# Minetest Game

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Minetest Game (abbreviated MTG) is a simple and peaceful sandbox game, with no
real goals or built-in enemy mobs.

While it provides a basic gameplay experience out of the box, it is best played
with mods.

Minetest Game is in perpetual maintenance-only mode, meaning it will not see new
gameplay features or anything else that breaks compatibility (see
[#2710](https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game/issues/2710)).

## Installation

### ContentDB

* Content > Browse Online Content
* Search for "[Minetest Game](https://content.luanti.org/packages/Minetest/minetest_game/)"
* Click Install

### Manually

- Unzip the archive, rename the folder to `minetest_game` and
place it in `.../minetest/games/`

- GNU/Linux: If you use a system-wide installation place it in `~/.minetest/games/`.

The Luanti engine can be found at [GitHub](https://github.com/minetest/minetest).

For further information or help, see: [Installing Mods](https://wiki.luanti.org/Installing_Mods).

## Compatibility

As of January 2024 Minetest Game follows a **rolling release** model with new changes being automatically
published on ContentDB every day.

There are no stable releases or tags, all existing ones are considered legacy.

Minetest Game is always compatible to the latest stable release of the engine.
Older releases may be supported too depending on circumstances.

## Licensing

See `LICENSE.txt`
