Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 123 free mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Survive, Insane's Survival Overhaul (aka IguanaTweaks Reborn), SCP: Overtime.
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Survive
Spice up survival gameplay with thirst, sleep and more mechanics
Insane's Survival Overhaul (aka IguanaTweaks Reborn)
Overhaul survival with many changes to existing mechanics. Weapon rebalance, enchanting rework, and much more
SCP: Overtime
SCP: Overtime is a Java Survival mod for version 1.20.1, with the goal of adding SCPs to Minecraft as a tribute to the SCP Community as a whole. The mod is a rebrand of the SCP:XK Unity Addon.
Better Than Wolves: CE
BTW: The most infamous hardcore survival and tech mod in the history of the game
Progression Reborn
Completely reimagines and rebalances early and mid-game progression in a vanilla-like fashion. The definitive survival progression overhaul mod.
Granular Hunger
A mod that reworks the hunger system to be more granular, and ports some systems from BTW's Hardcore Hunger.
Overgrown's Origins: Moth
The Moth Origin is a datapack for the Minecraft Origins mod which allows players to embody a winged insect with distinct abilities tailored for survival and exploration.
Hardcore Survival
A difficulty-increasing, survival-oriented mod that delivers incredibly realistic and tough survival experiences with sophisticated gameplay conversion.
Nine lifes
Nine lifes - is a mod which gives you only 9 lifes for entire your survival. Cool challenge for those who are tired of the vanilla hardcore
Jabs Fixed MC
A mod designed to fix the core gameplay elements of Survival Minecraft
Overeating
Adds overeating and new useful mechanics for survival and combat!
Auto Replant
Automatically replant harvested crops in Fabric. Saves time, respects survival gameplay, and supports configurable crop and tool rules.
Primal Stage
Extends early game survival.
Thirst Was Taken 2
Adds a survival thirst bar, drinking, and water purity to Minecraft.
Hardcore Totem Nerf
A hardcore-inspired collection of nerfs and debuffs applied to Totems of Undying.
ModernMITE
ModernMITE is a fork of MITE Equilibrium — a 1.21.1 port of the classic hardcore survival mod Minecraft Is Too Easy (MITE).
7 DAYS TO LIVE
This mod transforms Minecraft into another game adding endings and a 7 day survival progression in your world.
Classic Combined
This mod creates a Classic Minecraft/Modern Minecraft hybrid experience. Recreates modern features in a Classic Minecraft/Alpha Minecraft style. Fully Survival compatible
Yet Another Thirst
Adds a dynamic thirst bar and customizable hydration mechanics to elevate your survival gameplay.
Backrooms: The Complex
A survival friendly, lore accurate backrooms mod with high quality visuals.
Electro's PowerCraft
Survival Addon/ Partial Realistic and Element Survival Mod
Revival Totem
Adds a craftable totem of revival to revive your friends in hardcore mode when eaten
Appetite Hunger mechanic-port-unofficially
Appetite reworks Minecraft's hunger mechanics into something more hardcore and complex.
Survival Reimagined (NeoForge)
A Minecraft Mod with the goal of making Minecraft harder with a more realistic approach at progression
Smart Survival
Smart Survival is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that adds campfire comfort, sleep quality effects and nutritional food buffs to enhance survival.
Wasteland Wanderer | Fallout
Turns Minecraft into a Survival Fallout Experience!
Rot Timer
Adds realistic food spoilage, barrel storage bonuses, temperature-based decay, and long-lasting canned stew for a deeper survival experience.
Deepcraft
A hardcore Minecraft mod with new ore, weapons, bosses, mobs, a unique dimension, haunting music, and forgotten secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Zombie Plague III
Transforms vanilla Minecraft into a brutal survival experience in a zombie-overrun world.
Preserved: Inferno
Enhances the "survival" aspect of Minecraft's gameplay. Core mod for the Preserved mod set.
HanToKe1's More Golden Apple
Added four variants of golden apples and their enchanted versions, obtainable in Survival Mode, to enhance players' adventures.
SharedSoul
Experience true cooperative survival where all players share health, hunger, inventory, XP, and death. When one player takes damage, everyone feels it. When one dies, all die together. Perfect for close-knit groups seeking the ultimate teamwork challenge.
FPS Drop When You Hurt
This mod links your framerate to your character's health. If injured or near death, your framerate drops and only recovers by eating food to heal. Adds a challenging survival twist to gameplay!
MC Sigma
Beta 1.7.3 fork. New blocks, survival features, creative, server support...
Coalesce
Server-side configurable hardcore combat
Fishing Trap
🎣 Passive fishing made fun (and lazy)! Toss a trap in the water, bait it with snacks, and let it reel in the loot while you do literally anything else. A vanilla-friendly mod for chill builders, pro survivalists, and professional slackers alike. 🐟🌊