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    Minetest

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

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet BSD

    • It has most of the features of Minecraft. What it doesn't have can be added to the game easily and quickly through mods and texture packs. Because it is also open source, it is constantly being made better by the community. Guest • Jul 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Minetest is open source block game, driven by community. It is easy and fun to write mods for Minetest using Lua. Because of mods, each of the 200+ publicly available servers are unique. Guest • Jul 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Hardware friendly/Works well on low-end machines gabethepiggyJul 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Very similar visual-wise. Contains modding (via Lua), custom texture packs and multiplayer mode with many public servers. Does its job quite well on weak CPUs and integrated graphics. Guest • Dec 2017 Disagree   Agree
    • Free and open source software with no ads. Easy setup and customizing your own world. Designed to work well even in low-end machine. Available in more than 20 languages. Constantly developed by community. Guest • 12 days ago Disagree   Agree
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    Terraria

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint. Inspired by...

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    • Terraria is a 2D version of Minecraft and it's still being played today Guest • Sep 2017 • 0 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree   Agree
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    Terasology

    Terasology (started under the name Blockmania) is an open source project started by Benjamin “begla” Glatzel to research procedural terrain generation and efficient...

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

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    Starbound

    Starbound is an indie game being produced by the UK-based independent game studio Chucklefish Ltd. Starbound takes place in a two-dimensional, procedurally generated...

    Commercial Mac Windows Linux

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    Mythruna

    Mythruna is a game under construction combining extensive world building, crafting, and sandbox elements with just a touch of role-playing. When completed, Mythruna will...

    Free Mac Windows Linux

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    Stonehearth

    Stonehearth is a game of exploration and survival in an epic fantasy setting. Build your town, care for your hearthlings, and defend against marauding invaders.

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  • Unturned icon

    Unturned

    You become a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and team up with your friends to remain among the living.

    Freemium Mac Windows Linux Steam

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    Freeminer

    Freeminer is a Minecraft-inspired sandbox game. Freeminer is based on Minetest which is developed by a number of contributors from all over the globe. Unlike...

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD

    • Discontinued Announced on IRC chat: http://irc.minetest.net/minetest-dev/2017-07-17#i_5011943
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    TrueCraft

    A completely clean-room implementation of Minecraft beta 1.7.3 (circa September 2011). No decompiled code has been used in the development of this software.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

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    Don't Starve

    Play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his...

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    • Minecraft is about world building, creating, and surviving. Don't starve is only a survival game. Guest • Jun 2015 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Both in Minecraft and Don't Starve you have to craft and survive. Danilo_VenomOct 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
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    Besiege

    Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines and lay waste to immense fortresses and peaceful hamlets.

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    Epic Inventor

    I have said a few times that Epic Inventor was inspired by Terraria. There are obvious similarities you can see right away in the various screenshots I’ve posted....

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

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    • Discontinued In October 2013, development stopped the sourcecode is available on Github. In May 2016 developer is thinking about revisit the project
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    Classicube

    An alternative to the Java web game "Minecraft Classic" that was listed on the official MINECRAFT site but taken down in 2016-2017.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux