Best Free Games Like Minecraft Top Sandbox & Crafting Games like Minecraft

The best free alternative to Minecraft is Minetest, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Minecraft and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Minecraft are SurvivalCraft, Veloren, MineClone 2 and Terasology.

Minecraft alternatives are mainly Sandbox Games but may also be Crafting Games or Survival Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Minecraft.

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Minetest
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Free • Open Source
Sandbox Game
Crafting Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
BSD
55 Minetest alternatives
Minetest is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft, and the like.
- - Minetest is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Minecraft.
- - Minetest is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Minecraft.
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Minetest Features
1. MultiplayerMinetest offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. ModdableMinetest can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. Works OfflineMinetest can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. No Coding RequiredMinetest can be used without an coding or programming skills.
5. Endless gameplayMinetest offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
6. Single playerMinetest has one or more single player game modes.
7. Ad-freeMinetest doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
8. PortableMinetest can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
9. Support for scriptingMinetest supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Community-based
Minecraft
Exploration
Lua mods
Multiple languages
Procedurally generated
Support for IPv6
Remove Noise
Mods
Online co-op
Comments about Minetest as a Alternative to Minecraft
Almost everyone thinks Minetest is a great Minecraft alternative.
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Guest
Free and open source, modding is simple, Very fun, setting up a server is easy and simple, doesn't need a setup, portable, everything happens within the game files.
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Guest
Minetest is an amazing open-source game with built-in modding support
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Sleeves Anon
If you just want a better minecraft, this is probably the closest you can get. However, if you're looking for a game that actually fixes the underlying design, you may want to keep scrolling.
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Guest
it is fundamentally different to minecraft, and that's what makes it a good game
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cocofifix
Great performance and very easy to use in a local network.
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SurvivalCraft
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Freemium • Proprietary
Sandbox Game
Survival Game
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
Kindle Fire
41 SurvivalCraft alternatives
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.
- - SurvivalCraft is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Minecraft.
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SurvivalCraft Features
1. Single playerSurvivalCraft has one or more single player game modes.
2. ModdableSurvivalCraft can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. PortableSurvivalCraft can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Works OfflineSurvivalCraft can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in SurvivalCraft.
6. Endless gameplaySurvivalCraft offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
7. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in SurvivalCraft to play cooperatively.
8. Support for scriptingSurvivalCraft supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
9. MultiplayerSurvivalCraft offers a game mode for more than one player.
Infinite World
Infinite canvas
Sandbox
Minecraft
Achievements Supported
Ad-free
Player vs Enviroment
Comments about SurvivalCraft as a Alternative to Minecraft
Most users think SurvivalCraft is a great Minecraft alternative.
Guest
i think it is because it is free
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Guest
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
All types of these games are amazing.
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maxwellted14
I like survival craft because it has a lot of templates and world to make anything you want
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Veloren
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Free • Open Source
Open World Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 Veloren alternatives
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.
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Veloren Features
1. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
2. MultiplayerVeloren offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. ModdableVeloren can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Works OfflineVeloren can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. Single playerVeloren has one or more single player game modes.
6. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Veloren.
7. Support for scriptingVeloren supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
8. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Veloren to play cooperatively.
9. Endless gameplayVeloren offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
Voxel-based geometry
Linux-games-native
Portable
Opinions about Veloren as a Alternative to Minecraft
Almost everyone thinks Veloren is a great Minecraft alternative.
MineClone 2
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Free • Open Source
Sandbox Game
Crafting Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Minetest
51 MineClone 2 alternatives
MineClone 2 is a survival sandbox game. Survive, gather, hunt, build, explore, and do much more. This goal of this project is to create a free clone of Minecraft.
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MineClone 2 Features
1. Single playerMineClone 2 has one or more single player game modes.
2. ModdableMineClone 2 can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. MultiplayerMineClone 2 offers a game mode for more than one player.
Procedurally generated
Minecraft
Sandbox
Mods
Blocks
Building game
Comments about MineClone 2 as a Alternative to Minecraft
Most users think MineClone 2 is a great Minecraft alternative.
tuxayo
Experience very similar. Many Minecraft features are there.
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maurosoft391
is buggy and the world is too small
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Terasology
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Free • Open Source
Sandbox Game
Crafting Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
59 Terasology alternatives
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.
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Terasology Features
1. ModdableTerasology can be modified through the installation of external mods.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Terasology.
3. Single playerTerasology has one or more single player game modes.
4. MultiplayerTerasology offers a game mode for more than one player.
Minecraft
Building blocks
Modular System
Comments about Terasology as a Alternative to Minecraft
Most users think Terasology is a great Minecraft alternative.
Mino Developer
It has awesome graphics, but not a very easy interface. Question: How do I play in creative mode?
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Guest
It has the BEST graphics EVER
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Guest
I want to play terasology and i think it is the best alternative
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The Blockheads
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Free • Proprietary
Crafting Game
Sandbox Game
Exploration Game
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
47 The Blockheads alternatives
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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The Blockheads Features
Blocks
Third person perspective
Comments about The Blockheads as a Alternative to Minecraft
Most users think The Blockheads is a great Minecraft alternative.
Guest
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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ClassiCube
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Free • Open Source
Survival Game
Sandbox Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
8 ClassiCube alternatives
An alternative to the Java web game "Minecraft Classic" that was listed on the official Minecraft site but taken down in 2016-2017.
- - ClassiCube is the most popular Web-based alternative to Minecraft.
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ClassiCube Features
1. Single playerClassiCube has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerClassiCube offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in ClassiCube to play cooperatively.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in ClassiCube.
5. ModdableClassiCube can be modified through the installation of external mods.
Free to play
Web-Based
Comments about ClassiCube as a Alternative to Minecraft
Almost everyone thinks ClassiCube is a great Minecraft alternative.
Guest
It has fun servers, and I found it when I was searching for a similar game for Chromebook.
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Guest
Free "Creative Mode" (though outdated).
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Val
Based on the style of classic Minecraft, this game is really neat, has a lot of potential, is fun, and hits close to home for those who have played classic Minecraft. I definitely recommend ClassiCube, even as it's own game overall.
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