Playing Mojang’s Minecraft with friends can be difficult and expensive, depending on how you set it up. The developer created Minecraft Realms to simplify the setup and provide an easy way to play with up to 10 of your friends.

Minecraft Realms are Mojang's answer to hosting a Minecraft server. Playing Minecraft with friends over the internet has never been easier. Mojang sets up and hosts a private, always-online server for you and your friends in two price ranges.

With the Realms for Bedrock edition, you can invite two people for $3.99 per month, or you can play with 10 players for $7.99 per month with the Realms Plus or Realms Java editions. Only people you invite can play in your world, and your friends play in your realm for free.

Each server has the features you would normally find in a typical Minecraft experience, plus more. All of Minecraft's various game modes (Survival, Creative, Adventure, and Spectator) are available. Additionally, minigames supported by Mojang come pre-loaded on the Minecraft Realms installation.