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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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In short: Games like Minecraft: Java Edition

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Minecraft: Java Edition special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Terraria

64 %Match

2011USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified97 % positive9.75 €

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.

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Sandbox with your own goals

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.

Raft

Resources and survival

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.

Summer in Mara

Lots to discover

A relaxed island adventure where a young girl sails between islets, tends a farm and uncovers secrets. Its Ghibli-like fairytale look and gentle pace make it especially cozy.

Nightingale

Resources and survival

A survival-crafting game set in a gaslamp Victorian fantasy world, where you travel through portals into shifting, procedurally assembled realms. Building, gathering and exploring can be enjoyed solo or in co-op.

Valheim

Building and crafting

A Viking survival game set in a procedurally generated Norse afterlife where you explore biomes, build longhouses and ships, and take down massive bosses. It shines in co-op, balancing relaxed base building with tense, dangerous expeditions.

Rising World

Sandbox with your own goals

A sandbox survival game with a procedurally generated, fully destructible world where you gather resources and build freely, from small huts to huge cities. Playable solo or with friends online.

Creativerse

Sandbox with your own goals

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

Building and crafting

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.

Rust

Sandbox with your own goals

A brutal multiplayer survival sandbox where you spawn with nothing, gather resources, build bases and fight other players to stay alive. Raids, betrayals and clan wars make every wipe unpredictable.

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