Did you try any mods? You can make minecraft into all variations of games. I currently have a persistent server I run for my kids. My son loves to explore and

Did you try any mods? You can make minecraft into all variations of games. I currently have a persistent server I run for my kids. My son loves to explore and fight things, my daughter likes to build things, and I like to make machines with redstone. It's fun that we have something that we can play together that appeals to all of us.