Minecraft AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Survival Games for Android

There are many alternatives to Minecraft for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best Android Survival Game alternative is Luanti (formerly Minetest), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Minecraft and eight of them are Survival Games available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android Survival Game alternatives to Minecraft are SurvivalCraft, Planet of Cubes Survival Craft, World of Cubes and RealmCraft.

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  1. Luanti (formerly Minetest) icon

    Luanti (formerly Minetest)

     273 likes

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

    69 Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Self-Hosted
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    Luanti (formerly Minetest) vs Minecraft Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    gabethepiggy
    2

    Hardware friendly/Works well on low-end machines

    danielol1
    Positive
    0

    It’s wonderful how the platform allows us to modify the games. There are plenty of mods we can easily install without needing to look for external tools. Everything we need is available within the platform itself.

    My recommendation for anyone who’s going to try Luanti is to play on the Your Land server, which has one of the best collections of mods.

    In comparison to Minecraft, I can say that the performance is indeed faster—since even low-end computers can run the game without issues, as long as you use the right settings.

    Mesecons and Pipeworks mods extend a lot the creative possibilities. We can make a variety of algorithms with them.

    mega-rut
    Positive
    0

    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!

    3 of 28 comments
    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
    • Luanti (formerly Minetest) is LightweightMinecraft is not according to our users
  2. SurvivalCraft icon

    SurvivalCraft

     61 likes

    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.

    48 SurvivalCraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    Survivalcraft
     
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    SurvivalCraft vs Minecraft Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    9

    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!

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    i think it is because it is free

    Smith Li
    Positive
    1

    All types of these games are amazing.

    3 of 4 comments
    • SurvivalCraft is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Planet of Cubes Survival Craft icon

    Planet of Cubes Survival Craft

     3 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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  5. World of Cubes icon

    World of Cubes

     1 like

    Create your own worlds with thousands of random players or friends online in Multiplayer mode or start your own survival game on the infinite randomly generated maps!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Minecraft
    • Roblox
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    World of Cubes vs Minecraft Comments
    RavenJack00
    Positive
    0

    I like world of cubes because it features multiple worlds and the worlds are really good definitely give this a try

    • World of Cubes is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
    • World of Cubes is a Survival Game Minecraft is a Sandbox Game
  7. RealmCraft icon

    RealmCraft

     2 likes

    RealmCraft is a sandbox construction game with 3D procedurally generated infinity world. Create and break apart various kinds of blocks, explore the environment, gather resources, craft weapons, build shelter and take part in combat with dangerous opponents.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Oculus Experiences
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • itch.io
    • Oculus Rift
    Worlds Exploration
     
  8. LostMiner icon

    LostMiner

     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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  10. Villa Craft Survival icon

    Villa Craft Survival

     1 like

    Villa Craft Survival is a beautiful game with a 3d cube world.Creative and building aspects of the Villa Craft enable players to build constructions out of different cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Villa Craft Survival screenshot 1
     
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