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Minetest

An open source voxel game engine. Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server.

Version 5.17.0 · by The Minetest Team.

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Official site: minetest.net

About Minetest

An open source voxel game engine. Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server.

## Features

### Players

#### Choose from Multiple Games

There are many games to choose from. You could survive in a harsh environment, build creatively, or fight other players. Just download a game or connect to a server.

#### Enormous Maps

With 62,000 × 62,000 × 62,000 blocks, there’s no running out of space. You can mine 31,000 blocks down, or build 31,000 blocks up.

#### Multiplayer Support

Play by yourself, locally with your friends, or online with dozens of players on a server.

#### Texture Packs

Not happy with the look of the textures? Change them!

#### Beautiful Map Generators

Choose from many different fast map generators included in the engine, or install one as a mod.

### Developers

Make a Game

Create your own voxel game using our Lua API. No need to worry about tricky voxel rendering or networking; instead, write scripts to add items and control game play.

#### Modding API

Use the same Lua API to make mods for any Minetest-based game. Publish your mods on the forums, and contribute to others’ mods.

#### Large Collection of Existing Mods

There are over 1,000 open source mods on our forums which are ready to be used, adapted or learned from.

How to install Minetest

  1. Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
  2. Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
  3. Prefer the command line? With Chocolatey you can install and update it with: choco install minetest
  4. Open Minetest once it finishes installing.
How to install Windows software with Chocolatey

Frequently asked questions

Is Minetest free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to minetest.net, the developer's official site, where Minetest is available to download. Grabware doesn't host or modify any files.

What is the latest version of Minetest?

The version listed here is 5.17.0, published /Date(1787. The developer's site always has the newest release.

How do I install Minetest from the command line?

With Chocolatey, run: choco install minetest. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.

Is Minetest safe?

Minetest downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.

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