I wouldn’t say it’s a Minecraft clone, rather it’s a clone of a Minecraft total conversion mod. If you’ve ever played TerraFirmaCraft, Vintage Story is like that. If you haven’t played it, then I should warn you that Vintage Story is nothing like Minecraft, other than the voxel world. The gameplay is very different, and quite a bit more challenging and complex.
That being said, it’s a fun game, and I really enjoy it.
Yup. Basically, Minecraft wasn't able to handle the things they wanted to do with the mod, so Vintage Story was born.