---
title: Change Game Mode
description: "Play 0x05, client → server."
---

`play` · `0x05` · **serverbound** (client → server)

Requests a game mode change from the F3+F4 game mode switcher. The server applies it only if the player has permission for the `/gamemode` command; the result is sent back through `GameEvent`.

Sent by the client, read by the server. Listen for it with `client.on("ChangeGameMode", (data) => …)` on the receiving side.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | VarInt | Enum: `0` survival, `1` creative, `2` adventure, `3` spectator. also `gamemode` |

## Send it

```ts
await client.sendPacket("ChangeGameMode", {
  mode: /* VarInt */,
});
```

Field aliases listed under Notes are accepted as alternative keys when writing.

Source: [`src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/serverbound/ChangeGameMode.ts`](https://github.com/GDLev/mc-protocol/blob/master/src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/serverbound/ChangeGameMode.ts)