Summary
Now thatMinecraft’s developer, Mojang, is a subsidiary of Microsoft, it opens up new avenues for a sequel. Although the thought has been entertained, it appears as if Microsoft has no plans to make the game into a series. Instead, spin-off games likeMinecraft: Story ModeandMinecraft Dungeonshave carried on the Redstone torch. Still, there’s no shortage of fun things to occupy oneself with while playing.
Minecraftis one of the best-selling games of all time. Outside of mining and building are perilous places likethe Nether worldand the End. In Survival, players must forage to survive an onslaught of mobs and starvation. For players who have logged countless hours into the game already and are seeking other things to do, here are some amusing options for those bored and eager for newMinecraftexperiences.
Updated May 28, 2025 by Ben Painter:Minecraft is a never-ending game, with no real plot. Gamers can spend hours doing exactly what they want. However, despite this, sometimes players get stuck on what to do next, seemingly overwhelmed by the immense possibilities.
Minecraft is constantly being updated with new features rolled out almost monthly. There is an even bigger incentive to fire up Minecraft once again with the Jack Black-ledA Minecraft Movieright around the corner. This update adds five more things players can do when they are bored in Minecraft.
1Create Some Music
You Will Need: Note Blocks, Redstone, Repeaters
Gamerscan collect music discsfrom various structures and mobs to play music through a jukebox block. However, there is a way thatMinecraftplayers can make their own music using Note Blocks. The block can change notes, so combining them in a sequence will create a piece of music.
Automatically, they can be triggered using a series of redstone and repeaters to allow for the correct delay for a chosen song. Practically any song can be replicated using this format and the musically inclined player can even write their songs. There are plenty of tutorials available online that will show players how to create their favorite songs.
2Build Every Beacon
You Will Need: Iron, Gold, Diamond, Emerald & Netherite Blocks, Beacon
Beacons are handy inMinecraftfor giving players a specific boost, such as speedier mining or higher jumping, perfect for long builds or mining sessions. Also, it is a way to flex to friends as they are extremely expensive to make.
Five different beacons can be created using Iron, Gold, Diamond, Emerald, and Netherite blocks, each rarer and more expensive than the other. A fun thing to do inMinecraftwould be to put the hours in and grind until each beacon can be created. Netherite offers the best boosts to the player.
3Drain An Ocean
You Will Need: Sponges, Building Blocks, Or A Flying Machine
Draining an ocean in the blocky world can cause some issues, but given the time and effort, it will offer a cure for boredom in the game. It will require sectioning off a part of the ocean and using sponges to soak up all the water. It could be done to allow players to build more easily underwater.
There is a practical reason for doing this, and this involvesthe Ocean Monument structure. Draining this of water makes it a lot simpler to harvest the blocks within without the Guardians causing any problems for the player.
4Collect One Of Every New Animal Variant
You Will Need: Adventuring, Leads, Food
In theMinecraftupdate 1.21.60, brand-new variants of the classic Pig, Cow, and Chicken mobs were released, freshening things up for the player. Two new versions of each animal can now be found in Warm or Cold climate biomes, and gamers should travel to each one to bring them home for any farm or zoo builds.
Adding this is awesome as it was highly requested and was always found in various modpacks online. The highland cow, found in Cold biomes, is definitely a welcome addition. It may not cure the boredom for long, but players may want to take it one step further and build a specific enclosure for all six of the new variants.
5Find The Pale Garden & The Creaking
You Will Need: Adventuring
The latest new biome is the Pale Garden, which is what it says on the tin, an eerie biome with pale trees and a brand-new white wood for players to use in their builds. In this biome, there is a spooky mob, the Creaking, which spawns from a Creaking Heart found in the trees.
By destroying the heart block, it produces resin which can be used as a decorative building block when crafted into blocks or bricks.The Creaking is fun for gamers to play with, although there aren’t many uses for the mob. The garden itself offers tons of blocks that cannot be found anywhere else in the game.
6Dig All Of The Way Down & Build All Of The Way Up
You Will Need: Shovel, Pickaxe & Building Blocks
EveryMinecraftplayer has done this at some point.Digging down to the bottom, where they will find bedrock and build up into the skies until they have reached the max height limit.
This may be a quick fix for boredom, but it will certainly kill a few minutes, maybe sparking something else to do in the blocky world. Gamers must take caution if doing this in survival mode, as players may fall to their deaths if they encounter a cave or fall off of their structure to their doom when up in the clouds.
7Build A Superhero Lair
You Will Need: Building Blocks
Something that players could do is to build a superhero base in the game, giving the world a protector. This will especially look great in city builds as a secret lair, hidden from the citizens.
Gamers could take inspiration from the Batcave, Iron Man’s workshop, or Superman’s Fortress of Solitude to make an epic superhero base in their world. Or, they could completely create a new hero, perhaps “The Iron Golem” or “Redstoneman” and make itMinecraft-themed to better suit the world.
8Create Some Bundles
You Will Need: String & Leather
Bundles are a brand-new feature in Minecraft. They have been in the game previously but were removed. However, in the latest update, they were re-introduced but this time permanently. The item is used to store more things in the inventory, freeing up space with an extra 64-item limit storage, pretty handy when out exploring.
They can be crafted simply with 1 Leather & 1 String andcan even be dyedfor better organization. A fun thing to do when bored inMinecraftis to sort out the inventory using bundles to save on storage space.
9Design A New Dimension
There are currently two dimensions inMinecraft, the End & the Nether, which have their unique feel and design. What gamers can do when bored in the game is to create an entirely new one.
A common idea is for a dimension to be up in the sky, similar to heaven, with a new block style and design that will look different from those seen on the ground below. A popular version of this is the Aether dimension, which can be found in various mod designs. Players could vary this up and design a brand-new dimension completely. It is up to one’s imagination.
10Try Out Some Official Add-Ons
You Will Need: A Stable Version Of Minecraft, Money
Something that fans have been requestingfor a long time was Add-Ons, things that aren’t in vanillaMinecraftthat can be purchased to upgrade the experience. These can be purchased and installed from the official Minecraft Marketplace.
There are hundreds of different add-ons that players can explore, including biomes, mobs, new minigames, skins, furniture, and animations. The possibilities are endless for players, and they can be used to customize their experience. If there is something that gamers would like to be added to the game, chances are there is a way to do that with the add-ons feature.
