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Gamerules on Minecraft Java and Bedrock: list and commands

Find the right gamerule to control inventory, PvP, mobs, weather, drops and commands, with the correct names for Minecraft Java and Bedrock.

Published in Jul 13 2026Matheus Henrique10 min reading

Quick Summary

How to use the gamerule command

Gamerules change the world's behavior and are saved after restart. Inside the game, use the bar; in the dashboard console, send the command without the slash.

Through chat, your account must have permission to execute commands. On a dedicated server, you can use an account with OP or send the gamerule directly from the console.

In game chat

/gamerule keep_inventory true

In the dashboard console

gamerule keep_inventory true

Do not type square brackets. They just represent options in the syntax. Use gamerule locator_bar false, for example.

How to set up a gamerule

01
Confirm edition and version
Find out if the server uses Minecraft Java or Bedrock and check the version, as the names of several gamerules are different.
02
Open chat or console
In the game, use the command with a slash at the beginning. In the dashboard console, type the same command without the slash.
03
Check the current value
Run gamerule followed by the rule name, without entering a value, to check the current configuration.
04
Apply true, false or a number
Use a value accepted by the rule. Real commands do not need the square brackets shown in syntax documentations.
05
Test before releasing the server
Enter the world and confirm the result, especially when changing drops, inventory, mob generation or tick speed.

To list the rules accepted by your installation, type /gamerule and use autocomplete. This is especially useful on older servers, forks, and versions with naming changes.

Java 1.21.11, old versions and Bedrock

Starting with Java 1.21.11, gamerules migrated from camelCase names to snake_case identifiers. So an old tutorial might show keepInventory, while the current version uses keep_inventory. In Bedrock, the equivalent remains as keepinventory.

Objective	Current Java	old Java	Bedrock
Maintain inventory	`keep_inventory`	`keepInventory`	`keepinventory`
Cycle of the day	`advance_time`	`doDaylightCycle`	`dodaylightcycle`
Natural mobs	`spawn_mobs`	`doMobSpawning`	`domobspawning`
Death messages	`show_death_messages`	`showDeathMessages`	`showdeathmessages`

List of gamerules for Java and Bedrock

The names in the Java column consider the current naming in snake_case. When “Not available” appears, use another equivalent rule or confirm the options offered by your edition.

Players and survival

What controls	Java	Bedrock	Value
Maintain inventory and experience after dying	`keep_inventory`	`keepinventory`	true or false
Allow damage between players (PvP)	`pvp`	`pvp`	true or false
Regenerate life naturally	`natural_health_regeneration`	`naturalregeneration`	true or false
Activate fall damage	`fall_damage`	`falldamage`	true or false
Activate fire and lava damage	`fire_damage`	`firedamage`	true or false
Activate drown damage	`drowning_damage`	`drowningdamage`	true or false
Activate freeze damage	`freeze_damage`	`freezedamage`	true or false
Respawn without showing the death screen	`immediate_respawn`	`doimmediaterespawn`	true or false
Percentage of players needed to sleep	`players_sleeping_percentage`	`playerssleepingpercentage`	number
Random respawn radius at spawn	`respawn_radius`	`spawnradius`	number
Display the locator bar	`locator_bar`	`locatorbar`	true or false

World, weather and climate

What controls	Java	Bedrock	Value
Keep the day and night cycle moving	`advance_time`	`dodaylightcycle`	true or false
Allow natural changes in climate	`advance_weather`	`doweathercycle`	true or false
Growth speed and random ticks	`random_tick_speed`	`randomtickspeed`	number
Allow vines to spread	`spread_vines`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Allow infinite new sources of water	`water_source_conversion`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Allow new lava sources	`lava_source_conversion`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Distance over which fire can spread	`fire_spread_radius_around_player`	`Use dofiretick`	number
Display coordinates on screen	`Não disponível`	`showcoordinates`	true or false
Display day count on screen	`Não disponível`	`showdaysplayed`	true or false

Mobs, creatures and generation

What controls	Java	Bedrock	Value
Allow block changes caused by mobs	`mob_griefing`	`mobgriefing`	true or false
Allow natural mob generation	`spawn_mobs`	`domobspawning`	true or false
Allow natural monster generation	`spawn_monsters`	`Use domobspawning`	true or false
Allow generation of phantoms	`spawn_phantoms`	`doinsomnia`	true or false
Allow generation of patrols	`spawn_patrols`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Allow generation of traveling merchants	`spawn_wandering_traders`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Allow generation of wardens	`spawn_wardens`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Forgiving enraged creatures after death	`forgive_dead_players`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Make neutral creatures attack nearby players	`universal_anger`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Limit of entities crammed into the same block	`max_entity_cramming`	`Não disponível`	number

Drops and explosions

What controls	Java	Bedrock	Value
Allow block drops	`block_drops`	`dotiledrops`	true or false
Allow drops from mobs and experience	`mob_drops`	`domobloot`	true or false
Allow drops from other entities	`entity_drops`	`doentitydrops`	true or false
Apply drop reduction to mob explosions	`mob_explosion_drop_decay`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Apply drop reduction to TNT explosions	`tnt_explosion_drop_decay`	`tntexplosiondropdecay`	true or false
Allow projectiles to break compatible blocks	`projectiles_can_break_blocks`	`projectilescanbreakblocks`	true or false
Allow activated TNT explosion	`tnt_explodes`	`tntexplodes`	true or false
Blow up bed or anchor in wrong dimension	`Não disponível`	`respawnblocksexplode`	true or false

Chat, commands and interface

What controls	Java	Bedrock	Value
Show command block output	`command_block_output`	`commandblockoutput`	true or false
Show return of executed commands	`send_command_feedback`	`sendcommandfeedback`	true or false
View death messages	`show_death_messages`	`showdeathmessages`	true or false
Announce advancements in chat	`show_advancement_messages`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Log administrative commands	`log_admin_commands`	`Não disponível`	true or false
Activate the operation of command blocks	`command_blocks_work`	`commandblocksenabled`	true or false
View unlocked recipe messages	`Não disponível`	`showrecipemessages`	true or false
Display put and break restrictions on items	`Não disponível`	`showtags`	true or false

Bonus: ready-made settings

The examples below use names from Java 1.21.11 or newer and are written for the console, without a leading slash. Apply only the rules compatible with the proposal of your world.

Friendly survival

gamerule keep_inventory true
gamerule players_sleeping_percentage 25
gamerule mob_griefing false
gamerule locator_bar false

Creative map with fixed time

gamerule advance_time false
gamerule advance_weather false
gamerule spawn_mobs false
gamerule fire_spread_radius_around_player 0

Events with silent commands

gamerule command_block_output false
gamerule send_command_feedback false
gamerule show_death_messages false
gamerule immediate_respawn true

Care before changing

Back up: Disabling drops or changing world rules may cause item loss or unexpected changes.
Avoid high random_tick_speed: Exaggerated values can generate lag and speed up processes that are difficult to reverse.
Confirm each world: Multi-world plugins can maintain independent rules per world or dimension.
Use autocomplete: it shows the names actually accepted by your version and avoids copying a rule from another edition.

GameRules FAQ

What is the difference between Java and Bedrock game rules?

The two editions have several equivalent rules, but use different names. In Java 1.21.11 or later, names were moved to snake_case; in Bedrock, they normally appear in lowercase letters and without separators.

Do I need to use square brackets in the gamerule command?

No. Brackets are only used to indicate possible values in documentation. An actual command would be gamerule locator_bar false on the console or /gamerule locator_bar false within the game.

Why does it appear that the gamerule does not exist?

Usually the name belongs to another edition or does not correspond to the installed version. Use game autocomplete and confirm the server is Java or Bedrock.

Are gamerules maintained after the server restarts?

Yes. They stay safe in the world. On servers with multiple worlds or dimensions managed by plugins, confirm whether the rule needs to be applied separately to each world.

Can increasing randomTickSpeed cause lag?

It can. High values speed up crops, leaves and other random ticks, increasing server work. Back up and scale up little by little while monitoring performance.

Gamerule applied

After running the command, query the rule again and test within the world. To manage files, console, and backups in one place, go to BedHosting panel.