Quarrowen
A voxel game where the server decides the game.
Build, survive, or start on a single block over the void.
Build, survive, or start on a single block over the void.
Version 0.38.0 · 62M · macOS 11 or newer · First public build: flying and crouching, slabs and stairs, maps and compass, graves and homes, the One Block game, and updates that install themselves.
What it is
One client, many gamesThe client ships no content. It downloads the blocks, models and rules from whichever server you join - a sandbox, an island, a one-block challenge.
Play togetherHost a world from the menu and your family joins over the network, or run the dedicated server in Docker. Friends, parties and invite codes included.
Made to be moddedA mod is a folder with a manifest and a script (GDScript, or sandboxed JavaScript). Blocks, mobs, machines, world generation, UI and commands are all mod territory.
Keeps itself currentThe game checks this page when it opens and offers the new version. Worlds and inventories survive updates.
First time on a Mac
- Unzip it and drag Quarrowen into your Applications folder.
- The first launch needs right-click → Open, then Open again: the app is signed by us, not by Apple, so macOS asks once.
- Type your name in the menu, then Play for your own world, or Multiplayer to join a server.
Mods in this release
Games and add-ons. A server drops these in its mods folder; the game will list them in its own mod browser.
| Arcana A mana system: crystals spawn underground, pylons recharge mana, wands cast spells. Add to any game, e.g. --mods=vanilla,arcana | arcana-1.0.0.zip 36K |
| Base Blocks Common terrain and building blocks shared by other mods. Not a game on its own. | base-1.0.0.zip 208K |
| Adventurers' Guild A JavaScript mod: quest boards, gold coins, a shop that sells other mods' items, gold ore, meteor showers and a guild leaderboard. Add to any game, e.g. --mods=vanilla,guild | guild-1.0.0.zip 48K |
| Industry Power networks: coal generators and solar panels feed cables, batteries, lamps and auto-miners. Add to any game, e.g. --mods=vanilla,industry | industry-1.0.0.zip 140K |
| One Block One block over the void. Break it and something else takes its place: dirt, then stone and ores, then creatures and crates. Build outwards from what you collect. | oneblock-1.0.0.zip 4.0K |
| Skyblock Survive on your own tiny island above the void. Mine the generator, complete challenges, expand. | skyblock-1.0.0.zip 4.0K |
| Vanilla Sandbox Endless generated terrain with mountains, oceans and forests. Creative building. | vanilla-1.0.0.zip 608K |
Running a server
The dedicated server is a Docker image, with its mods in a folder on the host so a zip from this page can be dropped straight in. The family setup guide walks through a home server and the Macs that join it.
Source
Everything lives at github.com/quarrowen/quarrowen: the engine, the mods, the tools that generate the art and sounds, and the tests. Free to use, modify and share for anything noncommercial; commercial use needs a separate licence.