Minecraft (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Exploration Games

Alternatives list

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   Luanti (formerly Minetest)

    273 likes

   Luanti is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft, and the like.

   69 Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Crafting Game

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • BSD
   • Linux Mobile
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Self-Hosted

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by gabethepiggy · Jul 30, 2017

   Hardware friendly/Works well on low-end machines

   Positive comment by danielol1 · Aug 4, 2026

   It’s wonderful how the platform allows us to modify the games. There are plenty of mods we can easily install without needing to look for external tools. Everything we need is available within the platform itself.

   My recommendation for anyone who’s going to try Luanti is to play on the Your Land server, which has one of the best collections of mods.

   In comparison to Minecraft, I can say that the performance is indeed faster—since even low-end computers can run the game without issues, as long as you use the right settings.

   Mesecons and Pipeworks mods extend a lot the creative possibilities. We can make a variety of algorithms with them.

   Positive comment by mega-rut · May 22, 2024

   Everyone likes Minetest but it is not compatible with Minecraft. I recently googled Minecraft web client and found mcraft fun which is also open source, worked insanely well in my case, and I wish there were more projects like this. Like compatible with Minecraft in any way: make some migrations tools or anything, please! But still a very interesting project with a large community though!

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   • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
   • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is LightweightMinecraft is not according to our users
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   VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2)

    28 likes

   Survive, farm, build, explore, play with friends, and do much more. Inspired by Minecraft, pushing beyond.

   57 VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Crafting Game

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Minetest

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) vs Minecraft Comments

   Positive comment by tuxayo · Aug 12, 2019

   Experience very similar. Many Minecraft features are there.

   Negative comment by maurosoft391 · Mar 12, 2022

   is buggy and the world is too small

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   • VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
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   LEGO Worlds

    33 likes

   Galaxy of procedural worlds made entirely from LEGO bricks.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Crafting Game

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Steam
   • Playstation
   • Xbox

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   LEGO Worlds vs Minecraft Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Jan 21, 2017

   A great alternative which uses lego bricks instead of traditional blocks.

   Positive comment by TiQuel Johnson · Mar 31, 2019

   it is like crazycraft but lego

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   • LEGO Worlds is Paid and ProprietaryMinecraft is also Paid and Proprietary
5. 

   

   The Blockheads

    18 likes

   Night is falling and your blockhead is freezing. You haven't yet made shelter and your campfire has gone out. All you have is a spade, some wood and a few sticks. You have only minutes before exhaustion hits. Do you create a bed, dig a cave or refuel your fire?

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   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Crafting Game

   Origin

   • New Zealand

   Platforms

   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • New Zealand

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Nov 9, 2018

   Has the same voxel feel but with different features and a 2D side view, and it even has servers, sadly has no mods

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   • The Blockheads is Free and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
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   Vintage Story

    13 likes

   Vintage Story is a game about innovation and exploration. It thrusts the player into a carefully-generated semi-autonomous world and challenges them to survive and overcome the natural and unknown threats of their new home.

   23 Vintage Story alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Survival Game

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Comment by Sleeves Anon · Jun 14, 2023

   Absolutely a better game than minecraft in my opinion, but the reality is most audiences who still like minecraft will not like this. It's much more realistic, detailed, and hence more effort is required to play. Also, by default it has much harder survival mechanics, like food preservation and temperature.

   Positive comment by Guest · Dec 25, 2019

   Minecraft may have a lot of features, but Vintage Story has a more realistic feel to it. From the videos I have watched, I can tell I will be picking up this masterpiece of a game.

   Positive comment by grawolfquinn · Mar 30, 2020

   An amazing, fun game with great modding support and a ton of good gameplay features.

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   • Vintage Story is Paid and ProprietaryMinecraft is also Paid and Proprietary
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   Wurm Online

    12 likes

   Wurm Online is an independent, ground breaking MMO that allows players to dig, flatten, raise and shape the land and create the frontier world they live in.

   38 Wurm Online alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Crafting Game
   • Exploration Game

   Origin

   • Sweden
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Steam

   • Sweden
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Ylands

    2 likes

   Ylands is a unique sandbox adventure game which allows you to explore your creativity. It is also a platform for making custom games, ranging from simple scenarios to sophisticated game modes.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Survival Game

   Origin

   • Czechia
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Czechia
   • EU

   

   

   

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    Mine Blocks

     1 like

    A free 2D Minecraft browser game, made in Flash!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Sandbox Game
    • Crafting Game

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    Masterspace

     2 likes

    Masterspace is a game about mining, creating and exploring, featuring fully destructible smooth terrain and spaceships that allow you to travel between different planets.

    68 Masterspace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Sandbox Game
    • Exploration Game

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    

    

    

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    Junk Jack

     14 likes

    Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Exploration Game
    • Adventure Game

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • Italy
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Cube World

     13 likes

    Cube World is a voxel-based action RPG with a focus on exploration. It takes place in a procedurally generated fantasy world made up entirely of cubes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Role-playing Game
    • Adventure Game

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by Guest · Dec 4, 2015

    Although their art style is similar, it stops shortly after that. Cube world is not as focused on building and mining as Minecraft and centered more around killing monsters and collecting items.

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    • Cube World is Paid and ProprietaryMinecraft is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Cube World is a Role-playing Game Minecraft is a Sandbox Game
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    Discovery

     1 like

    In 'Discovery' you can explore a giant world that is made of blocks and modify it with your own creations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Exploration Game

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire

    

    

    

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