Luanti (formerly Minetest) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Sandbox Games

The best Sandbox Game alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest) is Minecraft. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Veloren or VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Luanti (formerly Minetest) and many of them are Sandbox Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Sandbox Game alternatives to Luanti (formerly Minetest) are Terasology, Vintage Story, LEGO Worlds and Novetus.

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  1. Minecraft icon
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    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.

    99 Minecraft alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • FreeBSD
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • NetBSD
    • Meta Quest
    • OpenBSD
     
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    Comments about Minecraft as an Alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest)
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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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Minecraft is awesome thanks a lot

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Minecraft is a great Luanti (formerly Minetest) alternative.

    • Minecraft is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest).

    • Minecraft is the most popular commercial alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest).

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

    21 Veloren alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Veloren is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest).

    • Veloren is Free and Open SourceLuanti (formerly Minetest) is also Free and Open Source
  3. Terasology icon
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    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.

    60 Terasology alternatives

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    Comments about Terasology as an Alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest)
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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).

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

    18 Vintage Story alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  5. Novetus icon
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    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.

    43 Novetus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Roblox
     
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    Comments about Novetus as an Alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest)
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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

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    • Novetus is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Luanti (formerly Minetest).

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

    20 Minetest Game alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Minetest
     
  7. Blockland icon
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    Blockland is an online multiplayer game where you build things with bricks. It's like playing with legos on the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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    Creativerse: The Definitive Edition is a sandbox adventure game set in a beautiful yet treacherous world shrouded in mystery. Adventure solo or bring your friends, unearth secrets, and tame the land together!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  9. Freeminer icon
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    Freeminer is an open source sandbox game inspired by Minecraft.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  10. Infiniminer icon
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    Infiniminer is a multiplayer block mining game with several different player classes to choose from.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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