Personally, I prefer to play Minecraft by myself, but that’s n♚ot why you’re here. You’re looking for the best servers to play on, presumably with other people. If that’s not the case, it’s kind of strange that you clicked on the headline or link.

This is more of a list of popular servers. The best server everyone else likes isn’t necessarily going to align with what you’re looking for. Minecraft is a very malleable game, it can be played in a lo𓆉t of ways. Popularity is also not a great measuring stick for quality. However, if you෴ don’t exclusively want to explore off the beaten path, here are some to consider.

10. Minewind

Address: play.minewind.net

Minewind is essentially an expansion of survival mode to incorporate RPG concepts like classes and loot. However, further than that, it also bills itself as complete anarchy. There aren’t really any player rules, so griefing is completely fair game. You’re going to have to be careful, aggressive, or underhanded to actually survive in this cruel version of Minecraft.

9. Havoc Games

Address: top.havoc.games

started out as a server based around the Walking Dead se🎃ries called The Mining Dead. 🎶It’s since become so much more than that, but their zombie survival mode still tends to be the main draw, and part of the reason why it still remains popular today.

8. WesterosCraft

Address: mc.westeroscraft.com

Fantasy kingdoms are fertile ground for recreation in Minecraft, and WesterosCraft has taken on the mighty task of replication Westeros from Game of Thrones. The team has been at it since 2011 and have constructed a hearty slice of the fantasy world for ex🌞ploration.

Speaking of which, WesterosCraft is largely a sightseeing and… that’s about it. However, if you want a𒐪nother way of interacting with the world, y💧ou can apply to join the team and have a hand in building it.

7. Minecraft Middle Earth

Address: build.mcmiddleearth.com

Minecraft Middle Earth (or MC Middle Earth) is similar to WesterosCraft but set in a from The Lord of the Rings. Considering I just went over the concept of this sort of sightseeing server, I’m not sure it’s necessary to explain further. If you want to see a Minecraft representation of the walk tha൩t Frodo and Sam took to dump jewelry into a volcano, this is what you’r🏅e maybe looking for.

It’s worth noting that there is a Ne♔w Player Quiz for getti𓆉ng in. One does not simply walk into Minecraft Middle Earth.

6. The Lord of the Craft

Address: mc.lotc.co

Something a little different. The Lord of the Craft is a huge medieval fantasy roleplay server. While its name sounds like a play on The Lord of the Rings, it’s actually not set in that Universe, but rather a more . Not like the above Middle Earth server that is actually about The Lord of the Rings.

Roleplay can be quite imposing next to more 𓂃structured servers, and that’s not really any different here. You actually need to apply to get access ♔to the server. That may sound inconvenient, but it’s to ensure that those who inhabit the server are familiar with the concepts of roleplay and won’t be disruptive to others. Despite that perceived inconvenience, the server has a very healthy player base, ensuring that the world remains lively at all times.

5. Wynncraft

Address play.wynncraft.com

There are a few servers out there now that turn Minecraft into a conventional MMO, but none have found the . There isn’t much in terms💞 of actual building, but there’s are quests, looꦛt, classes; everything you’d expect from a standard MMO experience. Heck, Wynncraft has an active player count that rivals some of the more mainstream ones.

4. Grand Theft Minecart

Address: topms.mc-gtm.net

Grand Theft Auto but in Minecraft isn’t exactly the most novel of ideas, but one server does it bet🥂ter than the rest, and that’s . There are guns,𝓰 cars, a massive map, and more importantly: an active developer and playerbase.

3. Piratecraft

Address: mc.piratemc.com

Pirates are cool. I mean, not, like, real modern-day pirates, but the romanticized old-fashioned kind. Those are cool. If you’re interested in sailing the waves of Minecraft, Piratecraft has been for over 10 years. You can build and pilot your own ship complꦗete with functional cannons.

One thing to note is that this is a “tight-knit” community and isn’t quite the sprawling networks that some of the bigger Minecraft servers tend to be. However, there is almost always an active𒁃 number of players available to interact with.

2. Complex Gaming

Address: hub.mc-complex.com

Complex Gaming has ruled the roost for quite some time now. Rather than being one simple server, it hosts all sorts of Minecraft offshoots. Prominently, it’s a hotspot for Pixelmon Reforged players, but other mods and even Vanilla Minecraft servers are available.

For these mods (such as Pixelmon), you do require the ass📖ocia🍨ted modpacks, but can point you in the right direction to get everything you need.

1. Hypixel

Address: mc.hypixel.net

While the server has seen its ups and downs, Hypixel is still near of the server heap in terms of active playerbase. Like Complex Gaming, it hosts a ton⛎🀅ne of different modes like Skyblock, Megawalls, and Warlords.

Again, sheer playercount isn’t necessarily a marker for quality, but there’s a good reason that Hypixel retains its massive☂ population and has for years𝓡. But moreover, if you’re looking to hit up one of the most happening spots, this is it.

---