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5 Open Source Alternatives To Minecraft

There's no denying that Minecraft is a top game for millions. The fact that it's written in Java enables it to run on a variety of platforms, including Linux. There are many Minecraft gamers who would love access to the source code of Minecraft and to work on it. Unfortunately, the source code is not accessible to the general public.



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There's good news. Minecraft's popularity has led to numerous attempts to recreate the game and others in a similar vein, as open source software. Interested in a free Minecraft alternative? Here's a brief review of some Minecraft clones and derivatives you should really check out.



These projects are in varying stages of completion and serve various goals. Some attempt to recreate the Minecraft experience completely while others seek to provide a very similar experience. Others are taking the voxel-based game concept in entirely new directions, and still others are really more of a framework that can aid you in building your own game or create.



Minetest



The first game on our list is Minetest. Minetest, a "near infinite-world block sandbox game" and a "game engine" is the most complete alternative to Minecraft. It supports multiplayer games and subgames, and features a number of terrain generators and different default biomes. It also has a user-friendly API for creating mods in Lua.



Minetest is an open source software under the LGPL. Ipagd It is written primarily using C++, which makes it much more efficient than other scripting languages. Minetest runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, and possibly other operating systems as well. Find the source code on GitHub.



Minetest screenshot, Minetest website, CC-BY-SA 3.0.



Terasology



Terasology might be the winner of the best rendering engine award in the pack. Its shadows are both beautiful and frightening. The game began as an experiment in procedural terrain creation. It has grown into a fully-featured game with multiplayer and a range of add-ons that allow you to try different gameplay mechanics.



Terasology is written in Java and is available under an Apache 2.0 license. Because it is a Java-based system it should be able to run on any platform that has sufficient power, provided that you have the Java 8 virtual machine installed.



Terasology screenshot, Terasology code repository, Apache 2.0.



Voxel.js



Voxel.js is the odd one on this list. It's not a video game and does not claim to be. Voxel.js instead is an JavaScript library that allows you to build your own Minecraft-style renderings, games and other interactive widgets in JavaScript or HTML. It can be embedded on any web page without the need for plugins.



Voxel.js is put together as many related projects, so you can utilize as much or as little of the code as you want when creating your ideal game. The main library, voxel engine is a very basic engine for rendering small-sized scenes, but there are over 200 additional add-onsavailable. There are examples of other engines in the gallery. The engine itself is released under a BSD-style license; other add-ons might be licensed differently and it's a good idea to check before making assumptions.



Screenshot of voxel-forest using Voxel.js, Jason Baker.



TrueCraft



TrueCraft is designed to be very similar to the original game. It is described as a Minecraft "implementation," as opposed to a clone and is compatible with official Minecraft server versions. The author of TrueCraft is seeking to implement beta version 1.7.3 which he believes to be "nearly perfect" in the course of Minecraft's development. TrueCraft is a snapshot of Minecraft that has been deliberately frozen in time. He is seeking feature-parity with Minecraft.



TrueCraft is very close to the original. So, TrueCraft has taken very care to avoid copyright issues. TrueCraft allows code only from developers who haven't decompiled or otherwise had access to the original game's source code. However those who have had access been granted access are encouraged and welcomed to contribute in other ways. TrueCraft is written in C# and is open source under an MIT license.



TrueCraft screenshot, TrueCraft code repository, MIT license.



Craft



Craft is another open source Voxel engine that has the look of Minecraft. Although development seems to have slowed down or stopped but there are more than 200 forks, a lot of which (such as the school project Not2bad-craft), offer major improvements. Craft's simplicity might be appealing to you if interested in building an alternative to Minecraft but don't know where to begin The game engine is housed in just a few thousand lines of C code and makes use of OpenGL for rendering. It makes use of simple algorithms to create terrain and other tasks. Everything is stored in an SQLite3 databank. It's worth looking into the possibility of a multiplayer server based on Python.



Craft is available under an MIT licence



Craft screenshot, Craft code repository, MIT license.



Other great alternatives



You should also check out these other notable references:



Freeminer is a different sandbox-based game is inspired by Minecraft and based upon Minetest. The creators want to make the game fun while still maintaining some perfectionist elements. It includes installers for Linux, Windows, and Android. ClassiCube is it is a Minecraft Classic clone, is written in C#. It is open source under the OpenTK license, and runs on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS, and in a browser.



And there you have it. This isn't a complete list. There are many more options available that you can investigate. As more people begin to play these games, or even create their own, we'll surely find more options. Which one is your favourite and which did we leave off that you wish we had covered?


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