WesterCraft vs WesterosCraft
They are different genres sharing a setting. WesterosCraft is a monumental build project — volunteers have recreated Westeros in Minecraft since 2011, and you go there to explore it. WesterCraft is a competitive house-and-territory server — you go there to run a noble house and fight for land. Explorers want the first; players who want politics want the second.
By Feelix, Founder and developer, WesterCraft · Last updated 2026-08-28 · play.westercraft.net
Side by side
| WesterosCraft | WesterCraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Core activity | Exploring and building a recreation of Westeros | Running a house, holding and taking territory |
| Running since | 2011 | 2026 |
| Scale of the build | Enormous — cities recreated house by house with interiors | Player-built keeps on a shared map |
| Player conflict | Not the focus | The entire point |
| Client mods | Requires their custom block mod for correct rendering | None — vanilla Java 1.20.1 client |
| Edition | Java Edition | Java Edition |
| Cost | Free | Free |
When WesterosCraft is the right choice
Choose WesterosCraft if the world itself is what you want. It is the most complete recreation of Westeros that exists in Minecraft, built by volunteers over more than a decade, with cities rendered at a level of detail that no competitive server has any reason to attempt. Walking into their King’s Landing is genuinely a spectacle.
It is also the right choice if you want to contribute to a build project rather than compete with other players.
When WesterCraft is the right choice
Choose WesterCraft if you want the politics rather than the tour. The map is a board: you found a house, claim a seat, and everything after that is negotiating with, allying with, or fighting the houses around you. Territory changes hands, and the map records it.
It is also the lighter setup — no client mod, and a vanilla Java client connects directly.
Can you play both?
Yes, and plenty do. They scratch entirely different itches: one is a museum you can walk through, the other is a game you can lose. Neither replaces the other, and being a player on one has no bearing on the other.
Play WesterCraft
Free on Minecraft: Java Edition. Server address play.westercraft.net.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between WesterCraft and WesterosCraft?
WesterosCraft is a build-and-explore server that has been recreating Westeros in Minecraft since 2011; you go there to tour a faithful world. WesterCraft is a house-and-territory server where players found noble houses, claim keeps on a shared map, and fight for land. Different genres, same setting.
Which Game of Thrones Minecraft server has better builds?
WesterosCraft, without question. More than a decade of volunteer work has produced city recreations with interiors at a scale no competitive server attempts. WesterCraft’s builds are player-made keeps, which serve gameplay rather than fidelity.
Does WesterCraft require a mod like WesterosCraft does?
No. WesterosCraft uses a custom block mod so its builds render correctly. WesterCraft runs its systems server-side on Fabric, so an unmodified Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.1 client connects directly.
Are WesterCraft and WesterosCraft related?
No. They are separate, independent projects with similar names because both are Game of Thrones Minecraft servers. They share no staff, infrastructure, or accounts.