Platform Rules

NOTE: The following rules may be overwritten by specific category rules

If you have any questions, the answer may be in our FAQ

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# General

• Emulators are banned, unless stated otherwise below.

# PC

• All input methods are legal with the exception of touchscreen.

# Windows

• You must play on the Windows 10/11 Edition of the game.

• Running multiple instances of Minecraft Bedrock is only allowed by modifying the windows registry

  • This can be done with the following PowerShell script

$packageFullName = (Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.MinecraftUWP).PackageFullName
if ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($packageFullName)) {
    Write-Host "Could not get 'Microsoft.MinecraftUWP' package." -ForegroundColor Red
    return
}
$registryPath = "HKCU:SOFTWARE\Classes\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Launch\PackageId\$packageFullName\ActivatableClassId\App\CustomProperties"
if (!(Test-Path -Path $registryPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $registryPath -ItemType RegistryKey -Force | Out-Null
}
Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "SupportsMultipleInstances" -Value 1 -Type DWORD

• Joining the same world on multiple instances is not allowed.
• Rare save file glitches will result in the run being rejected (such as copying the seed over, copying some chunks over, and other glitches)

# Linux / MacOS

• Linux and MacOS users may play the Pocket Edition of the game and submit to the PC leaderboards if played via the Minecraft Bedrock Launcher

# Mobile

• You must play on one of the following platforms:
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Windows Phone
• All input methods are legal.

# Console

• You must play on one of the following platforms:
  • PS4
  • PS5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Nintendo Switch
  • fireTV
• All input methods are legal with the exception of touchscreen.

# Virtual Reality

• Virtual Reality runs fall under the category of the physical device the game is being run on. This means that if the game is being run on a PC and streamed to a headset, you must submit to PC, and if the game is being run on a Console, you must submit to Console, etc.