We've been working on RevivalSMP for a while now and I wanted to share what makes it different from other lifesteal servers. It's not just "lose hearts and get banned." Death here is an entire experience.

How it works:

  Lifesteal with a twist — You steal hearts from kills like normal, but when you hit 0 hearts you don't just get banned. You become a ghost.

  The Graveyard — Dead players become ghosts that wander the server. You're invisible to living players, can't break blocks or interact with the world. You have to find ways to come back to life — sacrifice villagers, find a revival totem, or convince another player to revive you (it costs them a heart). You can even just wait it out, but it takes 5 days.

  AI Pet Companions — Every player gets an AI companion that actually understands your surroundings. It knows what biome you're in, what mobs are nearby, what you're holding. Ask it how to craft something and it answers. It warns you when enemies are close. It levels up the more you play and unlocks abilities. Think Tamagotchi meets AI assistant — and yes, it'll try to warn you before you die and end up in the graveyard.

  Capture the Flag — When you're not grinding hearts or running from ghosts, we have CTF events. Two teams, the world, full PvP with your lifesteal gear on the line.

  The core loop is: survive → steal hearts → don't die → if you die, fight your way back as a ghost → do it all over again. The AI pet and CTF add layers on top of that.

  This is still growing and we're actively building new features. Would love feedback — what would you add to a system like this?

  Server: revivalsmp.net (Java + Bedrock crossplay)
  Website: https://revivalsmp.net

We built a casual yet competitive lifesteal server where you become a ghost, and your AI pet tries to keep you alive