Luanti
Voxel game engine (formerly Minetest). Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server.
- Games
- C++
- LGPL-2.1
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 13,687
- Forks
- 2,476
- Open issues
- 1,388
- Commits, last 12 months
- 722
- Last commit
- Oct 3, 2026
- Latest release
- 5.17.0Aug 20, 2026
- Created
- Aug 7, 2011
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About Luanti
Voxel game engine (formerly Minetest). Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server. Luanti is open source under the LGPL-2.1 license and written mainly in C++, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 13,687 stars and 2,476 forks on GitHub, with 722 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- c-plus-plus
- voxel
- voxel-engine
- game-engine
- lua
- minetest
- cpp17
- luanti
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What is Luanti?
Luanti is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Games category. Voxel game engine (formerly Minetest). Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server. The source code lives at github.com/luanti-org/luanti, where it has 13,687 stars.
Is Luanti free and open source?
Yes. Luanti is open-source software released under the LGPL-2.1 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Luanti with Docker?
Luanti does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C++, Lua and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Luanti?
Popular open-source alternatives to Luanti include Mindustry, Lila and OpenTTD.
Is Luanti actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Luanti was on Oct 3, 2026 with 722 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 5.17.0, published Aug 20, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.