Best Games Like Minecraft for LinuxTop Sandbox & Crafting Games like Minecraft

There are many alternatives to Minecraft for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Luanti (formerly Minetest), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Minecraft and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Minecraft are Terasology, VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2), Veloren and Voxelands.

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  1. Luanti (formerly Minetest) icon

    Luanti (formerly Minetest)

     260 likes

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

    65 Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    Luanti (formerly Minetest) vs Minecraft Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    gabethepiggy
    2

    Hardware friendly/Works well on low-end machines

    mega-rut
    Positive
    0

    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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Lasertie
    Positive
    0

    I like Minetest because it's open source

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 27 comments
    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is LightweightMinecraft is not according to our users
  2. Terasology icon

    Terasology

     31 likes

    Terasology (started under the name Blockmania) is an open source project started by Benjamin “begla” Glatzel to research procedural terrain generation and efficient rendering techniques in Java using the LWJGL.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Terasology vs Minecraft Comments
    Mino Developer
    Positive
    0

    It has awesome graphics, but not a very easy interface. Question: How do I play in creative mode?

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It has the BEST graphics EVER

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I want to play terasology and i think it is the best alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Terasology is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  4. VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) icon

    VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2)

     25 likes

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

    53 VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minetest
    Minetest looks almost exactly like Minecraft.
     
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    VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) vs Minecraft Comments
    tuxayo
    Positive
    5

    Experience very similar. Many Minecraft features are there.

    maurosoft391
    Negative
    1

    is buggy and the world is too small

    • VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Veloren icon

    Veloren

     49 likes

    Veloren is a multiplayer voxel RPG written in Rust. It is inspired by games such as Cube World, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.

    21 Veloren alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Vintage Story icon

    Vintage Story

     12 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.

    19 Vintage Story alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Vintage Story vs Minecraft Comments
    Sleeves Anon
    0

    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.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    grawolfquinn
    Positive
    1

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

    • Vintage Story is Paid and ProprietaryMinecraft is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. Minetest Game icon

    Minetest Game

     8 likes

    A basic game for Luanti (formerly Minetest) developed by the Minetest team, often referred to as "Vanilla Minetest". It includes mods for basic tools, nodes, & an API for player visuals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Minetest
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    Minetest Game vs Minecraft Comments
    maurosoft391
    Negative
    1

    Take too much time to load a world. The loading time is too slow

    RemovedUser
    0

    Minetest Game is not really a game but more of a modding base for Minetest.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Minetest Game is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Polytoria icon

    Polytoria

     8 likes

    Polytoria is a free-to-play platform and website similar to Roblox. You can create levels, play levels, talk in a forum, customize your avatar and do many more activities.

    11 Polytoria alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    Polytoria screenshot 1
     
  11. ClassiCube icon

    ClassiCube

     10 likes

    An alternative to the Java web game "Minecraft Classic" that was listed on the official Minecraft site but taken down in 2016-2017.

    11 ClassiCube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Haiku
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    ClassiCube vs Minecraft Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    its not minecraft bruh belive me

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It has fun servers, and I found it when I was searching for a similar game for Chromebook.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Free "Creative Mode" (though outdated).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • ClassiCube is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Mythruna icon

    Mythruna

     18 likes

    Mythruna is a game under construction combining extensive world building, crafting, and sandbox elements with just a touch of role-playing. When completed, Mythruna will be a unique gaming experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Brickadia icon

    Brickadia

     3 likes

    A multiplayer brick building game that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build and invent with your friends, or blow them to smithereens!

    14 Brickadia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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