandblocksenabled	Whether command blocks should be enabled in-game.	true	✅	✅
elytra_movement_check	Whether the server should check player speed when the player is wearing elytra.	true	✅	❌
raids	Whether raids are enabled.	true	✅	❌
JE: advance_time BE: dodaylightcycle	Whether the daylight cycle and moon phases progress.	true	✅	✅
JE: entity_drops BE: doentitydrops	Whether entities that are not mobs should have drops.	true	✅	✅
BE: dofiretick	Whether fire should spread and naturally extinguish.	true	❌	✅
JE: spawn_phantoms BE: doinsomnia	Whether phantoms can spawn at nighttime.	true	✅	✅
JE: immediate_respawn BE: doimmediaterespawn	Players respawn immediately without showing the death screen.	false	✅	✅
JE: limited_crafting BE: dolimitedcrafting	Whether players can craft only those recipes that they have unlocked.	false	✅	✅
JE: mob_drops BE: domobloot	Whether mobs should drop items and experience orbs.	true	✅	✅
JE: spawn_mobs BE: domobspawning	Whether mobs should spawn naturally (does not affect special spawns like spawners or raids).	true	✅	✅
spawn_patrols	Whether patrols can spawn.	true	✅	❌
JE: block_drops BE: dotiledrops	Whether blocks should have drops.	true	✅	✅
spawn_wandering_traders	Whether wandering traders can spawn.	true	✅	❌
JE: advance_weather BE: doweathercycle	Whether the weather can change naturally.	true	✅	✅
JE: drowning_damage BE: drowningdamage	Whether the player should take damage when drowning.	true	✅	✅
JE: fall_damage BE: falldamage	Whether the player should take fall damage.	true	✅	✅
JE: fire_damage BE: firedamage	Whether the player should take damage in fire, lava, campfires, or on magma blocks.	true	✅	✅
forgive_dead_players	Makes angered neutral mobs stop being angry when the targeted player dies.	true	✅	❌
JE: freeze_damage BE: freezedamage	Whether the player should take damage when inside powder snow.	true	✅	✅
BE: functioncommandlimit	The maximum number of commands that can be executed by /function at once.	10000	❌	✅
JE: keep_inventory BE: keepinventory	Whether the player should keep items and experience after death.	false	✅	✅
log_admin_commands	Whether to log admin commands to the server log.	true	✅	❌
JE: max_command_sequence_length BE: maxcommandchainlength	The maximum length of a chain of commands that can be executed during one tick.	65536	✅	✅
max_entity_cramming	The maximum number of pushable entities in one space before entity cramming damage occurs. 0 disables the rule.	24	✅	❌
JE: mob_griefing BE: mobgriefing	Whether certain mobs can change blocks and pick up items.	true	✅	✅
JE: natural_health_regeneration BE: naturalregeneration	Whether the player can naturally regenerate health if hunger is full enough.	true	✅	✅
JE: players_sleeping_percentage BE: playerssleepingpercentage	What percentage of players must sleep to skip the night.	100	✅	✅
pvp	Whether players can damage other players.	true	✅	✅
JE: random_tick_speed BE: randomtickspeed	How often a random block tick occurs (affects growth and decay). 0 and negative values disable random ticks.	3 (JE) 1 (BE)	✅	✅
reduced_debug_info	Whether the debug screen shows full or reduced information.	false	✅	❌
BE: respawnblocksexplode	Prevents beds/respawn anchors from exploding in other dimensions.	true	❌	✅
JE: send_command_feedback BE: sendcommandfeedback	Whether feedback from player-executed commands appears in chat.	true	✅	✅
BE: showcoordinates	Whether the player’s coordinates are displayed on the HUD.	true	❌	✅
JE: show_death_messages BE: showdeathmessages	Whether death messages are put into chat; also affects pet death messages.	true	✅	✅
BE: showtags	Hides the “Can place on” and “Can destroy” block lists from item lore, as well as item lock indicators.	true	❌	✅
JE: respawn_radius BE: spawnradius	The number of blocks outward from world spawn that a player can spawn.	10 (JE)	✅	✅
spectators_generate_chunks	Whether players in Spectator mode can generate chunks when moving.	true	✅	❌
JE: tnt_explodes BE: tntexplodes	Whether TNT explodes after activation.	true	✅	✅
universal_anger	Makes angered neutral mobs attack any nearby player, not just the player that angered them.	false	✅	❌

Gamerules (Legacy)

This list of gamerules is only for Minecraft 1.21.10 and below.

Gamerule	Description	Default Value	Java	Bedrock
announceAdvancements	Whether or not advancements are announced in chat.	True	✅	❌
commandBlockOutput	Whether command blocks notify admins when performing a command.	True	✅	✅
commandBlocksEnabled	Whether or not command blocks are enabled in-game.	True	❌	✅
disableElytraMovementCheck	Whether the server should skip checking player speed when a player is wearing an elytra.	False	✅	❌
disableRaids	Whether or not raids are disabled.	False	✅	❌
doDaylightCycle	Whether the day/night cycle moves forward.	True	✅	✅
doEntityDrops	Whether entities other than mobs have drops.	True	✅	✅
doFireTick	Whether fire will naturally spread and extinguish.	True	✅	✅
doInsomnia	Whether phantoms will spawn.	True	✅	✅
doImmediateRespawn	Players respawn immediately without a death screen.	False	✅	✅
doLimitedCrafting	Whether players can only craft items when they have the unlocked recipe.	False	✅	❌
doMobLoot	Whether or not mobs will drop items.	True	✅	✅
doMobSpawning	Decides whether mobs will naturally spawn, not including monster spawners.	True	✅	✅
doPatrolSpawning	Whether or not patrols can spawn.	True	✅	❌
doTileDrops	Controls if blocks have drops.	True	✅	✅
doTraderSpawning	Whether or not wandering traders will spawn.	True	✅	❌
doWeatherCycle	Whether the weather cycle will change naturally.	True	✅	✅
drowningDamage	Enables or disables drowning damage.	True	✅	✅
fallDamage	Enables or disables fall damage.	True	✅	✅
fireDamage	Enables or disables fire damage.	True	✅	✅
forgiveDeadPlayers	Will stop angered mobs from being hostile when the target dies.	True	✅	✅
freezeDamage	Enables or disables freezing damage from powder snow.	True	✅	✅
functionCommandLimit	The maximum commands that can be executed through the “/function” command.	10000	❌	✅
keepInventory	Whether or not players will keep their items and experience upon death.	False	✅	✅
logAdminCommands	Controls whether admin commands are logged to the server.	True	✅	❌
maxCommandChainLength	Maximum length of a command chain that can be executed in one tick.	65536	✅	✅
maxEntityCramming	The max number of entities that can be crammed in a space before taking suffocation damage.	24	✅	❌
mobGriefing	Whether mobs are able to change blocks and pick up items. This includes villager items and bartering.	True	✅	✅
naturalRegeneration	Whether the player can naturally regenerate health without the use of items.	True	✅	✅
playersSleepingPercentage	How many players are required to sleep through the night.	100	✅	❌
pvp	Whether or not player vs. player is active.	True	❌	✅
randomTickSpeed	How often a random block tick occurs, affecting growth and decay. 0 will disable the random ticks.	3 (JE) 1 (BE)	✅	✅
reducedDebugInfo	Whether or not the F3 menu, hitboxes, and chunk boundaries are shown.	False	✅	❌
respawnblocksexplode‌	Prevents beds/respawn anchors from exploding in alternate dimensions.	True	❌	✅
sendCommandFeedback	Whether player-executed commands appear in the chat. This also affects the command block output bar.	True	✅	✅
showCoordinates	Whether or not the player’s coordinates are displayed.	True	❌	✅
showDeathMessages	Whether player death messages are put into chat. This also affects pet death messages.	True	✅	✅
showTags	Hides the “Can place on”, “Can destroy”, and lock information on an item.	True	❌	✅
spawnRadius	The number of blocks away from the world spawn coordinate that a player will spawn at.	10 (JE) 5 (BE)	✅	✅
spectatorsGenerateChunks	Whether or not players in spectator mode can generate chunks when moving.	True	✅	❌
tntExplodes	Whether or not TNT will explode.	True	❌	✅
universalAnger	Controls if angered neutral mobs will attack any nearby player, rather than just the one who attacked it.	False	✅	❌

Conclusion:

With that, you now have access to all available gamerules that are currently available in Minecraft. Whether you’re disabling command block output for a map or simply removing features to make it more difficult, you will have full access to control these any time in-game or through the server console. Use this power responsibly and remember to have fun!

Minecraft Gamerules

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Available Game Rules:

Gamerules (Updated)

Gamerules (Legacy)

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