CubeCraft Games opened on December 21, 2012, in the same season as Mineplex and a few months before Hypixel. Of that generation of minigame networks, it is the one that made the jump to Bedrock cleanly and never stopped. Its site puts the scale simply: "Founded in 2012, we're now one of the world's largest Minecraft Networks." The record books put numbers on it: more than 30 million unique connections and a peak of over 57,000 players online at once.
The games it's known for
CubeCraft's own invention: protect your egg, break theirs, buy gear with generator resources. The template a lot of "bed" games borrowed.
Islands, chests, one survivor. CubeCraft's version is one of the most played anywhere, with ranked and team variants.
The current line-up, plus experiments like Mob Who in beta, and the Magic and Mayhem RPG it launched on both editions in 2021.
Java and Bedrock, one network
CubeCraft expanded to Bedrock in 2018 and became one of the featured servers built into the game, an "Official Minecraft Server Partner." Unusually, it kept Java going with the same games and seasonal events, and it added North American servers in 2021 after years of European hosting. The community behind it is enormous by forum standards: 365,979 registered members and 1.65 million posts on the site when we read it.
CubeCraft Games launches.
EggWars and SkyWars become its signatures; player peaks pass 57,000.
Bedrock launch and featured-server status.
North American servers; Magic and Mayhem RPG on both editions.
Still shipping maps, cosmetics and seasonal events like "5 Weeks of Summer" on Java and Bedrock.
Live counts at the Java address, from our pinger:
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How to join
Java: add play.cubecraft.net. Bedrock: pick CubeCraft from the Servers tab on any device. Your account and cosmetics are separate per edition, but the games are the same. Our crossplay guide explains what carries over.
For the other 2013-era networks, read our stories on Hypixel and Mineplex. Browse our minigames servers list.
Quick answers
What is the CubeCraft IP?
play.cubecraft.net on Java. Bedrock players pick CubeCraft from the Servers tab.
Can Java and Bedrock players play together?
They play the same games on the same network, but in separate lobbies; accounts and cosmetics are per edition.
Is CubeCraft free?
Yes. Ranks and cosmetics are sold; games are free on both editions.
What did CubeCraft invent?
EggWars, the egg-protection team game that many later bed-style modes borrowed from.
Sources
- CubeCraft Games: official site
- Wikipedia: Minecraft server (CubeCraft founding, records)
- CubeCraft Server Trailer, now with NA servers (YouTube)
Player counts, votes and uptime on this page are live from our own checks. Everything else comes from the sources above. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
