Minecraft
Neither the Minecraft EULA nor the Microsoft Services Agreement sets a numeric minimum age. A parent creates the account and accepts the terms for a minor. Microsoft child accounts cover under 16 in the US and EU, and under 19 in South Korea. The game controls live on that family account. Safety features described here start at version 1.16.4, and modded copies do not have them.
No numeric minimum age. A parent consents for a minor.
Change these in the Microsoft family group, from the Xbox Family Settings app or the family account site. Not inside a modded copy of the game.
Spending and bedtime are not inside Minecraft. Use the Xbox family settings, or the console, for those.
Allow or block multiplayer
On your phone · ages 5–15 · checked 30 Sep 2026
The family setting is called out as whether the child can join multiplayer games.
- Set “You can join multiplayer games” to allow or block.
Allow or block clubs
On your phone · ages 5–15 · checked 30 Sep 2026
Creating and joining clubs is also what Minecraft Realms needs. Block clubs if you do not want Realms or club chat.
- Set whether the child can create and join clubs.
Decide who can be added on Xbox Live
On your phone · ages 5–15 · checked 30 Sep 2026
The family settings include whether the child can add friends on Xbox Live.
- Turn friend requests off if you want to approve people yourself another way, or leave them on and review the list.
Set who can talk, text, or send invites
On your phone · ages 5–15 · checked 30 Sep 2026
The choices are Everyone, Friends, or Block.
- Set communication to Friends or Block.
Keep the official game updated
On your kid's device · ages 5–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026
The safety features described on Minecraft's parent page start at version 1.16.4. A modded version does not include these parental controls.
- Update the official edition.
- If they play a modded copy, assume these switches are not there and use the device or console controls instead.
On Java Edition, use reporting and hidden messages
On your kid's device · ages 5–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026
Java Edition has player reporting and a way to hide one player's messages. Java Edition uses a Microsoft account, so multiplayer and Realms access still follow the child's Xbox family settings.
- Show your child how to report a player.
- Show them how to hide a player's messages.