Helianthus SMP Season 2 is all about playing together and dragging out that Minecraft phase for as long as possible. The server is built so progression is slower and more punishing on purpose so you really need to cooperate with others.
You join one of three Houses. Adamant is the industrial and mining style House that feels kind of corporate. Demeter is the nature and farming House that feels more communistic. Theurgy is for greedy warlocks and explorers who like magic and research.
The world has three Difficulty Stages that are changed by mods. At the start it is Normal where survival is hard but still manageable if you stick with your House. When the first player goes to the Nether everything moves to Hard and the creatures get tougher. When someone reaches the End it switches to Extreme and late game gets super wild but by then everyone should already be strong.
There is a custom role play system with player led Houses and monopolies. What you do actually changes how the server is structured and affects the status of your House. There are relics trade wars and territory struggles between players.
Resources in the world are limited so you have to dominate negotiate or trade if you want to grow. It feels like a server where your choices matter and your group really has to think about how to survive and control the world.
Helianthus SMP Season 2 Three Houses

Toms3 1.21.1 Cracked Anarchy Reborn

I found Toms3 and it is a cracked anarchy server that came back after being closed for years with a brand new world. It is inspired by the big anarchy style servers and it is made to run for a long time.
It is basically no rules and no admins. No bans and no shadowbans so you can play however you want and that includes cheaters and griefers too.
It stays close to vanilla with only small changes to help stability. There is no tpa and no home so you have to travel the hard way.
There is a separate authentication server. Modified clients are allowed but a strict anti cheat blocks movement stuff like flight and elytrafly and timer style advantages.
It is not beginner friendly and people have already made a lot of progress since the world started on February 3rd.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPPurpleSMP Chill PVE Crossplay 1.21.11

PurpleSMP is a small survival server that is meant to feel simple but still polished. It is mostly PVE and it is crossplay so you can join from different devices.
The main extra thing here is the skills plugin that makes grinding feel better. There is a player run economy with no server shops and no currency so trading is up to the players.
You can claim land to protect your builds and there are player vaults for extra storage. PvP is off by default and you can toggle it if you only want to fight with friends.
The staff takes rules seriously and they log blocks so grief is easier to catch. They also back up your inventory on join leave and death so lost items can be checked and restored when it is a rule issue. There is anti cheat and staff gets alerts when it flags.
There is no world border so you can travel far and find untouched land. The server started as friends only in October 2025 and opened to the public in December 2025.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVanilla Survival SMP With Builders And PVP

I found a vanilla survival SMP that runs on 1.21.11 and it works for both Bedrock and Java players
People on here do different stuff like building or doing PVP and there are also players who try to protect the builders so they can keep working
If you like plain survival with a mix of chill building and fights this server seems like it fits
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCave Only Semi Anarchy Survival

CaveMC is a semi anarchy survival server that feels like vanilla but tougher. The whole overworld is underground so there is no surface at all. It is all caves with biomes resources and structures and it is made with custom world generation.
Season 2 is live with a fresh start. Survival is brutal and you have to be smart to keep going.
There is also a big expansion called the Wasteland Dimension. It adds new gear to fight for plus huge mega structures with secrets. It also has its own currency so players can trade and build a new economy. The dimension comes with a new spawn and a custom generated map with special features.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPChill 18+ Vanilla SMP Applications Open

AfterHours SMP is a whitelisted Java Edition server for players who are 18+ and want a relaxed place to play.
It is mostly vanilla survival with a small set of Hermitcraft style datapacks. They add some quality of life stuff and extra fun but it still feels like classic Minecraft.
The vibe is calm and social and people focus on creativity and working together. The world is fresh and the server launched its first world on January 31st. You have to apply to join and then they will contact you on Discord to tell you if you got accepted.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP
