Data Packs for Minecraft Java
Browse 71 free data packs for Minecraft Java — popular picks include SpaceFrog's Frog Variant Changer, STEVE MUST DIE difficulty, Trade Less.
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SpaceFrog's Frog Variant Changer
Change a frog's variant type using a vanilla/survival-friendly method. Works with vanilla (cold, temperate, warm) and optionally 'More Frogs 2' variants: crimson, ender, infernal, poison dart, purpur, sculk, spirit, warped, and wood.
STEVE MUST DIE difficulty
Focuses on a much harder Vanilla Survival experience. Not only by making mobs stronger or more resistant, but adding new mechanics and unique twists. Also letting you progress slightly faster (if you're skilled enough)
Trade Less
This data pack stops all villagers from selling emeralds Perfect for servers with a tight economy or a more challenging survival experience
Super Hardcore
A datapack that makes hardcore actually hard. You now only have 5 hearts and you take damage from a fall taller than 2 blocks.
Simple Mob Heads Drop
A simple data pack that makes mobs drop their heads when you kill them. Good for survival base decoration.
Time Hunter
Time Hunter is a team PvP survival datapack where players compete by mining resources and eliminating foes to extend their countdown, with elimination on timeout, supporting 2-4 team battles and strategic combat.
Blocked In Hardcore
A challenging version of the Blocked In datapack
Renewable Survival
Makes All Items Renewable. Adds crafting or mob drops.
Balanced Villager Trades
Adds 295 balanced, vanilla-style villager trades for bulk building materials, useful items, and survival progression. Server-side; no mods required.
SpaceFrog's Cat Variant Changer
Change a cat's breed (variant type) using a vanilla/survival-friendly method. Choose from all kitty varieties: black, calico, jellie, orange (red), persian, ragdoll, shorthair, siamese, tabby, tuxedo, white & a special random type.
PermaEfe
PermaEfe is a Minecraft datapack that increases the difficulty progressively for 30 days, with mechanics such as permanent death, boosted mobs and unique craftables. Ideal to play with friends and test your survival.
Simple Skyblock
A datapack that adds a lot of unobtainable items to the skyblock experience.
HardSurvivalStrategie
Minecraft Datapack with realistic crafting and behaviour.
No Totems
Removes totems from the evoker loot table, making them impossible to get in survival. perfect for servers if you want to ban totems
MC Unbalanced World
A great overhaul to survival progression, adds 30+ hours of content, to enjoy alone or with friends
Escalating Hardcore Mode
This is a datapack that drastically increases the difficulty of your game.
Survival Refightalized
A reworked survival experience with more varied mobs and new armor and shield mechanics.
Craftable Mob Eggs
With this project you can simply craft mob eggs. Perfect for survival worlds!
Ultra Hardcore by DWizard
A feature-rich datapack that aims to increase Minecraft's difficulty and turn the game into a true survival experience, by expanding it's progression and all of it's survival aspects.
Hardcore meat
Meat from cows and pigs drops much less
Vanilla With Sugar
A close-to-vanilla datapack that slows Minecraft's early game pacing and makes survival a bigger focus
Better Hardcore Datapack
Completely overhauls Hardcore mode to be true danger.
Monster Rework
A datapack which reworks monsters and their spawning while also while also adding survival elements. All to make the game a more interesting experience.
KyuTweaks
"Slight" Tweaks and Additions for vanilla survival.
Survival+
Survival+ is a datapack that adds difficulty and suprise to Minecraft again. By adding tougher enemies and cool unique items. Along with a bunch of new mechanics and reworks of some old ones, causing you to relearn Minecraft in a whole new way!
Creepers and Tridents
This Datapack reworks the Impaling and Channeling enchantments and allows Creeper spawn eggs of various tiers to be crafted in survival!
DynamicBadLuck Challenge
This Minecraft datapack introduces a brutal survival challenge by drastically reducing item drop rates from blocks, mobs, and chests. Players must rely on luck for resources, turning basic progression into a test of patience.
modify-mobs
Modify the data of mobs using Name Tags in survival
Survivor's Elegy Data Pack (26.2, 1.20.1) – Survive Decaying Mobs
Survivor's Elegy Data Pack expands your survival world with new game mechanics, updated structures, and extra items. It changes how the day and night cycle works, adds new ways to cook food, and brings fresh challenges to the Nether. Features: Time Control: Lets you change how long daytime lasts using a simple menu. Rotting Mobs: […]
Sky Void Additions Data Pack (26.1.1, 1.20.1) – Vanilla-like Mechanics Additions
Sky Void Additions Data Pack adds vanilla-like mechanics to the game which makes all items, mobs, and advancements obtainable in SkyBlock. Some mechanics require structure bounding boxes, so make sure your SkyBlock map or data pack generates those bounding boxes, such as Standard SkyBlock. Enjoy playing this data pack! Features: Configuration All settings are toggleable […]
Siscu's Survival Expansion Data Pack (1.21.1, 1.20.1) – Survivor's Elegy
Siscu's Survival Expansion Data Pack brings you an entirely new survival experience! Welcome to Survivor's Elegy, an extensive data pack designed to add cohesiveness and interesting features to your survival world! With renewed Biomes and some mechanics, this data pack is worth your time! Enjoy playing this data pack! Features: Game Mechanics Withering: Overworld creatures […]
Zombie World Data Pack (1.20.2, 1.19.4) – Zombie Apocalypse!
Zombie World Data Pack introduces new mechanics, mobs, and challenges, creating a thrilling and immersive gameplay environment. Players must navigate a world overrun by zombies, with unique features like custom loot, zombie variants, and survival-focused gameplay elements. Features: New Zombie Types: The data pack introduces several new types of zombies, each with unique abilities and […]
Dispense Blocks Data Pack (1.19.3, 1.18.2) – Automatically place blocks with Dispenser
Dispense Blocks Data Pack adds a new mechanic to the Dispenser block in Minecraft. The Dispenser is an useful redstone block in Minecraft that can drop blocks, drop items directly on players and creatures, or interact in various ways with bucket. This data pack adds another interesting feature to the Dispenser that allows it to […]
Minecraft H10 - Hardcore 10x
Too many people are beating Minecraft Hardcore like it's nothing. No one is beating this without a fight.
SunIsDead
This datapack makes the whole minecraft survival experience something more challenging.