Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 146 free mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include MoonBorne, Creepers Eat You, Basically Implosion.
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MoonBorne
MoonBorne is a highly configurable Minecraft survival experience centered around dangerous special moons, each bringing unique mechanics, events, mobs, hordes, and challenges to your world.
Creepers Eat You
Adds a fun twist to the game in which creepers eat you! Good luck beating the game in Hardcore ;D
Basically Implosion
Adds a sword that has the implosion scroll from Hypixel Skyblock
Against the Wild: Realistic Survival
Against the Wild is an immersive realism mod that transforms Minecraft survival into something that actually feels like fighting to stay alive. No magic shortcuts, no easy starts. The world is harsh, unforgiving, and beautiful just like the real wilderness
The Krptonians
A mod made in 3 hours that aims to add Kryptonian superpowers and supermans costume! fully obtainable in survival! (part of my 3 hour challenge series)
简易生存 Simple Survival
I added over 100 recipes! 【Breaking the balance】
Mobs Drop Their Abilities
Defeat mobs and steal their powers! Unlock unique passive abilities like flight and teleportation, or use active items like the explosive Detonator. Transform your survival experience by using the monsters' own strengths against them.
DisasterSurvival
Survive over 20 unique natural disasters in singleplayer or multiplayer. Random disasters, generated maps, loot, and intense survival gameplay.
Forbidden recipes By Anoosh
Forbidden Recipes is a mod that adds crafting recipes for some of Minecraft's most elusive items, including the dragon egg, barrier block, elytra, and more. This mod lets you craft powerful or rare items that were previously unobtainable in survival mode.
GreatCompactors
Plugin for Personal Compactors from Hypixel Skyblock
Ghastling
Ghastling is a survival-friendly plugin for Paper 1.21.6+ that lets players keep Baby Happy Ghasts (Ghastlings) as permanent pets. Prevent them from growing up, improve their AI, and build a bond through snowball interactions!
Speakeasy Enchantments
Enchantments heavily inspired by Hypixel Skyblock
The Classes Mod: Reborn
The Classes Mod: Reborn(TCM: Reborn) is a reimagined version of my mod TCM. It adds custom abilities that are geared toward PVP and survival PVP using a system called classes which you pick at the start of the game.

Cristalline
This mod add an all new mechanic to ametyst by giving the opportunity to grow electricity powered crystals and make new items for survival.
Mirohodec Mod
Forget about the familiar Nether and the End — this mod radically expands the boundaries of the familiar game world, turning your survival into an epic journey through an infinite multiverse.
Custom Hyperion
This project adds a Hyperion concept, just very different and survival friendly (not OP)...
NecroCore
Transform your hardcore experience with a second chance system - concussion mechanics instead of instant death!
SYSTEM SMP
System SMP is a premium Minecraft plugin designed for survival multiplayer servers. It adds unique features including small caps text formatting, tree felling mechanics, custom item displays, and an economy-based spawner mining system.
Tithe
A Hardcore multiplayer mod in which death is a debt. The living can pay a tribute to bring back the fallen.
Defense of the Craft
Survival-oriented combat enhancement Dota 2 mod for Fabric Minecraft
RPGSouls
A hardcore RPG mod: collect souls from slain enemies, upgrade active skills, craft the Devourer set, and try not to lose everything upon death. / Хардкорный RPG-мод: собирай души, прокачивай навыки и крафть сет Пожирателя.
hunterkill
In HunterKill’s survival chase, hunters track with strength sticks and compasses; runners evade with knockback sticks, winning by slaying the Ender Dragon, while hunters triumph by eliminating all runners (respawning infinitely but losing gear).
Spawner Panic Survivors
Rogue-lite wave survival on Fabric & NeoForge! Collect XP gems, draft magic wands, blades & auras, and become the ultimate survivor.
Even More Totems
Totem Plus adds 16 special Totems and one Creative-only infinite Totem to Minecraft. Each Totem has its own unique survival effect.
ShareCore
Shared Hardcore mechanics/hearts for Paper servers — damage, hunger, XP, potions, drowning, and death are synced between players.
Basically Gyrokinetic Wand
Adds the Gyrokinetic Wand from Hypixel Skyblock into an item
PartsVitality
A hardcore damage and healing system for Minecraft, inspired by "Escape from Tarkov."
Chaolux
A shielding plate that halves all damage and acts as a one-time totem, balancing defense and survival in combat.
Time Bank
A hardcore survival plugin where players have limited lifespan based on real playtime. Time is tradeable as physical crystals, creating a unique time-based economy!
Disaster SMP
DMSP (Disaster Management System Plugin)Cinematic Natural Disasters for PaperMC 1.21+DMSP is not just a plugin; it's an environmental overhaul designed to challenge even the most seasoned survivalists.
TheConstant
A Fabric mod that channels Don’t Starve–style hardcore survival into Minecraft: manage health, hunger, and sanity; survive seasons, temperature, darkness, and food spoilage with crock-pot cooking and recipe planning.
Survival-Friend
prevents creeper block damage and crop trampling, enables portal based farms on SMP, offers /tpa features and global totem pop messages and the ability to make the ender dragon a bit harder.
SnowPED
Is a survival-focused mod that turns the world into a frozen
mutationcraft-plus
Adds 24 random world mutations that completely change Minecraft every 5 minutes, making every survival adventure unique.
F&H survival
Dark fantasy survival mod that adds content from the game Fear and Funger
Infernal Forge
Adds an exclusive infernal blast furnace with custom fuel and speed for survival servers.