Open development server

A survival world we're building together.

Build a home, learn a class, chart unfamiliar regions, and help shape a server that is still finding its best form.

Server IP

theriftmc.net

Minecraft: Java Edition · Add this address from Multiplayer.

Rift is in active development. Some systems are ready to play, others are being tested, and the world will keep changing as we learn.

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Development journal

What's happening in Rift

A plain-language look at what is changing, why we are doing it, and what it should mean when you play.

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In development·World development August 25, 2026

Building renewable Nether expeditions

We are working on dangerous, temporary Frontiers that can hold new adventures without asking the permanent world to be wiped.

What this means when you play

Your home and the places the community cares about can remain persistent, while expeditions still have room to surprise people with new terrain, threats, and rewards.

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In testing·Survival systems August 22, 2026

Making food part of survival again

Hunger, crops, and prepared meals are being connected into one readable survival loop instead of a collection of background chores.

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In testing·Player experience August 20, 2026

A clearer way to read the world

The Atlas, World Explorer, and local guides are being shaped into one understandable way to learn where you are and what lives there.

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What kind of server is this?

Minecraft survival, with more reasons to care.

The clearest way to explain Rift is to show what familiar parts of survival become once the world, progression, and community support one another.

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A world with memory

Build somewhere worth returning to.

The Overworld is a persistent home for farms, workshops, roads, towns, and whatever the community decides deserves a name. Adventure should deepen that world, not make it disposable.

Explore the world map

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Survival with more choices

The things you already do should matter more.

Mining, farming, crafting, travelling, and fighting feed into classes, equipment, regional danger, and shared preparation. Rift adds reasons to play Minecraft together without hiding Minecraft underneath them.

Browse the player Atlas

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Learn by playing

Danger should tell you what happened.

Creatures, abilities, damage, equipment, and regions are built to be readable. A difficult encounter should leave players with a story and a better idea of what to try next.

Meet the creatures

Come see the work

Follow the world as it takes shape.

Read the latest development notes, explore the public map, or join the development server. You do not need to pretend everything is finished to have a place in the conversation.

Visit the development world

Expect unfinished edges, ongoing changes, and plenty to talk about.