How to Set Game Rules on Your Minecraft Bedrock Server

Configure game rules on your Minecraft Bedrock Edition dedicated server to control gameplay behavior through the XGamingServer panel.

Here is how to set game rules on your Minecraft Bedrock server. Game rules control core gameplay behavior like mob spawning, PvP, item drops on death, and more.

Requirements

Before changing game rules, you need:

Cheats enabled - Follow our enable cheats guide
OP permissions - Follow our adding admins guide

Changing Game Rules

Select Your Server

Open the Console

In the sidebar, go to Console.

Run a Gamerule Command

Type the following command and press Enter:

gamerule <rule> <value>

Replace <rule> with the game rule name and <value> with true, false, or a number depending on the rule.

For example, to enable keep inventory:

gamerule keepInventory true

Common Game Rules

Here is a list of frequently used game rules for Bedrock Edition:

Game Rule	Values	Description
`keepInventory`	true / false	Players keep items when they die
`mobGriefing`	true / false	Mobs can destroy or change blocks (creepers, endermen, etc.)
`doDaylightCycle`	true / false	Day and night cycle progresses
`doWeatherCycle`	true / false	Weather changes over time
`doMobSpawning`	true / false	Mobs spawn naturally
`pvp`	true / false	Players can damage each other
`showcoordinates`	true / false	Show X, Y, Z coordinates on screen
`doFireTick`	true / false	Fire spreads to nearby blocks
`doImmediateRespawn`	true / false	Skip the death screen and respawn instantly
`naturalRegeneration`	true / false	Players regenerate health when hunger is full
`tntExplodes`	true / false	TNT blocks can explode
`commandBlocksEnabled`	true / false	Command blocks can execute commands
`doInsomnia`	true / false	Phantoms spawn when players have not slept
`respawnBlocksExplode`	true / false	Beds and respawn anchors explode in wrong dimensions
`showDeathMessages`	true / false	Death messages appear in chat
`sendCommandFeedback`	true / false	Command output is shown in chat
`maxCommandChainLength`	number	Maximum command blocks that can chain (default: 65536)
`randomTickSpeed`	number	Speed of random block ticks like crop growth (default: 1)
`playersSleepingPercentage`	number	Percentage of players needed to skip the night (default: 100)

💡 Tip: You can check the current value of any game rule by running gamerule <rule> without a value.

📝 Note: Some game rules like pvp and showcoordinates are Bedrock-exclusive and do not exist on Java Edition.