the real question is if you're too young for minecraft

I'm fifty years old and play Minecraft. One lady who applied to my realm recently was 10 years older than me. If you ever get too old to enjoy a good game then I feel for ya. Don't listen to the haters.

Hey, i'm 15 and none of my friends played it and scoffed at me when I asked them if they played minecraft. Don't let anyone peer pressure you into doing anything!

we dont stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing

Am I too old? I am 72, admin of rencorner minecraft, been playing since 2011.
Joe

I agree with most of the other comments. There's no such thing as 'too old'. I turn 29 in less than a week, and I adore the game. All of the biggest, most detailed builds I've seen - and the best tutorials - are all by older, adult players.

At the end of the day, only you can decide if it's something you want to keep doing. Don't let others dictate how you should or shouldn't feel about a thing. As long as it brings you joy or fun, there's no problem.

Too old? I'm 47 years old and still seriously enjoy playing Minecraft.

As to not finding people of the same age: who cares about age in the first place? You don't judge a book by its cover, you don't judge a person by their looks so why would you judge someone up front by their age?

I've played amongst people (on a server) who turned out to be kids (12 - 14) yet were still much more mature than some 21 year olds I know. Don't judge people by their age, judge 'm by their behavior, you may very well end up surprised sometimes.

Of course I have to admit that I consider myself lucky with the server I play on because it has a very broad variety of players. There are whole families playing there and having a good time, so you can run into 14 year olds just as easily as you can run into 40 year olds :)

You're never to old for Minecraft!

I'm 22, and still here. Minecraft is ageless. It's communities that are age-based. A very large portion of Minecraft's playerbase is younger than 16, so a lot of servers will feel like you're surrounded by younger kids. But there's many others.
As mentioned by others, the creative community as a whole tends to have a much wider spread of ages. I've met people that are pretty good at building or other forms of creation in MC, but are only 12 or 13, while others are older than me still.

As for people saying it's too childish, that's on them. Nobody who plays stuff like Farmville or CandyCrush or FIFA's football simulator gets to even BREATHE about minecraft being too childish.


I'd also like to see them build a cool castle or complete a CTM map.

ooh, I am 47, minecraft is played by any aged people, my 4 years old son plays too
:)

Never to old for good ol Cave Game

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Oh God. Thanks for sharing your ages everyone. It really helped me to find out that I AM LITERALLY DOUBLE THE AGE of most people on here...

The first computer games I played looked like this.


And I still play Minecraft. When I get too old, I'll let you know.

You're never too old for minecraft mate, im 16 nearly 17 myself.

Your never to old for Minecraft!

snowy, eat a snickers. you start doubting the things you love when you're hungry.

You're 16 you're not all big and mighty

I'm 16, I still play minecraft and im always on pmc...


Minecrafts for all ages, Nothing can really change that

My 18 y/o sister plays minecraft daily and wONT sTOP trYING TO geT M e tO PLay WITH HER

so its normal

Well, I'm over 50 years old so.. If you are too old.. OMG!

We love the games we love. If it makes us happy, that is the point right?

-J

Never. I'm 21 and I play this all the time after work. Do what you enjoy doing and to hell with the haters.

There are plenty of people way older than that that are still playing.

I remember when I was in middle school and my dad told me I'd grow out of Pokemon when I got older. I'm 22 now and I still play because I still enjoy it.

Minecraft is rated E for everyone.

*laughs* I'm 30 and it's one of my favorite games. :) I suppose I can understand if you feel awkward when you're having difficulty finding other players within your age range, but I'm sure you can meet other teens who enjoy the game. I'm sure I would have loved playing it as a teen. Part of the problem might be - and please don't take this personally - is that a lot of teens may be feeling social pressure to be what their peers deem as "tough" or "cool" and may actually like Minecraft just as much as you, but are just afraid to open about it because they might get teased. I was like that in my teens, to a degree.





But anyway, I'd suggest maybe looking around for a server of mostly your age range if you feel awkward. I'd definitely feel a bit silly playing Minecraft on a server full of hyperactive 12 year olds, so I can understand that. I'm sure you can find servers out there with a more mature player base if you look.

I'm 17 and I still play PixelGun and stuff.

16? No. Finding someone that age might be a little more difficult than finding someone around 12, but it is far from impossible. Some easy ways to gain new friends is by checking server reqruitement threads on forums etc. I have one I recommend at www.reddit.com/r/realms/comments/6qy2vp/monthly_looking_for_group_thread_java_edition/
Good luck!

Too old to play Minecraft? Not a possible thing. I know someone over 50 who plays.

Just want to say I'm 18 now, a graduate. I love playing minecraft and I feel I've found my place. I can't believe this thread is still going after 2 years. Thank you all for your replies, it means a lot.

Minecraft's community ranges from kids who are 7 years old all the way to mature adults, just go on youtube to see that. Minecraft is a game of infinite possibility, so of course theres a large section that is childish but theres also parts that are more mature. You're never too old to create and explore.

The mature community I play with has people well over their 50ies playing..

Well i guess you are 18 now

Wew this thread is still going on for 2 years.

there are people twice your age who play minecraft.

I'm over 300 millions years old and still play it, it's a game for any age

no. simply no. you are never too old to do what you love. don't let the opinions of others get in your way of doing something you are passionate about.

I don't think you could ever be too old for Minecraft, it provides a great way for people to get out their creativity. I'm 23 and I've been playing it for the past 6 years

not at all.

Awww, that's cute! I'll be 40 in October.

You can never be too old for Minecraft. I have friends 24+ who play it. If you want to do Minecraft videos without upsetting your subscribers you can always create a second channel for Minecraft content. I don't post Minecraft stuff on my channel but I don't really want too.
If you want to find people your age then you'll need to start going on more mature servers. It doesn't really matter how old someone is, to be honest as long as they are a good friend. I am friends with people younger and older than me and I'm 18.
And if you want to do Minecraft content on your channel in a way that doesn't seem childish then why not do a modpack series on something more grown up like my friend Ulandos. He does Minecraft AVP and recently got 100,000 subs. Never give up and don't be afraid to walk into the unknown.

I know this is an old post (9 months) and for some reason its received recent activity, but I want to chime in here.

Now, I've been a gamer from 10 years old on, and i'm pushing 40 now. It's been both fascinating and humbling watching the Video Game industry grow up with all of us. The most fascinating part of this observation has been the advent, maturing, and then standardization of the Online Gaming market; and I've been there through it all. I've Ultma Online and Everquest; EQ from the begining (and got out after House of Thule) and been one of those stuck up guys in a high-end raiding guild that will not give you the time of day. I've played Runescape for just as long, knowing the joy of putting on a max cape after years of gains, leaving for months to a year, and then having so much work to do simply to equip it again.

I bring the above points up, because I’ve been where the OP was when they posted this; many times. I game with friends too, fall under their influence, and in-kind influence them. The pressure of great life-long gamer friends or online followers, is that when they move on to other game, we often feel we must as well to keep them happy or at least content.

The root underline issues addressed but unspoken here in this post, is that in reality age has very little, to almost nothing, to do with how one reacts and behavior related to group gaming or gaming exposition (YouTube and such); it all has to do with maturity. The maturity you possess and the maturity that others convey to you with their opinions. (The true irony of that statement comes when you are playing Minecraft next to someone playing a game like say Skyrim and then they knock Minecraft; even though they too love the game and have hundreds of hours into their own world(s) and online play time on servers.)

This is one of those life lessons I really wish someone could have told me at a younger age, even if I wouldn’t have listened to it back then. If your maturity level is very deviated from those around you or those you value as in followers, you are going to naturally have these types of dilemmas. Remain true to yourself and if it truly bothers you, talk with your friends or poll you followers; get feedback and give feedback. Communication is a paramount portion of maturity.



Wow, that was a lot longer then what it was in my head; but, I hope this helps someone one day.

I'm 47 and still going strong. I play with the boys and lads down at pub. I don't see anything wrong with that I am on your side young one.

NO your not too old, now you just need to start creating plugins, mods, and huge build projects.
So far the average age of players on my new server is like 25. lol

Dude, I'm 19 and I still play the game. Nothing wrong with you playing it as long as you enjoy the experience. (Cliché, but true.)
As for videos, that's a majority of what's on my channel. Do I get great views? No, but I enjoy making the videos, editing them, and uploading them. (Okay, maybe not the editing because I'm still figuring out what works for me.)
If you need someone about your age to play with, I'm always glad to hang with other Minecrafters. If you want to play sometime, PM me and I'll give you my Discord.

Surely this can be solved reasonably.

Hey there Snowy_Parker! I'm 15 and had your problem once before. If public opinion about you is all you care about, then go ahead and drop minecraft in favor of a game such as PLAYERUNKOWN BATTLEGROUNDS. However, if like me, you couldn't care less, then go ahead, do what makes you happy. I mean, the game is rated E for everyone for a reason right? Like, a game like that appeals to the greatest common denominator and would have a larger impact on a larger audience. Yes, minecraft is filled with at the very least 65-75% kids, And on console, this number is almost certainly 90%. You said you wanted to think about your future, which I respect, however, don't let your plans get in the way of what makes you happy, because that's what life is in the end right?

I wish you luck on your journey!

-Ita

I'm 18 and run a server now :)