What are the best Minecraft maps?
Minecraft is the inventor’s paradise, but, of course, it is also the connoisseur’s nightmare. Thanks to the huge number of user-created Minecraft maps out there, it’s almost impossible to find the finest creations around. Who has time these days to sift through hundreds of Minecraft maps, devour them with their digital senses, and come to a conclusion on which ones are worth your time?
Well, us. We have the time. We have scoured forums, marathoned YouTube videos, and sampled more of the best Minecraft maps than we can count on to bring you the definitive list. To find the very best, we have whittled down the finest user-created environments and placed them into their very own category. Whether you fancy a Minecraft dropper map to plunge through or a Minecraft city map in which to live out your Minecraft life game fantasies, we have everything you need to get the most out of Minecraft maps.
Here are the best Minecraft maps in 2023 by category:
Minecraft adventure maps
Minecraft adventure maps are self-contained experiences that are less about building and more about exploring and, very often, fighting. Expect traps, puzzle games, and all sorts of secrets. Also, while you can play many of them quite happily by yourself, some are better in multiplayer via Minecraft hosting. Best of all, because the Minecraft community is so industrious, thousands of great Minecraft adventure games are out there waiting for you to explore.
But before you pack your blocky bag, remember that almost all of them will have particular rules or settings that you will need to follow to ensure they work properly.
BiomeBox
Are there any problems in the world that can’t be solved with parkour? The creator of
BiomeBox
doesn’t seem to think so.
There are ten visually distinct levels for players to platform their way through, each based on a different biome – leap from Nether to cake, then hop straight into a twilight dreamscape. BiomeBox must be loaded up in Minecraft 1.6.4.
Asleep
Dreams and nightmares are fascinating subjects – a nebulous representation of your subconscious, made real when you go unconscious every night. Recently, Minecraft map makers have stepped up to tackle what happens when we go for a snooze. In the case of
Asleep
, that makes for a ridiculously fun romp through space, the Nether, and a few burning buildings. Launch Asleep in Minecraft version 1.8.
Herobrine’s Mansion
Herobrine’s Mansion
is the work of Hypixel, one of the community’s most respected creators and maker of one of the best Minecraft servers. Packed with tons of things to find, this map includes custom enemies, half a dozen bosses, special items, and unique potions.
Widely regarded as one of the best adventure maps, it’s designed to be played with
friends
, but you can enjoy it on your own.
Adventure Time
What time is it…? If you do not know the answer to that question, it is a good bet that much of this map’s content will be lost to you.
This
Adventure Time
-inspired map utilizes a specially made Minecraft texture pack to transport players to the fantastical Land of Ooo.
The Tourist
The Tourist
doesn’t just feature some of the most impressive builds in the game’s various worlds. It also boasts minigames, a bespoke soundtrack, and is one of the longest adventure maps out there, clocking in at around four hours from start to completion, depending on how long you want to spend just staring at the architecture.
Kingdom of the Sky
Kingdom of the Sky
adds the rather novel concept of narration, provided by a series of YouTube videos given to the player at key points. It is a little like listening to the audio logs in System Shock or BioShock, as you can play while the narration chats away to you.
Even if you ignore these video narration points, you still have an imaginative and expansive high fantasy map that’s fun to explore.
Deep Space Turtle Chase
This sci-fi Minecraft map took its creators three months to build and saw them transform Minecraft’s blocky, pastoral world into something remarkably different.
Deep Space Turtle Chase
has players searching for wanted criminal Dr. Earl S. Testudine, hiding somewhere on a mining station beyond Tarsus 3. Catching him will require all your wits and ingenuity.
This map is a total conversion for Minecraft, so ensure you back up your original copy before following the installation instructions.
Wrath of the Fallen
Another work from the excellent Hypixel, this
hack-and-slash adventure map
is full of beautiful structures, custom weapons, potions, items, boss fights, challenges, secret sections, and easter eggs. Phew, that’s a lot.
It’s recommended for two players, but you should be able to solo your way through if you grit your teeth and have tons of patience.
The Escapists 2
Not to be confused with the game of the same name, this highly impressive map based on
The Escapists 2
takes inspiration from one of the best prison simulation games (if that’s even a genre) around. It features eight massive cells, jobs, and a currency system.
Your goal is to hatch the ultimate escape plan, using any resources you can find and gaining notoriety among your fellow cellmates to earn their assistance. As Minecraft maps go, this one is a classic.
Last Jump Hero
Do not concern yourself with context, cohesive visual design, or gameplay variation when loading up
Last Jump Hero
. This parkour Minecraft map asks only a few things of prospective Minecrafters: a willingness to jump and a pre-acceptance of failure.
Star Wars
Do you want a diamond lightsaber? Of course, you do. Who doesn’t? Also by Hypixel and designed with the
Mine Wars texture pack
in mind, this
epic adventure
has you fighting your way through stormtroopers and Star Destroyers across snowy wastelands and deep space.
It ticks all the Star Wars boxes, featuring blaster rifles,
Jedi
knights, AT-ATs, and almost everything else you might want. We’re also pretty impressed that the Imperial Walkers look so damn good in Minecraft.
Fireworks Parkour
Boasting the white-and-red aesthetic of free-running favorite Mirror’s Edge,
Fireworks Parkour
is a classic Minecraft map with a unique twist: instead of expertly timed jumps, you propel yourself through the map with TNT.
We cannot promise it is a practical method of propulsion, though: once you start a sequence of explosions, you will not be able to pause and catch your breath. The fireworks pouring out of each blast make for a neat visual touch.
Pixelmon Johto
Just when you thought you would never get a proper 3D Pokémon adventure on PC,
Pixelmon Johto
is based on Gold and Silver’s Johto and Kanto regions. It’s essentially a remake of Pokémon Gold and Silver in Minecraft, complete with a redone soundtrack, gyms, badges, Team Rocket, and even the entire Elite Four experience. This mod has tons more to offer, but we won’t spoil that here. Those Minecraft blocky visuals make it feel like a GameBoy game, too.
Combat has to be in there somewhere, and this map takes advantage of the Pixelmon, one of the best Minecraft mods, for its battle system. Those looking for a different region will be happy to learn that there is also a
Pixelmon Kalos
map based on Pokémon X and Y. If this isn’t quite close enough for you. We have suggestions for Pokémon PC game alternatives for you to try out instead.
Zombie Apocalypse
Containing what may be the most horrific re-skin of Minecraft’s zombies ever made,
Zombie Apocalypse
is an entertaining mix-up of frantic hack-and-slash action and survive-the-night tension.
Somewhat indebted to Left 4 Dead, when this Minecraft map lays on the undead, it lays them on thick and fast. Ambushes inflict panic, and panic means bad things. So bring along a friend to thin the horde in this Minecraft zombie game quicker and solve its co-op puzzles.
Herobrine’s Return
Hypixel’s maps are, basically, triple-A Minecraft: they even have sequels.
Herobrine’s Return
is the follow-up to Herobrine’s Mansion, and as such, contains a familiar setup of custom enemies, big boss fights, magic spells, and NPC-crewed shops.
This map carries through the RPG game tropes with a fun selection of side-quests, and great scripted moments add a welcome level of cinematic sparkle.
Teramia
One of the largest Minecraft adventure maps,
Teramia
is an open-world, non-linear RPG. Without a focused core quest, Teramia leaves you free to wander, explore its various districts, and help the NPCs you encounter along the way.
Split into four regions and populated by a vast variety of Minecraft mobs and friendly villagers, the areas are home to nine dungeons and a series of fortresses to claim as your own.
Minecraft horror maps
How scary can animated blocks be? Phenomenally so, apparently. If you want to ruin some of your underwear, you need a terrifying Minecraft map. So down the lights, affix your headphones, and prepare your nerves for a fright with angles you have never seen before.
Poison
Poison
is a scary Minecraft adventure map that needs to be played in 1.16.5. PatotatoMan has made several popular Minecraft maps, and, by playing any of them, it’s easy to see why they’re loved. Poison is immersive, terrifying, and thrilling. One tip: according to PatotatoMan, “If you get lost in the woods, stay away from the smiling man… he could be interested in you.”
Black Light
Channeling the frights of Outlast,
Black Light
is an expedition to a Russian psychiatric hospital in the wake of a nuclear explosion. A specialized texture pack makes the place unnervingly filthy, complete with ominous graffiti and a chilling color palette. Like the best Minecraft horror maps, the skilled use of lighting makes Black Light creepy.
The Asylum
Abandoned asylums are always a great place for spooks and thrills. Apart from performing a solid job of delivering blocky jump scares and plenty of chills,
The Asylum’s
borderline immortal mobs engender a sense of powerless terror. This is stripped-back Minecraft horror at its finest.
Survival Horror
Ah, the creepy mansion on the hill. How could such a horror game trope not be the center of a Minecraft map? Created by the ever-excellent Hypixel,
Survival Horror
asks you to survive 25 waves of increasingly tough ghouls and beasts using only the limited resources you can find around the mansion. A failing electric generator escalates the panic to deliver pure fright throughout.
Ruins of the Dead
Ancient underground temple? Check. Wave after wave of flesh-eating zombies? Check. Hidden chests of armor, weapons, and loot? Check.
Ruins of the Dead
is an excellent zombie survival map thanks to its progressive loot game and increasing difficulty. There is even a deviously challenging final undead foe for anyone who can get through the 16 waves of increasingly challenging undead.
Wandering
Rife with jump-scares and haunting from the first few steps,
Wandering
is an unforgettable Minecraft map. You play as Jack, a 30-year-old man returning home after a tiring day at work… only someone – or something – has followed you [crack of lightning, haunting organ music]…
Minecraft survival maps
Survival is one of Minecraft’s most popular modes, in which your sole task is to remain in the land of the living for as long as possible. The best Minecraft maps push your survival instincts to their limits, forcing you to make the most intelligent choices when mining limited resources, putting impossible voids between you and vital items, and testing your endurance with vicious monsters. Others just ask you to survive long enough to hold a hot tub party. Below you will find some of the best Minecraft survival maps around.
World in a Jar
In
World in a Jar
you must survive on a series of tiny worlds encased in jars. Each floating glass prison contains a unique biome, containing a mix of pure survival and adventure map gameplay. An ethereal stillness to these captured environments makes World in a Jar a must-play Minecraft map.
Ant Farm Survival
Ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself trapped inside an ant farm?
Ant Farm Survival
provides a flawed template for what you would encounter – perhaps conduct more scientific research elsewhere. Divided into increasingly challenging sections, this unique survival map boasts a heap of challenges and some deviously claustrophobic level design.
Deadly Orbit
Roleplayers that fancy themselves a pixelated Sandra Bullock or George Clooney need to look no further than
Deadly Orbit
, a space-themed survival map set aboard the International Space Station. It takes its Gravity inspiration literally: there is lots of gravity as opposed to none. But even though there is no floating in the abyss here, the hollowness of space can certainly be felt.
Planet Impossible
One of
Planet Impossible’s
goals is to ‘tame a dinosaur’, which is all you need to know, really. However, if you need further persuading, Planet Impossible is a Mad Max wasteland and the final destination of your crashed spaceship. Tasked with surviving ten days, you need to explore the world and discover evidence of erstwhile human settlers.
Arctic
Washed up in the Arctic tundra with nothing but your own body to rely on,
Arctic
demands that you set up digs in the desolate ice fields and gradually build a thriving settlement for you and your survivor pals Jozsef and Mr. Maillet. You can eventually throw the ultimate hot tub party by cultivating crops and maintaining a farm. The premise is as silly as they come, but
Arctic
is beautiful and calming in its isolation.
Containment Survival 2
A clever twist on Portal,
Containment Survival 2
has you progress through a selection of containment cells, each containing a unique biome. Ushered through by a mad AI, you are to complete survival challenges on a tight time limit. Using a superb collection of voiceovers, the AI will hassle and demean you as you attempt to escape. A well-designed sequence of environments and challenges cements Containment Survival 2 as one of the best Minecraft maps.
Wild West
Whoa there, cowpoke! This may not be the gunslinging frontier of Red Dead Redemption, but this adventure map captures the feel of the
Wild West
. The smoothing sunset, vast canyons, and the street purposefully set up for epic dueling make this Minecraft map the perfect arena for fulfilling your stetson-wearing fantasies.
Taming Minecraft horses is just as much a part of life on the ranch as it is life in Mojang’s sandblocks. Capturing monsters using cactus-based traps is less so, but we are quite happy to give that a go as well. The only thing you’ll be missing is a playlist of the best music from Ennio Morricone playing in the background to set the mood.
Survival Island
Survival Island
is the classic original, the Coca-Cola of custom-built survival maps. It builds its legacy with high difficulty, but that sweetens its rewards. A house of twigs is a true achievement, and when you are the
king
of your castle, you know you worked to earn it. Lazy comparison klaxon: Survival Island is Dark Souls meets Minecraft.
SkyBlock Advanced
SkyBlock Advanced
is based on one of the ‘original’ custom Minecraft maps. It may lack frills and vistas initially, but it offers a rock-solid challenge. Just take the scavenging suffering of Survival Island and suspend it thousands of feet in the sky. This version also offers seasonal maps, so there’s a fair bit of variety.
Your little
dirt
pile is the only resource you have, and thus, plenty of ingenuity and a mind for conservation is required. With the right smarts, you will be amazed at what you can harvest from a tree and several blocks of dirt. Play this one with friends if you dare.
Sphere Survival
An interesting twist on the classic SkyBlock formula,
Sphere Survival
puts you on gigantic spheres. It sends you on your merry way to attempt to bridge to the map’s other spherical worlds while fending off creepers and other nasties. This Minecraft map is a survivalist’s dream come true.
Minecraft city maps
Minecraft tourism has certainly rescued our wanderlust-riven wallets. Saving us money on transport, hotels, and food, Minecraft city maps allow us to explore bustling urban landscapes, both real and fantastical, without any jabs or travel insurance.
From loyal recreations of sunny Sao Paulo to the cities of the future, here are the Minecraft city maps in which you should have a wander and an espresso.
Pripyat
The ghostly region of
Pripyat
has been embedded in our minds ever since Call of Duty sent us running around the abandoned city of Chornobyl, avoiding pockets of radiation and sniping hapless ultranationalist soldiers. Now it has been painstakingly recreated in this Minecraft city map which we can tentatively explore.
Future City
War of the Worlds is catapulted into the future as a menacing enemy alliance has attacked several planets.
Future City
is at the heart of these intergalactic troubles. It is a world of staggering scale with piercing skyscrapers and modern tech, so if you always wanted to experience Star Wars’ Coruscant without having to stomach the prequels, Future City should be your next destination.
World of Worlds
World of Worlds
is a Minecraft city map for the player crippled by the unfortunate combination of wanderlust and a lack of funds. Travel the world through Minecraft’s block prism in this map, which features uncannily recreated buildings from 85 cities across the real world. Unless you are unusually well-traveled, there are certain to be new places for you to check out.
Atropos
Atropos
is an astonishing Minecraft city built atop a tortoise. Not just a whimsical idea, Atropos is also in the steampunk art style: every item is adorned with brass pipes and clockwork gears. It is so detailed that, for example, the surface of the tortoise itself is a mass of interconnected metal plates and cogs.
What’s more, Atropos is huge. On its back is a full-sized city adorned with the same kind of elegant details that coat its exterior. The city descends into the belly of the beast; Atropos is as vast as it is impressive.
Imperial City
A quite astonishing collection of structures,
Imperial City
is an original creation that combines prominent architectural styles from the 19th and 20th centuries. Look around, and you will find neo-classical, beaux-arts, and modern influences in its design. But while Imperial City’s buildings are its starring performers, their layout provides the enduring backbone of this Minecraft map. Imperial City feels like a city; the spacing of the roads, the order of the buildings, and the river banks all contribute to a city that feels real.
Vertoak City
Vertoak City
is what Minecraft city maps are all about: size and freedom. Exploring this wonderful world is a freeform adventure of boundless possibilities without the burden of goals to complete or rules to adhere to. High streets are dense yet intricate, Copacabana-like beaches stretch for miles, and leafy suburbs are there as a relaxing retreat from the big smoke.
Tazader City
One of the biggest maps in Minecraft keeps getting bigger. Originally a Pocket Edition exclusive,
Tazader City
is continually updated with more skyscrapers, stadiums, and hotels. Aside from the hours, you will lose exploring and basking in the details of this city; you can relax in your plush new hotel room, discover forgotten backstreets, and play sports. All without any scraped knees.
Sun City
Cities are great and all, but you can ruin amazing places like London with bleak grey clouds and rainfall that are not torrential but enough to ruin your day.
Sun City
, however, is an urban Minecraft map inspired by the sweltering Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and Goiania. Sun City might not be the largest city map without any objectives, but at least your blocky avatar will have the free time to get a much-needed tan.
Minecraft dropper maps
Don’t look down! Well, you might want to do just that when it comes to Minecraft dropper maps. Here you have to fall in such a way as to, as gracefully as possible, avoid the blocks in your way. If you navigate to the bottom of a dropper level with all of your character’s blocks in the places where they should be, congratulations, you have survived. Test your vertigo with these fun gravity-themed Minecraft maps.
The Dropper 2
Subtitled ‘Newton vs Darwin’,
The Dropper 2
releases you from a vertigo-inducing height and asks you to survive. As you plummet down a complex spider web of blocks and barriers, you need to shift your body in the right direction to prevent splattering against an obstacle (i.e. mining away the block as you hit it is firmly disallowed). Think of those insane space debris sections from Dead Space, and you are halfway there.
Multi Difficulty Droppers
Multi Difficulty Droppers
is a Minecraft map that demands you ‘git gud’. That means before you progress to a different environment, you need to beat each one on every difficulty setting. Once you land successfully, however, you are congratulated by an explosion of Minecraft fireworks and the disembodied cheers of children. Yay?
Anti Dropp3r
What do you get if you take the main mechanic of a dropper map and turn it, checks notes, upside-down? An upper map? A levitator map? Ok, we are not the ideas people here. That honor goes to creators Addit95, Drosselbard, and ScribbleLP, who levitated so much the E key fell off their keyboard.
Anti Dropp3r
is the blasphemous dropper map that proves that the result is pretty much the same regardless of whether you turn gravity on or off. On the plus side, multiple levitation speeds exist, and you can even play it in multiplayer.
Impossible Dropper 2
Think you are the bee’s knees at dropping? This Minecraft map is so devilishly difficult that, according to its title, it is
impossible
.
Impossible Dropper 2
features plenty of dastardly trolls and some vanishingly small landing spots; even if you evade all the obstacles, it is extremely tough to escape death right at the end. We have not completed it yet because we have not got around to it. Yeah, that’s it.
Minecraft puzzle maps
Have you read about how we only use 10% of our brains? That is total guff. Prove these cowboy scientists wrong in Minecraft by besting these mind-shattering puzzle maps. From Crystal Maze-like headscratchers to PhD-bothering conundrums, you will find some of PC gaming’s best puzzles in Mojang’s masterpiece. These Minecraft maps are the smartest we have found.
iVOTED
The
iVOTED
Minecraft map is a unique one, as it harnesses the hilarious features of the wacky Minecraft version released on April Fool’s Day, 2023. One of many April Fool’s releases from Mojang, the 2023 version featured the ability to vote for changes
while playing
. While this map isn’t a replica of that, and you can still play that version by selecting it in the Installations tab on Java, this map instead uses some of the mechanics that were added for that build to make up is challenging puzzle escape rooms.
Be-Boxed
I know, it looks like we’ve added this to the wrong list, but believe it or not this cute 2D puzzle platformer is still Minecraft. Made completely within the building game,
Be-Boxed
sees you take on the role of a small, pixelated slime as you traverse various puzzles and overcome obstacles by jumping in and out of boxes and using them to your advantage.
Sure, Be-Boxed might not be giving Minecraft vibes, and that’s why you’re here, but aside from being a cute little way to spend 15 minutes, it’s just incredible to play this game knowing you’re still
inside a Minecraft map
.
The Code
An exceptionally clever and intelligently designed brain bender,
the Code
contains a corridor of fiendish puzzles to crack. Solving them provides you with a code that opens the next door when written down on a piece of paper and thrown down a hopper. The puzzles are all exceptionally varied, ranging from mathematical conundrums to tests of speed and strength. Thankfully, there’s an in-game hint system, but we didn’t need it…
Portalcraft
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, and if any puzzle game out there deserves some, it’s Portal.
Portalcraft
recreates Aperture Science with uncanny accuracy, replicating not only the look, feel, and mechanics of the Portal games but its puzzles too. There are a few noticeable Minecraft-isms, as lifts and doors aren’t slickly automated. However, the fact that portals work as they should and your momentum still matters is impressive.
The Puzzle Cube
The Puzzle Cube
is a Minecraft map with a great gimmick: you can walk on the sides of the cube. Starting on the cube’s exterior, you need to solve puzzles on all sides to progress to the center chamber.
Instead of falling off when you walk over the edge of a cube, gravity will flip, and you will continue walking down the next side. The conundrums escalate in difficulty at a fair rate. It is also playable in multiplayer, the best way to play this Minecraft map.
Beyond Perception
The simple concept of the
Beyond Perception Minecraft map
is what sets it apart in the crowded puzzle genre: by turning your shading on or off, you can make certain objects appear and disappear, leading to a brilliant puzzler where you do not know what is there and what is not.
Enigma Island
Enigma Island
features its own hints system that gives clues for any puzzles you are particularly stuck on in exchange for diamonds – manage your resources carefully to make it through. Explore the island, get your brain in gear, and discover the many hidden secrets.
Minecraft multiplayer maps
It is no fun to go alone, so why not team up with friends, strangers, and enemies to cause a little chaos? There are plenty of great Minecraft multiplayer servers out there, but what you need is a bespoke Minecraft map. They are all homages to other games, but they recreate their mechanics expertly.
Payday 2: Endgame
Inspired by Overkill’s superb heist game,
Payday 2: Endgame
is a not-at-all copyright-breaching Minecraft map with seven fully playable heists in co-op. Four will be familiar to Payday players, such as Framing Day One and Two, Big Oil, and Fire Starter – but the rest are original creations. Pacing is key, and Endgame captures Payday’s stealth-to-panic curve competently. There are also security systems to sabotage and an effective trading system with which to kit out your mobsters.
Among Us Minecraft map
If, like us, you’ve spent countless hours lying, murdering, and joining little wires together in the
social
deduction game Among Us, you’ll understand why it’s become one of the most renowned indie games of all time.
For the unfamiliar, the premise is pretty simple – you’re stranded on a ship with a cohort of colorful crewmates – but some of you are dastardly impostors on a mission to betray the other players, as you all run around the ship completing (or pretending to complete) vital tasks to ensure the safety of the crew. It’s a perfect candidate for recreation in the blocky world of Minecraft.
There are a few different Among Us Minecraft maps out there, but we like the version published by Minecraft YouTuber Phoenix SC, which is available to download from his
website
. It’s compatible with 1.16.4 and also requires a Minecraft resource pack to play, which is included in the download. It comes with Minecraft versions of the original three Among Us maps – The Skeld, Mira HQ, and Polus – and is broadly similar to the original, gameplay-wise, with a couple of changes; tasks are shared between players, and impostors’ behavior is slightly different, but it’ll certainly give you the same thrill as a regular Among Us game.
It’s Better Together
This
two-player adventure map
is filled to bursting point with complex, Portal 2-esque co-op quandaries. Made with vanilla Minecraft players in mind, you and your friend will not have to endure a lengthy troubleshooting install before heading in.
Mine 4 Dead
Zombies will always be popular, but they are even better with a spoonful of Valve.
Mine 4 Dead
is a classic zombie co-op-’em-up Left 4 Dead game recreated as a Minecraft map. Take three friends with you (you’ll need them), and prepare to be swamped by shuffling, smelly, rotting corpses.
Team Fortress 2 in Minecraft
In
Minecraft’s Dustbowl
, Team Fortress 2 is a bit more special. Indeed, this is one of the best examples of command block work you will see, with a fully-functioning control point system to capture the classic multiplayer action. This Minecraft map lifts the core classes, Red versus Blue teams, resupply lockers, and dispensers from TF2, and they work flawlessly. The fact that Dustbowl is a perfect visual replica of the original map is its least interesting feature.
FunLand 3
What do you need for a perfect day out with your friends? Hundreds of rollercoasters extend to the limits of Minecraft’s sky box as far as the eye can see. This
Minecraftian ode to the humble theme park
is ideal for people who love roller coasters but hate queues. We might not try it in VR, thanks.
Minecraft castle maps
From the spooky gothic sensibilities of Castle Dracula to the impressive Dragonstone, the fire-spewing beasts cascading around its towering turrets, castles are the coolest buildings around. And guess what? They are even better as Minecraft maps. Whether it is fantasy or steampunk lands you seek to rule, become king of any world you like with these great Minecraft castle maps.
Oakhold
This Minecraft map is one for fans of The Elder Scrolls series.
Oakhold
will take your breath away, just as the likes of Solitude and the Imperial City did, but make sure you have the
Sphax PureBDcraft texture pack
installed first.
This fantasy-flavored castle nestled amidst a sky-high forest canopy is vast, with 29 unique apartments, houses, towers, shops, and much more with which to live out your wildest kingly dreams. Keep up to date with creator
Dovetail’s website
for the latest Oakhold updates.
Dragonstone
Waiting for more Game of Thrones goodness is always unbearable, but at least you can soothe your desperation to be reunited with Daenerys in her home of
Dragonstone
. It might have been built with blocks rather than forged with fire, but Dragonstone in Minecraft is no less stupendous.
Steampunk Castle
Castles do not have to be confined to fantasy worlds.
Steampunk Castle
proves just that: it is a construction that casts a unique shape on the horizon. Swap dragons for blimps and windmills with this map; you also might discover secrets, easter eggs, and a hidden storyline.
Dol Guldur
Even castles with heavily bolstered defenses and powerful rulers cannot stick around forever – take
Dol Guldur
, Sauron’s abandoned elven fortress, as an example. A list of the best Minecraft castle maps couldn’t possibly be complete without a Lord of the Rings entry, but with this lovingly detailed fantasy facsimile, you can explore Tolkien lore without risking the wrath of the infamous wizard.
Castle Verilian of Aeritus
Castle Verilian of Aeritus
proves that the best Minecraft maps are not necessarily the biggest. This diminutive seat of dominion makes up for its relatively cozy size, intricate interior detail, and kick-ass name. From the imposing main gate, you must traverse a long, winding path that takes in massive waterfalls and trees to your humble abode. Kings used to a larger castle should think of this as a castle meets kingly country retreat.
Minecraft parkour maps
For many, Minecraft is about making and admiring inspiring, gargantuan structures. When it comes to Minecraft parkour maps, however, there is art and majesty in how these environments are traversed. Whether dashing, bouncing, or jumping through canyons or sky-piercing mountains, you will almost certainly be going too fast to stand and enjoy the view. Here are the best Minecraft parkour maps around.
Only Up in Minecraft
We’re sure you’ll have heard about Only Up, the crazy, viral parkour game that tasks you with climbing up, up, and, well, further up. Well, whether you’ve played the original and can’t get enough, or simply fancy trying the internet’s latest gaming obsession inside Minecraft, then
Hugmag
has recreated the game in this
Only Up in Minecraft
map. This challenge isn’t for the faint-hearted, though, as this massive and colorful parkour map has no checkpoints – like its namesake game – so one false step can set you back a long,
long
way.
Parkour School
Ever seen some hardcore parkour skills on YouTube and worried you are just not up to snuff? Not to worry: everyone has to start somewhere, and
Parkour School
is the perfect Minecraft parkour map with which to start. Easing you in with a gentle difficulty curve, Parkour School teaches you the basics with a checkpoint system and themed zones. You will be blasting through the toughest
parkour
levels in no time.
Canyon Jumps
Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon and thought, ‘That’s great and everything, but wouldn’t it be better if I could jump across it in mid-air, without a safety harness’? Of course not, because you are smart.
Canyon Jumps
is a Minecraft parkour map that allows you to live out that terrifying and oddly specific dream nobody has ever had. With an emphasis on accuracy over speed, this is a jump ‘n’ run map that suspends your route in thin air amid a canyon setting of impressive scale. 48 challenges and an automatic in-game scoreboard system are in, too.
Hologram Parkour
An excellent, ethereal twist sets
Hologram Parkour
apart from the rest of the Minecraft parkour genre. You are faced with a map of two halves: one side features a route without blocks, while on the other side, there are walls, creating a sort of asymmetrical mirror image. Using the other half to judge where to aim your jump, holographic blocks appear before you discover the correct path, as if by magic. Blending platforming and puzzle elements, Hologram Parkour is not to be missed.
Jump Escape
Jump Escape
is essentially parkour meets Portal (Portalkour?). Well, in aesthetic terms, that is. You transition between levels with an elevator that recalls Valve’s classic puzzler, but otherwise, this is a strong and simple Minecraft parkour map. You might not be punished for slowness like in Time to Die, but the timer is always there to compel you to shave off every last second and show off to the rest of your blocky gang.
Assassin’s Creep
No prizes for guessing the series on which this map is based.
Assassin’s Creep
is heavily influenced by the stabby stealth games of Ezio and co. with help from the
Assassini Costruttori texture pack
. As opposed to tracking down those peskily hidden feathers from the earlier Assassin’s Creed titles, your mission here is to locate nine wool blocks – so turn on peaceful mode to prevent mobs from interfering. Each one is at the top of tall historic towers, which is where your parkour skills come in. Hidden blades are optional but recommended.
Potala Palace
If you fancy some virtual tourism, you can head to this creation of
Potala Palace
in Minecraft. In case you’re unaware, this hilly abode is the largest palace in Tibet and the residence of the last Dalai Lama. This one is ideal if you want a beautiful place to explore or a cool new arena for your favorite game modes – we get how it goes.
Phew, that’s a lot of Minecraft maps to keep one of the best PC games of the decade feeling as new as your first day. That will certainly keep you busy for a long time, but there’s even more to come from us regarding Mojang’s blocky adventure. Firstly, you’ll want to make sure you’re dazzling your online pals with your faultless fashion taste, so check out our list of the best Minecraft skins to look cool in. Then, if you’re looking for another way to change up your gameplay in your vanilla Minecraft world, take a look at the best Minecraft seeds to explore.
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