Games Like Luanti (formerly Minetest) Great Sandbox & Crafting Games like Luanti (formerly Minetest)

Luanti (formerly Minetest) is described as 'Luanti is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft, and the like' and is a very popular Sandbox Game in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to Luanti (formerly Minetest) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternative is Minecraft. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Veloren or VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2). Other Luanti (formerly Minetest) like games are Terasology, Vintage Story, eaglercraft and Novetus.

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  1. Minecraft icon
     1050 likes

    Experience infinite 3D landscapes for exploration and endless creativity in crafting structures and gathering resources. Multiplayer capabilities allow you to build with friends, or challenge yourself in survival mode where nightfall brings perilous creatures and the need for learned strategy.

    104 Minecraft alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Linux Mint
    • Arch Linux
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Kindle Fire
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Gear VR
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • Nintendo Wii / Wii U
     
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    Minecraft vs Luanti (formerly Minetest) Comments
    Guest
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    While Luanti is a game engine which is just a base for voxel stuff (not only games), Minecraft is a game which is harder to modify to play any voxel-based game.

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Minecraft is awesome thanks a lot

    • Minecraft is Paid and ProprietaryLuanti (formerly Minetest) is Free and Open Source
  2. Veloren icon
     56 likes

    Veloren 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.

    23 Veloren alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Terasology icon
     34 likes

    Terasology (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.

    62 Terasology alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Terasology vs Luanti (formerly Minetest) Comments
    yeyer11817
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    Minetest mods and games are created using lua, while terasology uses Java, this is arguably an advantage because java is better for large scale software development (e.g. it has a better performing implementation).

    • Terasology is Free and Open SourceLuanti (formerly Minetest) is also Free and Open Source
  4. Vintage Story icon
     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.

    21 Vintage Story alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. eaglercraft icon
     5 likes

    Minecraft 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.

    43 eaglercraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Novetus icon
     11 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Roblox
     
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    Novetus vs Luanti (formerly Minetest) Comments
    andrejusdovidaitis
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    Novetus hasn't really developed enough for a full-on alternative unlike MineTest, which has a very active community, maybe in the future, Novetus will be more than just gimmick software

    • Novetus is Free and Open SourceLuanti (formerly Minetest) is also Free and Open Source
  7. Minetest Game icon
     10 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Minetest
     
  8. Eco icon
     9 likes

    Eco is an online game where players must collaborate to build a civilization in a world where everything they do affects the environment. All resources come from a simulated ecosystem, with thousands of plants and animals simulating 24/7.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  9. Polytoria icon
     10 likes

    Polytoria 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Blockland icon
     15 likes

    Blockland is an online multiplayer game where you build things with bricks. It's like playing with legos on the internet.

    46 Blockland alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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