Forge Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 290 free Forge mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Zombies Break Doors, Food Spoilage, More Zombies 2.
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Zombies Break Doors
Zombies can break doors, iron doors, glass, and trapdoors - and will even see and hunt players through glass, all fully configurable for harder survival gameplay.
Food Spoilage
Add realistic food decay mechanics to your Minecraft survival experience!
More Zombies 2
More zombie-themed hostile mobs to spice up your survival gameplay
[TACZ] Clans Systeme
Clans System adds a complete clan and city conquest system to Minecraft. Create clans, capture cities, fight monster hordes, earn passive income, and dominate the server in PvP or survival gameplay.
Odyssey of the DawnForge
A hardcore survival overhaul where every death has lasting consequences — lose hearts, strength, and sanity as you struggle to reclaim what’s been taken. Death isn’t the end; it’s the beginning of your punishment.
Dungeoneering+
A RPG mod inspired by Hypixel Skyblock and many other MMORPGS with its own take on progression and gear.
Hardcore minus
Hardcore minecraft, but with more chances
Celtic Decorative Blocks
This mod adds Craft-able Decorative Blocks to your survival world that is loosely based on Celtic Art-style knot decor
Hot and Cold Curios
Adds late-game curios that massively protect the player against temperature effects (compatible with Cold Sweat, Legendary Survival, Tough As Nails, and more)
Simple Waystones Kit
Lightweight Waystones addon that gives new players a starter kit with 1 Waystone, survival items, and exploration tools. Perfect for RPG modpacks, multiplayer servers, fast travel, adventure, progression, and quality-of-life survival gameplay.
Hematic
A customizable blood loss mod for hardcore/apocalyptic modpacks
Primal Extinction
A Survival Tech Mod focused on The Stone Age and Primitive Tech!
LimitedLives - Hardcore Lives & Respawn System
A limited lives system for Minecraft. Players start with configurable lives that decrease on death. Run out and face ban (servers) or world deletion (singleplayer). Features HUD display, admin commands, LAN/Essential support, and 4 languages.
ChronoMissions
EN: Customizable daily quest system with monthly visual progression. Perfect for adventure and survival servers. ES: Sistema de misiones diarias personalizadas con progreso visual mensual. Perfecto para servidores de aventura y supervivencia.
Multiplayer Hardcore Deaths
This mod adds a game rule that can be toggled on/off called "globalPlayerDeath" that will kill every player if one player dies.
Dreamcraft Network's Iron Golems Survive
Iron golems regenerate at a rate to increase survival chances for the village.
Primitive Bed
A lightweight survival addon that adds a cheap, disposable bed crafted from sticks and leaves. It has limited uses before breaking.
Wishsmith
Wishsmith is a vanilla-friendly utility mod that makes long-requested Minecraft items and blocks craftable through balanced recipes. It improves survival by reducing loot-only frustration and giving players easier access to useful items
Sky Vaults Support (SkyBlock)
Server sided mod to enable skyblock multiplayer without requiring client sided changes to a modpack
Overcharged Hearts
Adds a permanent heart expansion system to Minecraft. Defeat enemies, collect Heart Shards, craft Overcharged Hearts, and unlock up to 20 extra HP that regenerate outside combat - but vanish on death. Perfect for RPG and hardcore survival!
Elemental Craft MC
An RLCraft based survival mod that tries to be as "vanilla" as possible. New original ideas and concepts!
Honey Bucket
A mod that upgrades exploration and survival through new and magical biomes, mobs, and treasures found across your world.
Plant Fibers
A lightweight survival mod that introduces Plant Fibers as a natural resource dropped from vegetation, letting players craft string without spiders and unlock a simple grass-based early-game tier.
End Void Totem and other different things
You can craft a End Void Totem and other different things. You don't even have to hold the End Void Totem in your hand, you just need to have it in your inventory!
Alex's Caves Dimension Portals
Adds fully configurable custom portals for Alex’s Caves dimensions, each with unique frames, activators, teleport linking, and separate dimension progression for survival and servers.
Hardcore Revival Mod - Totem Respawn, Team Revives & Death Penalties
A balanced revival vanilla+ mod designed to punish dying or to be used in hardcore multiplayer. Can be used in both regular/hardcore worlds.
Foggy World
FoggyWorld is a haunting survival overhaul that drowns the world in deadly mist, twists light and sound, and hides a single buried refuge that only a strange compass can find.
Heart Loss (Forge)
A hardcore mod where you lose max health on death and regain it with Enchanted Golden Apples.
Moldyfishy's "The Forest" Addition
This mod is my try at making a mod based upon the survival game "The Forest".
iron survival
It makes your mining more difficult by turning raw iron into raw iron nuggets.
NoCube's Zombie Mobs
Adds hardcore zombie animals and creatures. Vanilla-style.
NoShelter Reborn
Defend against mob invasions, and put your survival skills to the ultimate test!...There is no shelter.
Mythical Crystal Ores
Fantasy Weapons, Tools, Blocks and more to aid in Survival Minecraft!
Blaze's Weapon Pack
A mod adding some items inspired by Hypixel Skyblock
No Jumping Allowed
Are you up for some Hardcore challenge? Don't jump or you're dead!
Almost Permadeath
A Mod about limited lifes in Survival mode