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Minecraft co-op guide

4 topics for playing together: how to start, what Player 1 and Players 2–4 each do, and the milestones on the way. 35 steps in total.

Steps from 30 guide pages, 2 playthrough videos to watch · checked Oct 19, 2026. We did not play the game for this guide.

Who should play Player 1 or Players 2–4?
  1. Getting started

    Setting up split-screen

    Split-screen is a console feature of the Bedrock version: plug in a second controller and the second player drops into the running world.

    • 3 parts

    0 of 3 done

  2. Topic 1 of 3

    Into the Nether

    Diamonds, obsidian and a portal, then a Nether fortress for the blaze rods that the trip to the End depends on.

    • 2 parts

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  3. Topic 2 of 3

    Eyes of ender and the stronghold

    Ender pearls plus blaze powder make eyes of ender, which point the way to a stronghold and open its End portal.

    • 3 parts

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  4. Topic 3 of 3

    The End: the Ender Dragon

    The final fight: knock out the end crystals that heal the dragon, then finish it while it rests on the portal.

    • 4 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 4 done

Sources (32)

Text guides, which every step is counted from, and playthrough videos to watch (each part on a topic page can jump the page's video to the moment it starts; videos are not counted as sources).