The player is restricted from accessing Storage.

The player is restricted from changing Trust Player Permissions.

The player is restricted from changing Cheats and World Options parts off.

The player is restricted to Survival mode.

The player isn't able to change Global Resources and Add-ons.

On the PlayStation 4, split screen multiplayer is possible.

The player isn't able to play Multiplayer, including LAN multiplayer.

There are also trial versions for Windows and the PlayStation 4. However, restrictions still apply for example, some blocks and items are removed, including barriers and command blocks (all types). On November 1, 2018, a trial version for Android titled Minecraft Trial was released in most countries.

Changing the in-game time forcibly with commands or external programs can reset the timer.

Resetting the demo world also resets the demo timer. After the time runs out, players can still navigate through the world, but not interact with it.

The game time is limited to five in-game days (1 hour and 40 minutes real time or 100 minutes).

Multiplayer servers are inaccessible, although LAN multiplayer is allowed, with the limitation that only 1 demo account is allowed on a server (this is because the default Minecraft name ('Player') cannot be changed).

Cheats can be unlocked and other gamemodes can be accessible by using Open to LAN.

The game is locked to Survival mode and cheats are off by default.

This means that the player Spawn, Seed, and Generated structures are always the same.

The demo map is preset and always generates with the same seed: -343522682, corresponding to the text seed North Carolina.

The following restrictions apply when playing the game in demo mode: While the demo version does not expire, it comes with certain restrictions, as its sole purpose is to allow new players to try out Minecraft. It allows players to play on a single world for a 100-minute (5 in-game days) period before the map is locked and required to be reset. The demo version functionally serves to allow players to try out the game before making the decision to buy Minecraft.

2.4 Pocket Edition (no longer available).

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