Horizon, also known as Minecraft Rust Edition, recreates Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 using the Rust programming language. It sequentially rebuilds each of the game's systems, ensuring that every input and output matches the original gameplay experience.
The same Minecraft experience, 6 times faster
All images shown here were rendered by Horizon, using the original block model, lighting, sky, and fog effects.
Developed by 290 contributors… including clouds
This project thanks everyone who contributed to the horizon-rust/horizon repository. Contributors are listed in order of the number of commits they made.
Your own copy
Install Minecraft: Java Edition using the official launcher and play version 26.3 once. Horizon creates its resources using the game files already stored on your computer. You don't need to download or share any Minecraft files.
Native support across three platforms
Horizon runs on Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), and Windows (x64 and ARM). Worlds are generated using a Rust-based version of the original Minecraft world generator and utilize the same block model, lighting, sky, and fog.
Open source
Horizon is released under the MIT License. The source code does not contain Minecraft code, resources, or data, as these remain the property of Mojang and Microsoft according to the Minecraft EULA.
