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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.

Sandbox with your own goals
Building and crafting
Open world
Resources and survival

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Raft

91 %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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Creativerse

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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.

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.

Terraria

Mood like Minecraft: Java Edition

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.

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.

Wildmender

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In a parched desert world you bring land and plants back to life, grow gardens and survive thirst and dangers, solo or with up to three friends. Restoring and exploring take priority over combat.

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.

Solarpunk

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A relaxed survival sandbox set on floating islands where you build bases, grow food and sail an airship to new lands, solo or with friends. The appeal lies in designing automated systems powered by sun, wind and water.

Colony Survival

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Mood like Minecraft: Java Edition

A voxel colony-builder where you manage farmers, miners and guards and defend your settlement from monster attacks each night. The appeal lies in optimizing your economy and strengthening your defenses.

Aloft

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In Aloft you turn floating islands into flying skyships and explore a cloud-filled world solo or in co-op. This survival sandbox focuses on laid-back building, discovery and curing a fungus-ravaged ecosystem.