Minecraft Marketplace is the ultimate go-to if you're playing on a console when it comes to downloading maps and textures. In this place, creators go through a tough selection process to determine if their resource packs will appeal to you and the other players.
The marketplace has plenty of underrated gems, and crafters often overlook decent packs because of the consensus that the Java Edition is superior. But that isn't always the case, and Bedrock Edition is more optimized to run these packs better because these are official handpicked selections.
Updated March 31, 2023, by Luke Ackroyd: Minecraft Bedrock Edition includes a lot of additional content for you to enjoy. This includes new skins to decorate your character, spawn points for your next survival adventure, and countless adventure maps to enjoy solo or with your friends. With so many options on the marketplace, deciding what to play next can be tricky. Luckily, this list has narrowed it down for you, providing some exciting adventures to get lost in. We've made sure to include the best Minecraft worlds to buy and the best free Minecraft worlds available to jump into without a cost. Whether you're looking for something educational or silly, an adventure map is out there for you to enjoy.
21 A Spirit's Journey
A Spirit's Journey is a great place to start when looking for the best Minecraft marketplace worlds to get lost in. Not only does it have fun puzzles and beautiful visuals and locations, but it also has voice acting and an exciting storyline to follow.
You play as an aspiring colormancer stranded in the spirit realm and meet a lost, young spirit called Ki. While trying to find your way home, you'll also be attempting to reunite Ki with her parents.
Using your colormancy powers, you'll use colors to faze through magical barriers. A Spirit's Journey by Everbloom Games is completely free, so nothing is stopping you from enjoying this unforgettable adventure.
20 Spellrune
Gamemode One's free map Spellrune is an excellent choice for anyone that loves a good dungeon crawler. You and a few of your friends will use spellbooks to learn many different elemental spells, from casting lightning and frost at your enemies to using the wind to glide across large gaps.
In this magical adventure map, you will be transported by rifts to various locations, where you'll have to battle waves of enemies, such as giant skeletons. The more you level up your powers, the tougher these enemies will become, creating a challenging but exciting experience.
19 BBC's Frozen Planet 2
The Frozen Planet 2 maps are probably one of the best free Minecraft adventure maps in the marketplace for educational purposes. In collaboration with the BBC, Minecraft has produced five adventure maps focusing on different animals and the effects of climate change. There are even voice-overs from David Attenborough to immerse you in this unforgettable experience.
It makes the most of the best Minecraft marketplace mods, with cutscenes and photography modes, and even allows you to play as actual animals in their natural environment.
For example, in Frozen Worlds, you begin the game as a polar bear, protecting her cubs as they navigate the ice. The Frozen Planet 2 maps are beautiful, entertaining, and informative all at once.
18 The Redstone Temple
The Redstone Temple by Gamemode One is another classic free adventure map that is an excellent fit if you’re a fan of the portal games. You’ll be navigating a series of puzzle rooms within a creepy, crumbling Temple in the middle of a desert.
But you are not alone, as a mysterious voice guides you forward while providing a few insulting comments on your performance along the way.
The puzzles throughout this adventure get creative with redstone and are fun to figure out. Of course, if you're struggling, the map does provide hints and even lets you skip puzzles if necessary. Nothing stops you from sinking deeper into this mysterious Temple and uncovering its mysteries.
17 Portal Pioneers RTX
Portal Pioneers RTX is an adventure map Nvidia created that pushes the limits on what is possible in Minecraft and is entirely free to play. You will need to check that your computer can handle the map itself.
The map starts with a little trial you can test your specs with. If you can run the map, you're in for quite an adventure.
With fun voice acting, strange alien creatures, and lots of puzzles, there's plenty to do in this science fiction epic. You play as an explorer tasked with venturing into the portals of a mysterious alien planet, visiting different unique areas, and finding ancient artifacts.
You'll feel like a real adventurer on this atmospheric map. It even has checkpoints to keep track of your progress.
16 Disaster Defence
Disaster Defence is another free adventure map. This time focused on natural disasters. Shapescape created it, and it is both educational and entertaining. No longer do you just have to worry about hunger when adventuring. Now you must look out for earthquakes, floods, fires, and more.
The adventure begins with you in a small tower, but soon enough, an earthquake erupts, shaking your screen and destroying the structure. Now you must rush to the nearby village and help them rebuild a more resilient town.
The game has a nice welcome lobby that tells you about natural disasters and how to react. You can even set monsters on and off to alter the difficulty of your experience. With voice acting and helpful objective reminders, a lot of detail has been put into this beautiful map.
15 The Travelling Trader
The Travelling Trader is a free adventure from Jigarbov Productions. The classic wandering trader can often be encountered in Minecraft, offering exciting deals. You'll take on that famous role in this simple adventure map.
At the start of the adventure, you're provided with all the tools you need, including a helpful map to lead you to the nearest town. Once there, you'll be introduced to the townsfolk and learn about their troubles. Feeling compelled to help them, you'll use your ability to strike good deals to trade your way to success.
It's not just trading you'll be up to in this adventure. You'll need your wits to outsmart puzzles and dangerous pillagers as your adventure takes you to all sorts of exciting locations.
14 Marketplace Creator Tycoon
Jigarbov Productions have created an adventure map with a twist. This time, you are working as a Marketplace content creator. It's like seeing behind the scenes with a glimpse of what is involved in content creation. This adventure map plays like any other game development tycoon game. You are given large screens to interact with to see what's currently popular. Then, you can start creating your own Minecraft skins, spawn points, and more. Your goal is simple: earn as much as possible.
A lot of detail has been put into this map, yet it's still completely free. You can set your difficulty and jump right in. You'll be a huge success, building up your business quickly. As you grow, you'll be able to hire employees to help you with your projects too. Also, be sure to take a nap at some point in the game to venture into a strange dream world to inspire your next idea.
13 Monsters Of The Deep
Monsters Of the Deep is an epic adventure map created by Noxcrew. In this underwater quest, you are tasked with investigating why an underwater base has lost its power. But many dangerous creatures down here will make this quite a challenge.
This adventure lets you speed around with your trusty trident, fight epic boss battles, and explore this incredible underwater landscape. You'll have a great time encountering the different deadly monsters in the deep, alone or with friends.
However, be aware that the map isn't free, and it will cost 830 coins to purchase.
12 Tame My Dragon
If you're a How To Train Your Dragon fan, this map is for you. Giggle Block Studios created it and lets you take control of loads of types of dragons while still managing to play typical Minecraft.
You can collect all four Dragons to get hold of the King Dragon to feel like the ultimate badass. Each one of the dragons you can tame comes with a different specialty, such as allowing you to swim unbelievably quickly underwater or breathe fire in a Dragons' typical manner. The map costs 1170 coins.
11 Parkour School
The Parkour School map does exactly what you think it does: it allows you to practice and hone your parkour skills. However, Parkour School is so much more than this.
It has fifteen unique levels with different difficulties, so you don't need to worry about it being too hard or too easy. There are new skins available, and the creators have even gone through the effort of creating some beautiful music to listen to while you jump and crouch your way to the finish line. Vertexcubed created this fantastic map, and it costs 660 coins.
10 10 Years Of Minecraft
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Minecraft, Blockworks released this free tribute map wherein you ride a minecart throughout this museum of updates and features from Classic all the way to Bedrock. There are also secrets and references hidden within the map.
It is amazing to see how Minecraft evolved from just a simple game to the worldwide phenomenon it is now. It had its ups and downs, but ultimately Minecraft will never die, and judging from the world records, it seems that no title can overtake it in terms of being the most successful video game of all time.
9 Papercraft 2: City Project
Designed by Jigarbov Productions, this map features a detailed city with 2D textures for vehicles and mobs like real papercraft. Your objective is to collect stickers around the world while attempting quests or flying paper planes.
The map is not linear, so you can find all stickers however you want. The 2D skin also looks weird, but in a good way. Some quests have bosses, while others require tricky puzzle-solving. To purchase this map, you'll need 1170 coins.
8 Terra Swoop Force
Created by Noxcrew, Terra Swoop Force is an Elytra adventure map featuring explosive cave action and fully-voiced characters. You and your friends are tasked to find scientists after a drilling accident left them stranded at the earth's center. Literally, they find the core of the world.
Zigzagging through the caverns is quite a challenge, and one false step can blow you up. This is one of those maps great for speedrunning as it only lasts 30 minutes, but the level design is triple-A. The map is available to download for free.
7 Rainbow Park
Out of all theme park maps on the Minecraft Marketplace, Rainbow Park is the most complete because it features fully functioning rides. These rides include three roller coasters (one running two minutes long), a Ferris wheel, a drop tower, and a weird sheep magic show, among other attractions.
There are also mini-games for you to win rainbow bucks which you can exchange for prizes. It is a massive map, and for the price of only 660 coins, it's a great deal.
6 Farm Life
Farming Simulator meets Minecraft in this adventure pack made by PixelHeads. If vanilla Minecraft isn't enough, this free map features detailed farming mechanics, upgradeable tractors, and harvesters. There are also over 50 trees and crops for you to grow and new mobs to breed.
Poop-cleaning is also part of the adventure, but the main goal here is to earn a boatload of money and be the wealthiest farmer in the world. That means you'll have to go back and forth selling at the market stalls.
It is complicated initially because there aren't any instructions for the hoes, nozzles, and attachments, but it gets easier once you get the hang of it.
5 Caverns Of Chaos
Developed by Minecraft's very own 4J Studios, this dungeon crawler map puts you in a ravaged town overrun by monsters and pillagers. The villagers then call on you to save their fellow villagers trapped inside the cavern.
That's when the real challenge starts as you're tasked to clear the dangerous cave. There are five dungeon levels, three boss battles, and ten villagers to rescue in this maze of traps. Caverns Of Chaos costs 990 coins.
4 Scariest Map Ever
Developed by Sapphire Studios, Scariest Map Ever is a decent horror pack that pits you against a Slender-like monster. The objective: escape the nightmare. The map is similar to a slasher film in that you're only occasionally armed with twigs and some weak weapons.
Increasing the volume to full is recommended, as the audio hints are crucial to surviving the night. Don't let the simple name fool you. Running through the level won't be a cakewalk. It is one of the creepiest Minecraft maps out there and costs 830 coins to try.
3 Ancient Egypt
This impressive Fall Studios map is free and features an educational tour through the vast Egyptian desert. Each of its pyramids can be dug or blown up, and there are plenty of treasures waiting to be looted (mostly enchanted gold).
The NPCs also relay many interesting facts, like a field trip. This pack also includes four additional mobs and six skins to add to your collection.
2 Rocky Island Resort
Want to take a break from all the grinding and crafting? Rocky Island Resort by Impulse is the perfect place for a little R&R. Helicopters, ATVs, and Submarines, this map has got it all, and you'll get a Minecraft vacation like never before in this luxury desert resort.
There is even a giant yacht and some archeological sites to explore. Even playing solo, you will find a ton of content waiting for you. To visit the resort, you'll need to spend 830 coins.