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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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Raft

94 %Match

2022USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable93 % positive20.49 €

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.

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Planet Crafter

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You terraform a hostile planet by gathering resources, building bases and machines, and watching a barren wasteland slowly gain atmosphere, water and life. The blend of calm survival and visible, large-scale progress is what makes it special.

The Forest

Systems like Minecraft: Java Edition
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After a plane crash you build shelters and traps in a dense forest while tribes of cannibals stalk and attack you. Creepy mutant-filled caves and the mystery of your missing son drive the exploration, and it's best played with friends in co-op.

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.

CastleMiner Z

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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.

Creativerse

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Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

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.

Astroneer

Systems like Minecraft: Java Edition
Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

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.

Space Engineers

Systems like Minecraft: Java Edition
Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Stranded Deep

Systems like Minecraft: Java Edition
Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

After a plane crash you're stranded in the Pacific, scavenging scattered islands for food, water and shelter while building rafts and fending off sharks. Its UI-light, physics-based crafting and beautiful yet dangerous ocean setting define the experience.

The Survivalists

Systems like Minecraft: Java Edition
Combat like Minecraft: Java Edition

A co-op survival sandbox set in the Escapists universe where you explore islands, build, craft and even train monkeys to help you survive. Playable with up to three friends, its humorous pixel look keeps survival fairly laid-back.