Luanti is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft, and the like.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Germany
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Flathub
- F-Droid
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Best Open Source Games Like Minecraft Top Sandbox & Crafting Games like Minecraft
The best open source alternative to Minecraft is Luanti (formerly Minetest). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Minecraft and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Minecraft are Terasology, Veloren, VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) and Voxelands.
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Alternatives list
66 Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternatives
61 Terasology alternativesTerasology (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.
22 Veloren alternativesVeloren 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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54 VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) alternativesSurvive, farm, build, explore, play with friends, and do much more. Inspired by Minecraft, pushing beyond.
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68 Voxelands alternativesThe Fun-Focused Free Software Voxel World Game. Voxelands is a sandbox construction game based on Minetest.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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39 MCRAFT.FUN alternativesFree, online, compatible and open source Minecraft web client with ability to connect to Java servers and load or create single player worlds to play offline.
42 eaglercraft alternativesMinecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Online
13 Polytoria alternativesPolytoria 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.
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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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12 ClassiCube alternativesAn alternative to the Java web game "Minecraft Classic" that was listed on the official Minecraft site but taken down in 2016-2017.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Haiku
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Minetest
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Tired of the roblox tyranny and greed? The Novetus community game is the solution! Novetus was made to improve on RBXLegacy, with the addition of new features that enhance the launcher for mod development, player customization, and overall usability.
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Hardware friendly/Works well on low-end machines