Servers online NEWEchoes: fight beside your past selves

Ten Minecraft minigames. Play Echoes right now, in your browser or our desktop app. Real 1.8 PvP, bots that play like people, and wagers when you know you're better.

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ECHOES

Every round is recorded. From the next round on, your past selves replay as echoes and fight beside you: every swing, every arrow, right where you left it.

  1. 01

    Round one: you play

    Every step, every swing and every arrow is recorded.

  2. 02

    Round two: your echo joins in

    Your round-one self replays beside you, move for move. So does theirs.

  3. 03

    Round three: the past hits back

    Two echoes each. A swing you threw a minute ago hits whoever stands there now.

  4. 04

    Round four: out-think yourself

    An army of your own ghosts. Plan your rounds ahead; break their echoes with your sword. First to 3 rounds.

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Game modes

Pick your poison.

Every mode runs vs bots for free, as 1v1 and 2v2 wagers, or free-for-all.

Why Highland

Built like the real thing.

Not a toy remake. Every hit, block and click is simulated on the server, the way a serious PvP server does it.

Real 1.8 PvP

Sprint resets, w-taps, crits, knockback that sends you flying. Combat is server-authoritative with lag compensation, so the hit you see is the hit you get.

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Anticheat, both sides

The server checks speed, flight, reach, aim, autoclickers and anti-knockback. The desktop app shuts out dev tools and spots cheat software.

Wagers

Put a stake on a 1v1, a 2v2 or a free-for-all. Stakes sit in escrow, the winners split the pot.

Bots that play like people

They only see you in their view cone, hear your bridging and gunshots, lose you behind cover and come looking.

Wear your skin

Type your Minecraft Java name and play in your own skin and cape, slim arms and all.

Shader-pack looks

Sun shadows, soft sky light, 3D clouds, bloom and water that catches the sun. Switch to Fast on a slow laptop.

Community maps

24 arenas from Planet Minecraft builders, cut out, set up for each mode and played through by bots before they went in. Credited to their authors in game.

Always up to date

The game streams from the server, so new modes and fixes are there the moment they ship. The desktop app updates itself in the background.

Maps

35 arenas and counting.

Floating islands, desert courts, End races, a sunken ocean temple. Here they are from above.

Leaderboard

Who's cashing out.

The wager players with the most wins. Bot games don't count: you have to beat a person.

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Get the desktop app.

Same game, own window, anticheat built in, updates itself.

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  • Own window, no tabs
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Installing on Windows

Run the installer. If Windows says "Windows protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway; the app isn't code-signed yet.

Installing on Mac

Unzip and drag Highland into Applications. The first time, right-click it and choose Open (or System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway).

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Anything else? Ask in the lobby chat: press T in game.

Is it free?

Yes. Every mode is free against bots, and in practice. Wagers use credits you can top up on the dashboard.

How does Echoes work?

Each round is recorded. In every round after it, your recordings replay as translucent echoes on your team: they walk your old paths and swing and shoot exactly when you did, hitting whoever is there now. Hit an enemy echo to break it for the round. Kill the real player to win the round; first to 3.

Is there voice chat?

Yes, proximity voice. Hold V to talk (or turn on open mic in the Esc menu) and everyone within 24 blocks hears you, quieter the further away they are and from your direction. A speaker icon shows over whoever is talking, and /mute <name> silences someone. Voice goes through the game server, so nobody sees anyone's IP.

Do I need Minecraft?

No. Highland runs on its own in the browser or the app. If you own Minecraft you can wear your skin, and the real sounds play.

Can I play with my friends?

Yes. Make a 2v2 room and your friend joins your team from the same statue in the lobby, against bots or against another pair. Free-for-all modes take up to 8.

What does the anticheat do?

The server checks every move, hit, click and block against what a real player can do. The desktop app adds a client check: no dev tools or debuggers, and it reports cheat tools such as autoclickers and memory editors. Wagers can require the app.

Is this affiliated with Mojang?

No. Highland is a fan project, not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft. Community maps belong to their authors and are credited in game.

Ready?

Drop in. Knock them off.

One click and you're in the lobby with everyone online.

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