Best Survival servers
39 survival servers on the directory, ranked by who is busiest right now.
The default Minecraft loop with other people in it — gather, build, and keep what you make. Covers everything from plugin-heavy worlds with claims and an economy to whitelisted, close-to-vanilla SMPs; filter by feature to tell them apart.
We are tracking 39 of them. The order below is players online at the last ping — no paid placement, and it changes on its own.
- 1
DonutSMPThe busiest server on the directory by a wide margin. Survival built around a player economy, running alongside lifesteal and open PvP. Java and Bedrock clients both connect.donutsmp.net26,568of 50,000
- 2
HypixelHypixel is one of the largest and highest quality Minecraft Server Networks in the world, featuring original games such as The Walls, Mega Walls, Blitz Survival Games, and many more!hypixel.net22,484of 200,000
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Complex GamingSkyblock, prison, lifesteal and survival kept as separate worlds on one network, with factions in the rotation. Reachable from Java and Bedrock.mp.mc-complex.com6,754of 6,804
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FuntimeA Russian-language network built around griefing, anarchy and hardcore play, with periodic full wipes. Bedwars and skyblock run alongside. Java and Bedrock.play.funtime.su3,182of 2,026
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UniversoCraftOne of the larger Spanish-language networks, with skywars, capture the flag, skyblock and creative plots. Java, 1.8 upward.mc.universocraft.com2,986of 20,000
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InsanityCraftSurvival, factions and skyblock on one network, with an in-game economy and rank unlocks that cost nothing. Clients from 1.8 upward, Java and Bedrock.play.insanitycraft.net2,800of 3,000
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Blaze GamingRuns Cobblemon and Pixelmon — Pokemon-style catching and battling built on Minecraft — alongside prison, skyblock and survival. Java, on 1.21.mp.mc-blaze.com2,380of 62,160
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TalonMCRuns Cobblemon, the Pokemon-style mod, alongside prison, skyblock and survival. Java and Bedrock.play.talonmc.net1,912of 5,000
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MinecadiaKitmap and factions play with lifesteal, skyblock and survival alongside, and an economy running through them. Java and Bedrock, 1.8 to 1.21.play.minecadia.com1,868of 5,000
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PokeRivalsA Pokemon-style server with ranked missions and team play, plus jobs and mcMMO progression underneath. Java and Bedrock.play.pokerivals.com1,754of 1,755
What these servers tend to run
Features are what actually distinguish servers inside a category, and the ones below are the most common here. Each one narrows the list further.
Go and look for yourself
Every server named above is live in the directory, with its address and current player count.
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