Minecraft (Series) Alternatives

Minecraft is described as 'Venture into endless 3D worlds where creativity meets exploration and survival. Craft, build, and explore to your heart’s content against ongoing challenges' and is a leading Sandbox Game in the games category. There are more than 100 games similar to Minecraft for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Steam apps. The best Minecraft alternative is Luanti (formerly Minetest), which is both free and Open Source. Other Minecraft like games are Creativerse: The Definitive Edition, Terasology, Veloren and VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2).

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  1. The Culling icon
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    In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 20 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  2. Allumeria icon
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    Allumeria takes a classic voxel sandbox and combines it with in-depth progression through exploration, dungeon crawling and boss battles. You will constantly be discovering new weapons, abilities, resources, enemies, structures, mechanics and tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    A very performant Minecraft clone written in just a few thousand lines of C using modern OpenGL (shaders). Online multiplayer support is included using a Python-based server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Disaster strikes a remote research base on a distant moon. Your escape pod malfunctions and slams into an uncharted, Earth-like planet. You wake with nothing but wreckage, your instincts, and a whole world to tame.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Steam
    • Windows
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  5. Space Zero is a browser-based 3D world where you can explore, collect, and craft. Look around an open world full of surprises, pick up random items, and craft freely. Mix and combine items to create something new—no rules, no guides, just discovery.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. ProSignal icon
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    Crafting/Survival zombie sandbox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Run Minecraft Bedrock for Windows (GDK edition) on Linux with native Microsoft/Xbox identity, multiplayer, friends and Realms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Linux Mint
    • Flatpak
    • AppImage
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  8. Lay of the Land is a sandbox adventure game set in a fantasy world where everything is physically simulated. Use the environment to your advantage and Explore, Fight, Loot and Build your way through mysterious lands.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  9. KetchupLand icon
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    Start by collecting sticks, you get sticks from leaves, use the sticks to dig rocky dirt, then craft tools. In KetchupLand you can build a house or even a mansion, explore a deadly volcano biome, or swim across the sea. If you get hurt eat a tomato!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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