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The best open source alternative to Minecraft is Luanti (formerly Minetest). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Minecraft and 19 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Minecraft are Terasology, VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2), Veloren and Voxelands.

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Minecraft alternatives page was last updated Oct 2, 2024
  1. Luanti (formerly Minetest) icon
     242 likes

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

    59 Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternatives
    Luanti (formerly Minetest) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub

    Top Luanti (formerly Minetest) Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Minecraft
    5.  Exploration
    6.  Lua mods
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No Coding Required
    10.  Endless gameplay
    11.  Portable
    12.  Single player
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    Comments about Luanti (formerly Minetest) as an Alternative to Minecraft
     
       
    Comment summary: Luanti (formerly Minetest) is frequently praised for being open source, with strong modding capabilities and an active community. It is often considered a leading open-source alternative to Minecraft, offering better moddability, code performance, and compatibility with low-end hardware. However, some users note it is not compatible with Minecraft and highlight it as a game engine rather than a complete game, suggesting improvements in underlying design are needed.
    cocofifix

    Great performance and very easy to use in a local network.

    Top positive commentSep 2, 2021
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    mega-rut

    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!

    Positive commentMay 22, 2024
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    Lasertie

    I like Minetest because it's open source

    Positive commentMar 29, 2024
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    • Almost everyone thinks Luanti (formerly Minetest) is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Minecraft.

    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Minecraft.

    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Terasology icon
     30 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.

    60 Terasology alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Terasology Features

    1.  Moddable
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Single player
    4.  Multiplayer
    5.  Minecraft
    6.  Building blocks
    7.  Modular System
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    Mino Developer

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

    Positive commentApr 12, 2023
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    Guest

    It has the BEST graphics EVER

    Positive commentNov 16, 2020
    0
    Guest

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

    Positive commentFeb 20, 2016
    0
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    • Most users think Terasology is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • Terasology is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  3. VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) icon
     23 likes

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

    52 VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) alternatives
    Minetest looks almost exactly like Minecraft.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minetest

    Top VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Procedurally generated
    3.  Minecraft
    4.  Single player
    5.  Sandbox
    6.  Moddable
    7.  Multiplayer
    8.  Endless gameplay
    9.  Player vs Enviroment
    10.  Blocks
    11.  Mods
    12.  Building game
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    tuxayo

    Experience very similar. Many Minecraft features are there.

    Positive commentAug 12, 2019
    5
    maurosoft391

    is buggy and the world is too small

    Negative commentMar 12, 2022
    1
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    • Most users think VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Veloren icon
     44 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.

    20 Veloren alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top Veloren Features

    1.  Open World Game
    2.  DRM Free
    3.  Voxel-based geometry
    4.  Linux-games-native
    5.  Multiplayer
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Endless gameplay
    8.  Single player
    9.  Moddable
    10.  Player vs Player
    11.  Online co-op
    12.  Support for scripting
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  5. Voxelands icon
     21 likes

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

    67 Voxelands alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Voxelands Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Infinite World
    4.  Free to play
    5.  Windows XP Compatibility
    Discontinued

    Official website no longer exists and last commit is from a March 2018. See https://gitlab.com/voxelands/voxelands/commits/next

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  6. Minetest Game icon
     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.

    18 Minetest Game alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Minetest
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    maurosoft391

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

    Negative commentFeb 25, 2023
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    RemovedUser

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

    CommentFeb 17, 2024
    0
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    • Minetest Game is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  7. ClassiCube icon
     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.

    9 ClassiCube alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Haiku

    ClassiCube Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Free to play
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Online co-op
    6.  Player vs Player
    7.  Moddable
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    Guest

    its not minecraft bruh belive me

    Negative commentAug 17, 2024
    0
    Guest

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

    Positive commentMay 5, 2020
    1
    Guest

    Free "Creative Mode" (though outdated).

    Positive commentNov 6, 2018
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    • Almost everyone thinks ClassiCube is a great Minecraft alternative.

    • ClassiCube is the most popular Web-based alternative to Minecraft.

    • ClassiCube is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
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