![]() Regardless of the reason, here are a few games that stand as decent Minecraft alternatives. In case you missed the announcement, Minecraft is coming to Xbox Live. ![]() Until then, Xbox 360 owners who’d like to join the Minecraft party can turn to FortressCraft. The indie title is an unapologetic copy of its inspiration, but the copy job is decent.įortressCraft adds a few extra features that make it noteworthy. The graphics have all been slightly raised (especially the water) and the controls are much improved. I’ve tried playing Minecraft on PC with a controller, and it’s not easy.įortressCraft, however, reworks the controls just enough so that the game is a little easier to play. Props for taking a gameplay style built for mouse and keyboard and remaking it into something that plays well with a controller. The lack of Minecraft on Xbox 360 and FortressCraft’s super low price of $1 make it a viable choice for gamers who don’t have a PC. Terraria is most definitely not a direct clone of Minecraft. While the game takes a great deal of inspiration from its predecessors, as a whole it feels and plays completely differently. That’s a good thing, especially in this case. Terraria takes the wilderness exploration vibe of Minecraft and sets in in a flat two-dimensional world drawn in classic 8-bit graphics. Everything is purposefully portrayed in a slightly more cartoony way that adds real charm to the game. Terraria’s free roaming gameplay and unique 2D world make it a game that definitely deserves your attention. Terraria is an excellent game that feels a bit like Minecraft but different enough to warrant praise.Ĭubelands is interesting in that it feels a lot like half of Minecraft. The same block-placing wilderness gameplay is there, but it’s a bit limited. At least the revamped graphics look nice. The game drops you into a small world that comes preloaded with a couple structures to demonstrate what’s possible with a little creativity. The best part of Minecraft (building awesome structures) is definitely there in Cubelands. Cubelands lacks the variety and items of Minecraft, leaving only the building aspect. Regardless, the building engine works just fine and is a whole lot of fun to use. This was one of the more odd games I tried. Blockland is somewhat about building things and more about doing things if that makes sense. The game comes loaded with a bevy of minigames that are the real center of the show. ![]() Blockland easily had the worst block-building gameplay of all the Minecraft lookalikes I played. Placing blocks is unnecessarily complicated and difficult. ![]() However, the minigames are pretty fun so there’s that. If you like the Minecraft-style gameplay but not necessarily the building aspect (not that I’m judging you for that), the Blockland should do fine. It’s available for Mac and PC, it’s entirely free, and has over 143,000 registered players on over 90 game servers.There is a “premium” version of Cubelands for 7.50 EUR (approx $10 USD) that supports the developers.The clever environments and solid games are definitely entertaining. The game, like the rest, is online, supports multiplayer, and focuses on building a world with your friends using the objects and resources you find. CubelandsCubelands may be new, but it has a lot of polish. You can join one of the few available public servers, or start your own and invite your friends to play. If you’re worried night will come and the zombies will attack, don’t be: nighttime was only recently added as an update to the server software, and there are no zombies.‘s server software and its client software are both entirely free. Still, it’s free, and if the 8-bit feel and textures are what you like the most about Minecraft, Manic Digger delivers.The game is all about building anything you can possibly imagine using the resources available to you in a vast and open world, and there’s definitely multiplayer.
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