diff --git a/games-action/minetest/Manifest b/games-action/minetest/Manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79493c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/Manifest
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DIST minetest-0.4.12.tar.gz 8184578 SHA256 8d4e77310ceef4d804df8b2b0f40e822954fd5c7c2199921b54b7f20e2f7d8f9 SHA512 ad16836f09f7010c812e49f7ca4f2a1ddc9dd39de07a83e26680d686bbd2d615f74c8e4e2b6d9ddb900a5188fcb1eac4148b06f489aa96360981bf895d1e7235 WHIRLPOOL a497273d1d970fb7267a01919d24d5c16e8bdc90da5f52b4b005bdf646757f53c435397f4b0c121679cedf61c8755d980ff9cf62eb762ccb7859ab7792b7b3e1
diff --git a/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-0.4.10-as-needed.patch b/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-0.4.10-as-needed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83d1ca7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-0.4.10-as-needed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+commit a88bfd5b77fa0b5c60e438c0011dbdcee5e14dfd
+Author: hasufell <hasufell@gentoo.org>
+Date:   Mon Nov 25 00:28:55 2013 +0100
+
+    CMAKE: fix linking order
+    
+    this also fixes linking with as-needed wrt
+    https://github.com/minetest/minetest/issues/617
+
+diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
+index a1fee7a..a72bd4a 100644
+--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -427,18 +427,18 @@ if(BUILD_CLIENT)
+ 	set(minetest_LIBS
+ 		${PROJECT_NAME}
+ 		${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
+-		${IRRLICHT_LIBRARY}
++		${X11_LIBRARIES}
+ 		${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
++		${OPENGLES2_LIBRARIES}
+ 		${JPEG_LIBRARIES}
+ 		${BZIP2_LIBRARIES}
+ 		${PNG_LIBRARIES}
+-		${X11_LIBRARIES}
++		${IRRLICHT_LIBRARY}
+ 		${GETTEXT_LIBRARY}
+ 		${SOUND_LIBRARIES}
+ 		${SQLITE3_LIBRARY}
+ 		${LUA_LIBRARY}
+ 		${JSON_LIBRARY}
+-		${OPENGLES2_LIBRARIES}
+ 		${PLATFORM_LIBS}
+ 		${CLIENT_PLATFORM_LIBS}
+ 	)
diff --git a/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-0.4.10-shared-irrlicht.patch b/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-0.4.10-shared-irrlicht.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b552c093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-0.4.10-shared-irrlicht.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+commit 11d35e62fe13b47c5b34139559e650dfe6ebbd84
+Author: hasufell <julian.ospald@googlemail.com>
+Date:   Sat Jun 8 13:40:30 2013 +0200
+
+    CMAKE: use shared lib from Irrlicht
+
+diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindIrrlicht.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindIrrlicht.cmake
+index bd00422..4632993 100644
+--- a/cmake/Modules/FindIrrlicht.cmake
++++ b/cmake/Modules/FindIrrlicht.cmake
+@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ else()
+ 		/usr/include/irrlicht
+ 	)
+ 
+-	FIND_LIBRARY(IRRLICHT_LIBRARY NAMES libIrrlicht.a Irrlicht
++	FIND_LIBRARY(IRRLICHT_LIBRARY NAMES libIrrlicht.so Irrlicht
+ 		PATHS
+ 		/usr/local/lib
+ 		/usr/lib
++		/usr/lib64
+ 	)
+ endif()
+ 
diff --git a/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-json.patch b/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-json.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3964bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/files/minetest-json.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+--- cmake/Modules/FindJson.cmake
++++ cmake/Modules/FindJson.cmake
+@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
+ # Look for json, use our own if not found
+ 
+-#FIND_PATH(JSON_INCLUDE_DIR json.h)
++FIND_PATH(JSON_INCLUDE_DIR json.h PATHS /usr/include/jsoncpp/json)
+ 
+-#FIND_LIBRARY(JSON_LIBRARY NAMES json)
++FIND_LIBRARY(JSON_LIBRARY NAMES jsoncpp json)
+ 
+-#IF(JSON_LIBRARY AND JSON_INCLUDE_DIR)
+-#	SET( JSON_FOUND TRUE )
+-#ENDIF(JSON_LIBRARY AND JSON_INCLUDE_DIR)
++IF(JSON_LIBRARY AND JSON_INCLUDE_DIR)
++	SET( JSON_FOUND TRUE )
++ENDIF(JSON_LIBRARY AND JSON_INCLUDE_DIR)
+ 
+-#IF(JSON_FOUND)
+-#	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found system json header file in ${JSON_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+-#	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found system json library ${JSON_LIBRARY}")
+-#ELSE(JSON_FOUND)
++IF(JSON_FOUND)
++	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found system json header file in ${JSON_INCLUDE_DIR}")
++	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found system json library ${JSON_LIBRARY}")
++ELSE(JSON_FOUND)
+ 	SET(JSON_INCLUDE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/json)
+ 	SET(JSON_LIBRARY json)
+ 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Using project json library")
+-#ENDIF(JSON_FOUND)
++ENDIF(JSON_FOUND)
+--- src/serverlist.cpp
++++ src/serverlist.cpp
+@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@
+ #include "filesys.h"
+ #include "porting.h"
+ #include "log.h"
+-#include "json/json.h"
++#include <json/json.h>
++#include <json/config.h>
++#include <json/features.h>
++#include <json/forwards.h>
++#include <json/json.h>
++#include <json/reader.h>
++#include <json/value.h>
++#include <json/writer.h>
++#include <json/autolink.h>
+ #if USE_CURL
+ #include <curl/curl.h>
+ #endif
+--- src/serverlist.h
++++ src/serverlist.h
+@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@
+ 
+ #include <iostream>
+ #include "config.h"
+-#include "json/json.h"
++#include <json/json.h>
++#include <json/config.h>
++#include <json/features.h>
++#include <json/forwards.h>
++#include <json/json.h>
++#include <json/reader.h>
++#include <json/value.h>
++#include <json/writer.h>
++#include <json/autolink.h>
+ 
+ #ifndef SERVERLIST_HEADER
+ #define SERVERLIST_HEADER
diff --git a/games-action/minetest/files/minetestserver.confd b/games-action/minetest/files/minetestserver.confd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec3d0138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/files/minetestserver.confd
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# /etc/conf.d/minetest-server: config file for /etc/init.d/minetest-server
+
+# user
+USER="minetest"
+
+# group
+GROUP="@GROUP@"
+
+# pidfile
+PIDFILE="/var/run/minetest.pid"
+
+# executable
+MINETESTBIN="@BINDIR@/minetestserver"
+
+# additional arguments for the server
+ARGS="--logfile /var/lib/minetest/minetest-server.log"
diff --git a/games-action/minetest/files/minetestserver.initd b/games-action/minetest/files/minetestserver.initd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0a33d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/files/minetestserver.initd
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2012 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+description="Minetest dedicated server"
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+}
+
+start() {
+	ebegin "starting server"
+	start-stop-daemon \
+		--start \
+		--quiet \
+		--make-pidfile \
+		--pidfile "${PIDFILE}" \
+		--background \
+		--user ${USER} \
+		--group ${GROUP} \
+		--exec "${MINETESTBIN}" -- ${ARGS}
+
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "stopping server"
+	start-stop-daemon \
+		--stop \
+		--signal 15 \
+		--quiet \
+		--pidfile "${PIDFILE}"
+
+	eend $?
+}
diff --git a/games-action/minetest/minetest-0.4.12-r1.ebuild b/games-action/minetest/minetest-0.4.12-r1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abf9e112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest/minetest-0.4.12-r1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Julian Ospald <hasufell@posteo.de>
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI=5
+inherit eutils cmake-utils gnome2-utils vcs-snapshot user
+
+DESCRIPTION="An InfiniMiner/Minecraft inspired game"
+HOMEPAGE="http://minetest.net/"
+SRC_URI="http://github.com/minetest/minetest/tarball/${PV} -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="LGPL-2.1+ CC-BY-SA-3.0"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE="+curl dedicated doc leveldb luajit nls redis +server +sound +truetype"
+
+RDEPEND="dev-db/sqlite:3
+	sys-libs/zlib
+	curl? ( net-misc/curl )
+	!dedicated? (
+		app-arch/bzip2
+		>=dev-games/irrlicht-1.8-r2
+		media-libs/libpng:0
+		virtual/jpeg
+		virtual/opengl
+		x11-libs/libX11
+		x11-libs/libXxf86vm
+		sound? (
+			media-libs/libogg
+			media-libs/libvorbis
+			media-libs/openal
+		)
+		truetype? ( media-libs/freetype:2 )
+	)
+	leveldb? ( dev-libs/leveldb )
+	luajit? ( dev-lang/luajit:2 )
+	nls? ( virtual/libintl )
+	redis? ( dev-libs/hiredis )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	>=dev-games/irrlicht-1.8-r2
+	doc? ( app-doc/doxygen media-gfx/graphviz )
+	nls? ( sys-devel/gettext )"
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	if use server || use dedicated ; then
+		enewgroup ${PN}
+		enewuser ${PN} -1 -1 /var/lib/${PN} ${PN}
+	fi
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	vcs-snapshot_src_unpack
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	epatch \
+		"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.4.10-shared-irrlicht.patch \
+		"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.4.10-as-needed.patch
+
+	# correct gettext behavior
+	if [[ -n "${LINGUAS+x}" ]] ; then
+		for i in $(cd po ; echo *) ; do
+			if ! has ${i} ${LINGUAS} ; then
+				rm -r po/${i} || die
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# jthread is modified
+	# json is modified
+
+	# set paths
+	sed \
+		-e "s#@BINDIR@#/usr/bin#g" \
+		-e "s#@GROUP@#${PN}#g" \
+		"${FILESDIR}"/minetestserver.confd > "${T}"/minetestserver.confd || die
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		$(usex dedicated "-DBUILD_SERVER=ON -DBUILD_CLIENT=OFF" "$(cmake-utils_use_build server SERVER) -DBUILD_CLIENT=ON")
+		-DCUSTOM_BINDIR="/usr/bin"
+		-DCUSTOM_DOCDIR="/usr/share/doc/${PF}"
+		-DCUSTOM_LOCALEDIR="/usr/share/locale"
+		-DCUSTOM_SHAREDIR="/usr/share/${PN}"
+		$(cmake-utils_use_enable curl CURL)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_enable truetype FREETYPE)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_enable nls GETTEXT)
+		-DENABLE_GLES=0
+		$(cmake-utils_use_enable leveldb LEVELDB)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_enable redis REDIS)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_enable sound SOUND)
+		$(cmake-utils_use !luajit DISABLE_LUAJIT)
+		-DRUN_IN_PLACE=0
+		$(use dedicated && {
+			echo "-DIRRLICHT_SOURCE_DIR=/the/irrlicht/source"
+			echo "-DIRRLICHT_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/irrlicht"
+		})
+	)
+
+	cmake-utils_src_configure
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	cmake-utils_src_compile
+
+	if use doc ; then
+		emake -C "${CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}" doc
+	fi
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	cmake-utils_src_install
+
+	if use server || use dedicated ; then
+		newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/minetestserver.initd minetest-server
+		newconfd "${T}"/minetestserver.confd minetest-server
+	fi
+
+	if use doc ; then
+		cd "${CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}"/doc || die
+		dodoc -r html
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	gnome2_icon_savelist
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	gnome2_icon_cache_update
+
+	if ! use dedicated ; then
+		elog
+		elog "optional dependencies:"
+		elog "	games-action/minetest_game (official mod)"
+		elog
+	fi
+
+	if use server || use dedicated ; then
+		elog
+		elog "Configure your server via /etc/conf.d/minetest-server"
+		elog "The user \"minetest\" is created with /var/lib/${PN} homedir."
+		elog "Default logfile is ~/minetest-server.log"
+		elog
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	gnome2_icon_cache_update
+}
diff --git a/games-action/minetest_game/Manifest b/games-action/minetest_game/Manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..956b1124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest_game/Manifest
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DIST minetest_game-0.4.12.tar.gz 911942 SHA256 42c36cbb6969835b09b363ba82c4dd04dc6f8646b70a58c2d6eca1342d9ebcb4 SHA512 a585838ddda314f819f59f809463dc0c6300825d24eef54b899a8b8c08914f947e534073773be4b17497d8c6033705bcb0aa50c077a9d142cf6a2d2f6d1542fc WHIRLPOOL 3c07613569dba3dbbabdf61b70bb978380b1cf02bcc97975dd818ecd77cd128587c91932d5ec5d7225e4af00afde30b401d98e54f5c62bbd19ca75dbd5f81225
diff --git a/games-action/minetest_game/minetest_game-0.4.12-r1.ebuild b/games-action/minetest_game/minetest_game-0.4.12-r1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c42936f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-action/minetest_game/minetest_game-0.4.12-r1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Julian Ospald <hasufell@posteo.de>
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI=5
+inherit vcs-snapshot
+
+DESCRIPTION="The main game for the Minetest game engine"
+HOMEPAGE="http://github.com/minetest/minetest_game"
+SRC_URI="http://github.com/minetest/minetest_game/tarball/${PV} -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2 CC-BY-SA-3.0"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE=""
+
+RDEPEND=">=games-action/minetest-${PV}"
+
+src_install() {
+	insinto /usr/share/minetest/games/${PN}
+	doins -r mods menu
+	doins game.conf minetest.conf
+
+	dodoc README.txt game_api.txt
+}