Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 112 free mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Born in Chaos, Tough As Nails, Frostiful.
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Born in Chaos
Adds a lot of aggressive mobs, with their unique properties that can diversify and complicate your survival. Also adds new structures, equipment, blocks and achievements.
Tough As Nails
A difficult, survival-based mod that adds body temperature and thirst!
Frostiful
A Vanilla+ Snow & Frost Update Survival Experience for Minecraft - sister mod of Scorchful!
Cold Sweat
Adds a survival-focused temperature system to Minecraft, with lots of customization!
PrimalCore
Early Game Survival, Expanded Nether, Monsters and Mystery
TerraFirmaCraft
TerraFirmaCraft (TFC) is a total conversion mod that overhauls and reinvents survival mode.
Just Enough Guns
A gun mod focused on survival progression, gameplay and gun customization!
Insane's Survival Overhaul (aka IguanaTweaks Reborn)
Overhaul survival with many changes to existing mechanics. Weapon rebalance, enchanting rework, and much more
Zombie Survival Kit
A series of tools to survive in the zombie apocalypse.
Tinkers Survival
An early game survival concept for Tinkers' Construct and Constructs' Armory.
Vestiges of the Present
Hardcore challenges awarded with powerful and unique Vestiges from unknown God-like creature. Has worldwide leaderboards, lore progression and a lot of cool stuff like anti heal, heal debt, shields, over heal and shields, etc.
Scorchful
Dune-inspired, Vanilla+ mod focused on Heat-based temperature survival and combat - sister mod of Frostiful!
GUNS RPG
Hardcore Minecraft mod with heavy focus on player progression and skill management
Star Wars ACW Survival
A survival centric mod, focusing on the incorporation of Star Wars tech, materials, droids and the many species of the galaxy to Minecraft survival. The galaxy is your sandbox!
CandyCraft
A new survival dimension made of Candies
ARKCraft Mod
[WIP] The game "ARK: Survival Evolved" in Minecraft!
Insane's Survival Extra (aka IguanaTweaks Expanded)
Expand Insane's Survival Overhaul with materials, enchantments, forging and more!
Hardcore Survival Mod
Making your first days more challenging
Survival Tools
Adds a number of useful thirst and temperature tools and machines to use with Tough As Nails or SimpleDifficulty for both lightly and heavily modded environments.
Orpheus
A way of KeepInventory in survival!
Dragons And Dark
adds several hostile mobs, with their own aspects that can make your survival very difficult.
OneBlock Mod
A OneBlock Mod
Realism Mod Reborn
A Vanilla+ survival expansion featuring crops, food production, gemstones, and immersive resources.
Stones & Bricks - The Missing Vanilla Blocks
Building blocks for all Minecraft Survivalist and the Builders without changing the game!
Realm of Vytra
An RPG mod adding new adventure, survival, and creative elements such as structures, ores, items, blocks, and more.
MCA Descendants
Addon for MCA:Reborn. Adds the ability to respawn as your descendants while playing hardcore mode.
Siren Head Southpoint (Survival Horror)
Horror mod. Based on the game sirenhead: southpoint
Craftable Gunpowder balanced
This is a more balanced way of crafting gunpowder in vanilla. Primarily for Vic's Point Blank mod in my Modpack Simplex Modern Survival for small arms ammo.
Simple Sophisticated Backpacks Kit
Lightweight starter backpack addon that gives every new player a backpack and useful survival items on first join. Perfect for RPG modpacks, multiplayer servers, exploration, inventory expansion, adventure, progression, and quality-of-life gameplay.
Stoneage Survival
Progression overhaul and harder survival mode
The Block of Angel
An exploration-focused mod that rewards curiosity and reduces repetitive grind — while keeping the core survival balance intact. Perfect for players who want each discovery to matter. Start with almost nothing — earn every shortcut.
Overeating
Adds overeating and new useful mechanics for survival and combat!
Bum Survival in Russia
Blocks, items and dungeons for survival in Russia homeless!
Better Tech Weapons
In a dark future, survival depends on the right arsenal. This mod introduces unique weapons, from a repurposed pistol to a tech crossbow. Ammo is scarce, but deadly.
Left To Die
A fully customizeable hardcore rpg mobs mod.
Unruffled
Revamped Survival mode from the ground up.