[matricaria]

This is an open source version of another game called Cube World, which was basically a scam when it came out. Had only a few of the promised features and didn’t update for years.

[suavesito]

The project started, as you stated, as a clone of Cube World (the name CloneWorld was thrown a few times, did not stick). But it was rapidly decided that the direction we wanted was different. Veloren is a look-similar (and I would argue that not that much) of Cube Wolrd, but it is headed in a completely independent direction.

[tormeh]

I think this is a bit outdated. Veloren started out as a Cube World clone, but the goal has changed over time to Veloren being its own thing.

[philipwhiuk]

I mean they're all just Minecraft clones.

[zanderwohl]

And minecraft started as an Infiniminer clone intended to have Dwarf Fortress elements. Inspiration all the way down.

[maeln]

Not at all. Aside from the aesthetic choice, both cube world and veloren have nothing in common with minecraft when it comes to gameplay.

[vmg12]

And minecraft is an infiniminer clone which is a 3d clone of Motherload which is a clone of ...

[rhet0rica]

But Cube World wasn't a crafting or mining game; rather, it was an open-world Zelda-like ARPG, with a lot of progression from randomly-generated gear. The voxel size is smaller, and voxels are untextured, resulting in a 3D-ified pixel sprite look.

[SkiFire13]

The term you might be looking for is voxel games.