The myth of Icarus tells of a man’s folly in flying too close to the sun with wings made from wax. Similarly, leftover lettuce and dairy products in my fridge have led to me to being in charge of a biological experiment I did not sign up for (and feel fully underqualified for).  

When it comes to homebrew science, you’d do best to have an expert involved, and now you can call on our mapmakers for that task, as our latest release goes above what our traditional scientific explanation of what a map is! 

How do I play the new Java Realms maps?  

Boot up Minecraft on your device, then find Minecraft Realms in the menu. Press the “Configure” button, choose the “Reset World” option on the Realm slot you’re ok with overwriting (or use the “Minigame” slot for minigames). Now you can pick the map you want to play from the corresponding categories! 

ADVENTURE: EVERGROWTH

by Gamemode 4 

Evergrowth is a Sokoban style puzzle map with what I believe is unique, as the primary antagonist is a Non-Disclosure Agreement! What unimaginable horror!  

As you make your way through an overgrown research facility, you will read notes from its workers that hint at something mysterious happening,. but this legally binding piece of paper prevents them from spilling the beans, leading you to push further in your quest to figure out what’s happening at the facility! What’s up with The Tower? And the humongous, ominous tree? And, not to look a gift horse in the mouth as this is your main way of solving the puzzles, but why do these scientists need these many crates for their experiments?!?! 

MINI-GAME: TEMPLE TOPPER

by BlaZzy, limace_qui_passe, & NoobNooby

Temple Topper is not just pushing the envelope in king-of-the-hill mini-games – it creates an entirely new form of stationery for the genre. Words will not do it justice, but perhaps a listing of all the powerups in the game presented in poetic meter would do? 

Toy and thunder hammers, boomerangs, a feather to push one off the edge 

TNT bats and a TNT explosion granted to one lucky pledge 

A zombie invasion in a box, fire wands and a knockback decreasing heavy chest 

A black hole, thunder mode, The Huginator that teleports you to the closest player in jest 

Modifiers for items, points, gravity, speed, a dash for when you need to flee 

A smash powerup to blast others away, what more do you need? 

MINI-GAME: SPLASHPUNK

by Leroidesafk

I’m not sure who needs to be told this at this point – cyberpunk is dead. Steampunk, don't even get me started. We don’t even need to talk about regular, prefix-less punk. If you wonder how I can be so excessively confident in this statement, first, have you met me and second, have you played SplashPunk? This action packed PvP minigame is all about splashing every opponent in sight, and the proverb has never been truer that it is truly better to be the splasher rather than the splashee. Long live the new punk! 

ALSO RELEASING TODAY

MINI-GAME:

BATTLE TOWERS 2

by SuperGamingYT_ 

SHOWDOWN

by AlongCameN4te & runegate 

RAINFOREST RUSH 

by MoritzSnek & reking 

EXPERIENCE:

CRIMSON ABYSS 

by 2blocks 

INSPIRATION:

THREE WISHES RETREAT 

by Lotus Build Team 

CRYSTAL UFO ZONE 

by baby_energy 

KINGDOM OF RAVENWOOD 

by The Cold Pals 

LESNAYA STREET 

by x_vVv_x, xMonkeshax, Dizeler, & ya_daTwo 

WORLD TEMPLATE: 

CITADEL REMNANTS 

by amacd_ 

METEOR VILLAGE 

by baby_energy 

HARBOR TOWN 

by taha4444, _ Wofflan_, & _ StayLing_ 

UPDATES TO CURRENT MAPS 

Massive number of updates this time with lots of maps making their triumphant comeback to Realms! 

VOID CHAINS: 

Added particle trails for arrows, matching the user’s team color and the Wildcard kit, that will randomly switch to another kit when respawning!  

Bug Fixes: Battle Blitz, Bleps: Nocked and Loaded, Random Royale, Songs of Greavesoyl 

Back on Realms: Bingo, Bomb Buddies, Crossfire, Dimension Dash, Frostbite Frenzy, Placeholder, Pizza Time!, Project Astro, Sumo Smackdown, Super Traitor Mystery, Trilands 

E=MC² (ENJOYMENT EQUALS MAP CREATIONS SQUARED) 

Learn to load this content into Java Realms by visiting the help site. If you haven't yet tried Realms for yourself, you'll have a blue diamond on the Minecraft Realms button, located on the main screen of Minecraft: Java Edition. Click that diamond, then follow the instructions to try Realms free for 30 days. 

Want to have your own Minecraft creations featured on Java Realms and on Minecraft.net? Head over to the Java Realms Content Creator Program page. If you have questions about this process, you can find me at Oskar Thysell on X. 

Keep it crafty!