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Top 9 Open-Source Alternatives to Starbound

Minecraft Minetest Terasology OpenClonk Discovery Veloren DayZ Freeminer

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Starbound are Minecraft, Minetest, and Terasology. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. A block-building game that allows you to create and explore entire worlds from scratch.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 62 social mentions

  2. Minetest is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 12 social mentions

  3. Terasology (started under the name Blockmania) is an open source project started by Benjamin...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 4 social mentions

  4. OpenClonk is a free multiplayer action game where you control clonks, small but witty and nimble...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator

  5. In 'Discovery' you can explore a giant world that is made of blocks and modify it with your...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator

  6. A multiplayer voxel RPG. Inspired in games such as Cube World, Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 85 social mentions

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    DayZ is an open world multiplayer survival game that tosses you in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Action Games #Adventure Games 3 social mentions

  8. Freeminer is an open source sandbox game inspired by Minecraft.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator

  9. Hunt, harvest and craft to survive a hostile, alien world.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #Action

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