Luanti

Open-source voxel game engine, formerly Minetest

About Luanti

Luanti, formerly Minetest, is an open-source voxel game engine and creation platform for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and Android. Players can choose from many community games, play solo or on multiplayer servers, and customize adventures with texture packs and mods. Creators build their own games with a Lua API handling items, gameplay, map generation and networking, backed by thousands of published open-source mods.

Luanti website preview

Live preview of luanti.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Luanti: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers game engine, voxel, lua, open source, modding — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1164 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Luanti pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	luanti.org

Luanti key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: game engine, voxel, lua, open source, modding
Official site: luanti.org

Luanti FAQ

How much does Luanti cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (luanti.org).

What is Luanti used for?

Open-source voxel game engine, formerly Minetest Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: game engine, voxel, lua, open source, modding.

Where can I try Luanti?

On its official site, luanti.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Luanti vs alternatives

	Luanti	Ct.js	GDevelop	Godot Engine
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	game engine, voxel, lua, open source, modding	game engine, 2d, open source	game engine, no code, open source	game engine, open source, 2d3d
Official site	luanti.org	ctjs.rocks	gdevelop.io	godotengine.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside Luanti, it includes Teleport, Beelzebub, dpaste, Pastefy.

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Alternatives to Luanti

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with Luanti — worth comparing before you commit:

Developer Tools

Ct.js

A free 2D game editor and engine

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GDevelop

No-code, open-source game creation

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Godot Engine

A completely free and open game engine

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LOVE

A framework for making 2D games in Lua

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Open 3D Engine

An open-source 3D engine for games and simulation

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Solar2D

A free engine for mobile games in Lua

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