Earlier versions of Minecraft were themselves free up to version 1.3, but as the game continued to develop, it started attaching price tags to it. However, there may still be some ways to play the beloved game without paying a penny. Some of these free ways of playing are more useful than others.

15a (Multiplayer Test 1) is a version of Java Edition Classic released on May 31, 2009, at 19:04 UTC. It is the first version of Minecraft with multiplayer compatibility.