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Games like Minecraft: Java Edition

2011USK 6PC

The definitive sandbox: mine, craft, survive the nights and build anything you can imagine in an endless procedurally generated block world, solo or with friends on servers. The Java Edition adds a massive modding community on top.

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Creativerse

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2017PC, Steam Deck playable77 % positive22.99 €

A colorful sandbox survival game about gathering, crafting and building elaborate structures. You explore a procedurally generated voxel world full of caves, biomes and creatures, solo or with friends.

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Hytale

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A voxel sandbox adventure that blends block building and exploring a procedurally generated fantasy world with RPG-style combat, dungeons and creatures. Powerful modding and server tools turn it into a platform for custom minigames and worlds.

Raft

Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

You begin on a tiny raft in the middle of the ocean, collecting debris, expanding your floating home and exploring islands while sharks circle. Solo or in co-op, survival turns into a laid-back crafting and discovery voyage with a mysterious story.

No Man's Sky

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A near-infinite procedurally generated universe where you hop freely between vivid alien planets, gather resources, build bases and upgrade your ships. Years of free updates have turned it into a relaxed sci-fi sandbox with optional co-op.

Spore

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Spore lets you guide your own species from a single cell to a galaxy-spanning empire, with each stage playing like a different genre. Its playful creature editor, letting you design nearly everything yourself, is the real star.

Terraria

Sandbox with your own goals

A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.

Scrap Mechanic

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A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.

Everwind

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Everwind is a first-person co-op survival sandbox RPG where you and your friends build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft and fight while exploring the mysteries above the clouds.

CastleMiner Z

Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

A blocky sandbox survival game set in an endless world: you build, craft weapons and tools, and fight off zombies and other monsters alone or with friends.

Astroneer

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As an astronaut you explore colorful planets, reshape terrain like clay with your terrain tool, and build bases with automated production chains. A relaxed mix of discovery, gathering and tinkering, solo or in co-op.