This is a hardcore survival server that stays close to vanilla but adds a few tweaks for the hardcore vibe. You only get one life and when you die you are gone for good with no revivals.
The world will never reset so every base and every ruined spot stays as part of the story. The server feels semi anarchic so you can mostly do whatever you want but it also has some limits near spawn like stopping lava casting and blocking wither spawns to help keep the area from getting totally wrecked.
There are custom features that make the world feel more alive like stat leaderboards and player heads dropping on death. If you die there is also a way to pass your enderchest to someone which is kind of wild. You can also disable phantoms.
It runs on version 1.21.11 and it supports joining on 1.21 or newer and there is also a Bedrock port.
One Life Semi Anarchy Hardcore Vanilla
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BareBonesMP has a Hardcore Plus server where dying actually hurts you. Every death takes away one heart until you hit a minimum of 3 hearts.
To get hearts back you have to craft a Heart Crystal using an echo shard and a diamond block. It gives you one heart back and it can even push you past 10 hearts up to 20. Those extra hearts are temporary so they get eaten first when you take damage.
Gameplay stays basically vanilla with no teleport commands. Fire spread and explosions are on so the world can get messy if you are not careful. Even with that it is not an anarchy server and stealing and griefing are not allowed.
There is also a main vanilla SMP that has been around since 2019 with a classic golden days vibe and a whitelisted community that people compare to Hermitcraft. Events happen every weekend and there are mayor elections every month. The server runs 24 7 with QoL plugins like 50 percent sleep leaderboards player and mob heads and armor stand tools plus optional proximity voice and cross chat. The map was reset on Aug 10th 2025.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPBoat Hockey 3v3 Chaos With Abilities
I found a server that is all about Boat Hockey. It is a fast paced 3v3 minigame where it feels chaotic but you still need strategy.
There are more than 10 playstyles and each one has its own abilities so matches do not feel the same every time. It also tracks stats so you can see how you are doing.
The community seems friendly and active. They have custom arenas and they run regular tournaments. A league is also coming soon.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP