James Austin (he/him) is a writer from the most haunted state in the U.S., Maine. When he's not ranking things for Dualshockers, he enjoys playing and designing tabletop RPGs. Thankfully, since ...

Amjad A. Asma is a Contributor at Game Rant. He's a massive Harry Potter fan, and has been into gaming, reading, and writing for almost a decade now. After getting a degree in Science, he has decided ...

This tutorial shows how to build a compact and functional starter house in Minecraft. It's designed for early survival gameplay using minimal resources. A practical base to keep you safe and organized ...

Dude, I’m not going to lie, browsing through poor Minecraft houses across servers makes me want to rage quit. You understand what I’m talking about, right? Those pathetic, tiny dirt homes and simple ...

We've all buried ourselves in the ground on our first Minecraft night. We may not want to admit it, but we've also all built a dirt house at one point or another, too. But there comes a time when you ...

Ryan Woodrow is a writer based in London, England. A graduate in Game Studies at Staffordshire University, he's currently a list writer for Game Rant. In his spare time he plays video games & board ...

One of the first house ideas most players build in Minecraft is simple and little more than a wooden box built in a panic as the sun sets for the first time. Everyone has to start somewhere, however.