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[Forever-free Friday] MineTest (the FOSS Minecraft-like) (www.minetest.net)

submitted 11 months ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Minetest started as a FOSS version of Minecraft and has grown into an entire platform that you can run other games inside. It runs on Windows, Mac, FreeBSD, Linux, Android, and probably more. I've only given it a quick play but I've seen a few posts praising it for being what Minecraft used to be, so if you miss the good old days then this could be the game for you. There's already some good discussion about running it on a Steam Deck on this post (which points to this blog post).

Anyone played before and have any recommendations for good games to play?

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[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am a Dev for mineclone2. A lot of people have a hard time understanding that minetest is confusingly both a game and a game engine. The little game that comes with it whwn you download is not all that there is to see. There are a lot more developed and fully fleshed put games, mods, and texture packs available to download through the online content section.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Mineclone2 is the closest thing to what I want in a Minecraft alternative, the problem is lack of a streamlined wiki for people who aren't devs but simply wish to play. There's not even a comprehensive list of differences between mc2 and Minecraft, just a simple list with a disclaimer that mc2 is feature incomplete. With how technical Minecraft is, knowing the exact differences between the games is important even for casual play.