Minecraft AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Survival Games

The best Survival Game alternative to Minecraft is SurvivalCraft, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Minecraft and many of them are Survival Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Survival Game alternatives to Minecraft are VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2), Voxelands, Vintage Story and ClassiCube.

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  1. SurvivalCraft icon
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    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.

    43 SurvivalCraft alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • iPad
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    Guest
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    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!

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    Smith Li
    Positive
    1

    All types of these games are amazing.

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    Guest
    Positive
    0

    i think it is because it is free

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    • Most users think SurvivalCraft is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • SurvivalCraft is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Minecraft.

    • SurvivalCraft is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
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    Survive, farm, build, explore, play with friends, and do much more. Inspired by Minecraft, pushing beyond.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minetest
     
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    Comments about VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) as an Alternative to Minecraft
    tuxayo
    Positive
    5

    Experience very similar. Many Minecraft features are there.

    maurosoft391
    Negative
    1

    is buggy and the world is too small

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    VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) icon
    • Most users think VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Voxelands icon
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    The Fun-Focused Free Software Voxel World Game. Voxelands is a sandbox construction game based on Minetest.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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  4. Vintage Story icon
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    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.

    18 Vintage Story alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Comments about Vintage Story as an Alternative to Minecraft
    Sleeves Anon
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    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
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    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.

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    grawolfquinn
    Positive
    1

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks Vintage Story is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • Vintage Story is Paid and ProprietaryMinecraft is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. ClassiCube icon
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    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Haiku
     
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    Guest
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    0

    its not minecraft bruh belive me

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    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).

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    • Almost everyone thinks ClassiCube is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • ClassiCube is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  6. LEGO Fortnite icon
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    Drop into a world of unlimited imagination – and llamas – with the LEGO Fortnite game! What will you build?

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
     
  7. Unturned icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
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    Comments about Unturned as an Alternative to Minecraft
    Sleeves Anon
    Negative
    0

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

    student twenty
    Negative
    0

    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.

    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    -2

    With weapons and little bit hard. no more mod and no more server.Almost only single and last version have problem co-op.

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    • Some users think Unturned is a great Minecraft alternative, some don't.

    • Unturned is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
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    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...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
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  9. Ylands icon
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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Junk Jack icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Brutal Nature icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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    Stranded is a 3D survival game. You are playing the role of a castaway and your goal is to "simply" survive on the purportedly lonely island at whose sandy beach you have been washed up by the sweep of fate.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
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