Minecraft (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Survival 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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   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
5. 

   

   Voxelands

    21 likes

   The Fun-Focused Free Software Voxel World Game. Voxelands is a sandbox construction game based on Minetest.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Crafting Game

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Planet of Cubes Survival Craft

    3 likes

   Welcome to Planet of Cubes Survival MMO Games - the ONLY SURVIVAL Real Time block building online multiplayer games with thousands of players online in the MASSIVE open world made of cubes and blocks! Play this unique sandbox adventure game with TONS OF EXCITED FEATURES, meet...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Sandbox Game
   • Survival Game

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Kindle Fire

   • United States

   

   

   

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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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   Unturned

    16 likes

   Unturned is a sandbox game in the emerging multiplayer apocalypse survival genre. Rather than focusing on being an MMO it provides players with easy systems to sit down and survive the zombie infestation with their friends.

   24 Unturned alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Survival Game
   • Sandbox Game

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Steam

   • Canada

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Sleeves Anon · Jun 14, 2023

   Not really similar to minecraft. This is a zombie shooter with basic looting, leveling, and building mechanics.

   Negative comment by student twenty · Jun 12, 2020

   Unturned is a cheap-looking kinda crap Zombie survival game. It's not even close to Minecraft, and I don't understand why anyone would think it was.

   Negative comment by Guest · Jan 6, 2021

   It s a first person shooter. The only thing it shares with Minecraft is that there are zombies and some trees.

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   • Unturned is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
   • Unturned is a Survival Game Minecraft is a Sandbox Game
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    SurvivalCraft

     61 likes

    You are marooned on the shores of an infinite blocky world. Explore, mine resources, craft tools and weapons, hunt and make traps. Build a shelter to survive nights and share your worlds online. Possibilities are infinite in this sandbox survival and construction game.

    48 SurvivalCraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Sandbox Game
    • Survival Game

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire

    • United Kingdom

    

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    Positive comment by Guest · Jul 18, 2018

    SurvivalCraft has a unique feature where you can download and upload adventure maps with ease without needing to pay or use an external application. in general, it's pretty fun to play. However, minecraft is a bit more fun!

    Positive comment by Guest · Nov 21, 2019

    i think it is because it is free

    Positive comment by Smith Li · Jul 31, 2022

    All types of these games are amazing.

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    • SurvivalCraft is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
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    Brutal Nature

     3 likes

    Brutal Nature is a multiplayer 3d survival PC game where everything in the game can be crafted and destroyed. Survive, crafting, building structures...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Sandbox Game
    • Survival Game

    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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    LEGO Fortnite

     5 likes

    Drop into a world of unlimited imagination – and llamas – with the LEGO Fortnite game! What will you build?

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Crafting Game
    • Survival Game

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    

    

    

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    PixARK

     3 likes

    PixARK is a vast, wild world filled with vicious dinosaurs, magical creatures and endless adventure! To survive in this mysterious land, you must tame creatures both ferocious and cuddly, craft high tech and magical tools, and build your own base out of cubes.

    20 PixARK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Survival Game
    • Sandbox Game

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    • United States

    

    

    

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