Minecraft AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Survival Games

The best Survival Game alternative to Minecraft 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 many of them are Survival Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Survival Game alternatives to Minecraft are SurvivalCraft, VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2), Vintage Story and Voxelands.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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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. VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) icon

    VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2)

     28 likes

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

    57 VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minetest
    Minetest looks almost exactly like Minecraft.
     
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    VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) vs Minecraft Comments
    tuxayo
    Positive
    5

    Experience very similar. Many Minecraft features are there.

    maurosoft391
    Negative
    1

    is buggy and the world is too small

    • VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) is Free and Open SourceMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Vintage Story icon

    Vintage Story

     13 likes

    Vintage Story is a game about innovation and exploration. It thrusts the player into a carefully-generated semi-autonomous world and challenges them to survive and overcome the natural and unknown threats of their new home.

    23 Vintage Story alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Vintage Story vs Minecraft Comments
    Sleeves Anon
    0

    Absolutely a better game than minecraft in my opinion, but the reality is most audiences who still like minecraft will not like this. It's much more realistic, detailed, and hence more effort is required to play. Also, by default it has much harder survival mechanics, like food preservation and temperature.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Minecraft may have a lot of features, but Vintage Story has a more realistic feel to it. From the videos I have watched, I can tell I will be picking up this masterpiece of a game.

    grawolfquinn
    Positive
    1

    An amazing, fun game with great modding support and a ton of good gameplay features.

    • Vintage Story is Paid and ProprietaryMinecraft is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Voxelands icon

    Voxelands

     21 likes

    The 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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  8. 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
    Planet of Cubes Survival Craft screenshot 1
     
  9. Ylands icon

    Ylands

     2 likes

    Ylands is a unique sandbox adventure game which allows you to explore your creativity. It is also a platform for making custom games, ranging from simple scenarios to sophisticated game modes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Unturned icon

    Unturned

     16 likes

    Unturned is a sandbox game in the emerging multiplayer apocalypse survival genre. Rather than focusing on being an MMO it provides players with easy systems to sit down and survive the zombie infestation with their friends.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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    Unturned vs Minecraft Comments
    Sleeves Anon
    Negative
    0

    Not really similar to minecraft. This is a zombie shooter with basic looting, leveling, and building mechanics.

    student twenty
    Negative
    0

    Unturned is a cheap-looking kinda crap Zombie survival game. It's not even close to Minecraft, and I don't understand why anyone would think it was.

    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    -2

    With weapons and little bit hard. no more mod and no more server.Almost only single and last version have problem co-op.

    3 of 4 comments
    • Unturned is Freemium and ProprietaryMinecraft is Paid and Proprietary
    • Unturned is a Survival Game Minecraft is a Sandbox Game
  11. Brutal Nature icon

    Brutal Nature

     3 likes

    Brutal Nature is a multiplayer 3d survival PC game where everything in the game can be crafted and destroyed. Survive, crafting, building structures...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  12. Junk Jack icon

    Junk Jack

     14 likes

    Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!

    48 Junk Jack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  14. PixARK icon

    PixARK

     3 likes

    PixARK is a vast, wild world filled with vicious dinosaurs, magical creatures and endless adventure! To survive in this mysterious land, you must tame creatures both ferocious and cuddly, craft high tech and magical tools, and build your own base out of cubes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
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