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Products that do what Minecraft clone in 2500 lines of C - even supports multiplayer online does

1. 1RA
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2. 2PT
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3. 3MA
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   2015 · github.com

4. 4GO
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   2020 · pouet.net

5. 5A2
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   2020 · github.com

6. 6PA
   Patchwork, a Peer to Peer Minecraft Server▲5

   2020 · github.com

7. 7MM
   My multiplayer custom-engine game that loads in less than a second▲198

   2021 · vnav.io

8. 8AM
   A Minecraft server startup system written in C++20▲5

   2022 · github.com

9. 9MI
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   2013 · aberoth.com

10. 10BM
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    2015 · github.com

11. 11UM
    Unity MMORPG Boilerplate – Multiplayer in Unity Made Easy▲131

    2020 · github.com

12. 12PA
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    2012 · powderkeg.artillery.com

13. 13MS
    Multiplayer Spectre Clone for the Web▲10

    2016 · xigency.herokuapp.com

14. 14SH
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    2012 · blog.minefold.com

15. 15MI
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    2021 · twitter.com

16. 16MC
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    2011 · minefold.com

17. 17AT
    A tool to self host game servers with a free static IP▲91

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18. 18MM
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19. 19HI
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    2019 · hordes.io

20. 20OS
    Open Sourcing my HTML5 Multiplayer Game Engine▲87

    2012 · github.com

21. 21PO
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    2015 · github.com

22. 22TC
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    2020 · github.com

23. 23WS
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24. 24G
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