Minecraft (Series) Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Minecraft is Luanti (formerly Minetest), which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Veloren, VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2), Vintage Story and Terasology. You're spoiled for choice with Sandbox Games like Minecraft: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and iPhone.

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  1. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  2. WolkenWelten icon
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    Multiplayer Voxel Survival in C99, includes a badly written implementation of LISP.

    13 WolkenWelten alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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  3. bloxd.io icon
     3 likes

    Welcome to Bloxd.io – a multiplayer sandbox game where creativity meets action. Whether you're building, exploring, or battling.

    11 bloxd.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. StarForge icon
     4 likes

    StarForge is a game about gathering resources, building bases, crafting anything you want, and surviving on an alien planet. Earth's star is dying and humanity transferred as much technology and resources as possible and left on a one way mission to populate another planet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. LostMiner icon
     2 likes

    Indie sandbox game with mining, crafting and exploration elements, mainly inspired by Minecraft, Terraria and Junk Jack. It has a side-view camera, mixing 2D with 3D, polished pixel graphics with lot of personality, and great sound effects!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. STALCRAFT: X is the largest online game set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore an open world filled with mutants and anomalies alone or with friends — unforgettable experiences are guaranteed!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  7. Download and Play Best FREE 3D sandbox blocks craft game with Creative Multiplayer and Survival Modes! Build creative 3D world online, get resources, craft items in survival, tame animals, watch out mobs and survive! Explore worlds created by others.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  8. Islanded icon
     2 likes

    Islanded is a Survival Nature Sandbox game, based in the interaction with the nature to survive. Use animals to explore, find food and fight while searching for resources to build in a huge open world with total freedom.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Cube World icon
     13 likes

    Cube World is a voxel-based action RPG with a focus on exploration. It takes place in a procedurally generated fantasy world made up entirely of cubes.

    31 Cube World alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  10. Struckd is the next-generation gaming platform for user created content where people of all ages come together to create, share and play games. Create your own games and play thousands of others. Download for Mobile & Desktop: www.struckd.com.

    43 Struckd - 3D Game Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  11. Kidblock icon
     3 likes

    Kidblock is: Building, exploring, world sharing, multiplayer, mobs, rocket launchers, lasers, TNT, swords, crafting, mining, farming, protecting, gameplay recording and much more!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
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  12. Discovery icon
     1 like

    In 'Discovery' you can explore a giant world that is made of blocks and modify it with your own creations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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