Minecraft: 7 Terrifying Moments New Players Must Endure

7. Nighttime Cometh

As players take their first steps into the wondrous world of Minecraft, they are greeted by astonishing landscapes and vast territories to explore. Cut down some wood, turn it into sticks and finally… you’re not really sure what to do from this point onward. You’re still a baby, an absolute rookie. Then night comes, darkness takes over and all hell breaks loose.

In other games, nighttime is just the inevitable change of textures and colors into darker and rougher tones, but it doesn’t represent any kind of discomfort or peril for the players. Not in Minecraft, where monsters roam free when the moon is high. Zombies, spiders and skeleton archers are an everyday nuisance.

When the sun is about to set, the cheery ambiance music goes away and is replaced by an eerie silence that climbs up your spine and taps you in the shoulder at every turn. If you don’t figure out that you need to build a shelter and learn how to craft torches, your first night will be a rough one.

The night is dark, and full of zombies. Better stack up on wood and coal as soon as possible.