10 Best Minecraft Servers in 2024

Opinion by Alicia on Feb 08, 2024

Looking to discover the best Minecraft servers in 2024? In this article, we will take you through the top 10 servers for Minecraft 1.20, the current version of Minecraft. From Prison and Skyblock to Pixelmon, SMP, and a variety of mini-games, we've covered it all!

Minecraft Servers

10) MCHub

Starting at number 10 we have MCHub, known for its amazing Prison, Skyblock and Survival servers which all support Minecraft Java and Bedrock editions! Survival servers give a chance for players to build things, discover places and meet new people in a world that keeps going even when you're not there. If you play on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch or mobile device, Bedrock Servers provide a varied and welcoming community for Minecraft gamers everywhere.

9) Vortex Network

Vortex is a well-known Minecraft network hosting all the core game modes, including Prison, Skyblock, Survival, and Pixelmon, each of which is a different type of plant. Players are called astronauts in their space-themed server, which is constantly coming out with updates almost every week.

8) ManaCube

ManaCube is especially well-known for its amazing parkour gameplay if that's something you’re into! Created in 2013, with eight game modes that are continually being updated with exciting new features. ManaCube hosts weekly global events and tournaments and has a friendly community - you'll never get bored! Compared to most servers, it boasts very minimal pay-to-win elements, which allow players to have a fair field of play.

7) MineRival

MineRival is one of the best Lifesteal SMP experiences I have tried. Lifesteal is a PvP gamemode where players battle against each other, and reaching 0 hearts results in a temporary game ban.

6) Netherite

Netherite is another server that has only been founded in the past couple of years. It is making a splash and features regularly updated game modes along the lines of Lifesteal, Survival, and Skyblock. The network strives to prosper in every area of the Minecraft space, with the objective of delivering the most enjoyable gaming experience.

5) Wynncraft

Wynncraft is the most unique server on this list, which isn’t your typical core game mode like Skyblock, Prison, or Survival. Wynncraft is a massive multiplayer online game (MMO) role-playing server created in April 2013. Players must travel through a vast and detailed map, completing quests, upgrading unique weapons and armor.

4) Penguin

It only launched in 2022, but it is becoming one of the biggest up-and-coming networks out there, and it is Penguin. Owned by the massive YouTuber known as SB737 with nearly 5 million subscribers across his multiple channels. Posting weekly videos on his SB737+ channel brings a constant influx of players into its Skyblock and Survival game modes. Skyblock servers test you to live and do well on a tiny island in the air, with very few resources available, where there is no end to what you can achieve above.

3) Complex Gaming

Complex Gaming is another extremely popular Minecraft server that has branched off from the normal core game modes with networks for Tekkit, Pixelmon, and FTB. Offering a unique blend of Minecraft's sandbox gameplay and the beloved Pokemon universe, Pixelmon Servers allow players to embark on adventures, catch, train, and battle Pokemon in a vast, pixelated world.

2) OPBlocks

OPBlocks has a very high rating of 4.9 stars and a reputation for quality. With an immense range of custom features seen nowhere else, it brings an amazing twist to your classic core game modes like Prison, Skyblock and Survival. OPBlocks has been updated to the current version of Minecraft 1.20 while supporting Java and Bedrock edition players. Prison servers put players into a tough prison setting, where they have to dig, work hard and rise up through the ranks among the prisoners.

1) Hypixel

Number 1 has to be one of the most played servers of all time, with one of the highest player counts ever to be reached on a Minecraft server, is Hypixel, with a peak player count of 216,558! Hypixel has it all: an infinite number of things to try.

Here is a quick list of some of the most popular game modes: