I found a long term survival multiplayer server that is meant to be really hard and intense. It is hardcore style where dying gets you banned for 12 hours so every fight matters.
It runs on hardmode and natural regeneration is turned off. That makes food and healing super important and it feels more like a real struggle.
The server has a small group of active players right now. It also has a few MMO style things like skills and collection tracking but it is kept very minimal and mostly just quality of life.
Ghouls SMP Hardcore Semi-Anarchy Survival

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