By Neecko5b84
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

With the trends of home organization, the Home Edit has taught us that items sorted in rainbow order are just more pleasant to look at. That’s where Rainbow Shenanigans comes in. Not only does it sort all colored blocks and items by color in the creative inventory, but the famous jeb_ sheep cycles through in a more accurate (and pleasant looking) rainbow order.

By BWBJustin
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Forge

This is an incredible mod that adds over 130 solid colored blocks! Simply craft the Rainbow Block and use the mod’s GUI to choose what color you prefer. For anyone tired of the same concrete or terracotta colors, add Paint Blocks to your 1.17 gameplay to add colorful variety!

By tvx9
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Have you ever looked at golden apples or carrots and thought, “what if there were more golden foods with questionable edibility?” Then More Golden Foods is perfect for you! This mod adds 13 new recipes for golden foods that each have unique benefits. While the Golden Rabbit gives you a jump boost, the Golden Cod gives water breathing for 30 seconds. It’s a whole new world of magical golden foods!

By sugardragondrawling
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

The Mooshroom is one of the rarest Minecraft mobs, and one of the most beloved. The Moobloom Mod adds in commonly modded variants, the Moobloom and the Allimoo, spawning just as rarely as the original Mooshroom. This mod also comes with an abandoned cottage which also spawns in the forest biome with special loot.

By fulmine64
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

Inspired by Bountiful, this mod is great for servers that focus on medieval themed roleplay. Players sign up to join The Guild and choose a profession by purchasing a license. They then complete quests to earn rewards and level up their chosen profession. While currently there are only five professions available, the developer plans for there to be at least 15! Keep in mind that not every plains village will have a Guild Master, so you may have to travel far from home in order to join up.

By lazarr_live
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Pride Month may be over, but that should never stop Pride celebrations from stopping. This mod adds a Pride Ore which can be used to craft various rainbow tools, blocks, and armor! It’s a lightweight mod to add some color and Pride to your Minecraft world!

By roydoesomething
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

The world needs more cheese in it, and Minecraft is no different. CheeseCraft adds four types of cheeses that all stem from a cheese ore block that generates in the Overworld. While it’s still in new development, it does have a lot of potential for cheese-themed items and blocks!

By LordSkittles_
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Forge

When the 1.17 update was released, Minecraft players gained new blocks that lacked variations. Mo’ Building Blocks adds variations for 1.17 blocks and more! And it’s not just calcite or tuff blocks that get variety, but concrete and terracotta do too! Now you don’t have to download multiple mods to get what you want, simply download Mo’ Building Blocks!

By alex_khaan
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

This is an absolute must-have mod for anyone who plays on more than a few servers! Local Looks gives players a Magic Mirror which they can use to change their skin. Each of your game saves can have a specific skin just for that game! So rather than going online to change and having to restart your game, just get this mod and change within the mirror!

By axismoder
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

It seems odd that vanilla Minecraft only has one pie recipe. More Pies And That’s It 2 adds nearly 20 new pie recipes along with special ingredients for them! This mod also adds in two new shrubs, a special generated structure, and plenty more fun items to bake pies to your heart’s content!

By zholv16
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

A Difficult Night is a mod for the type of player who likes a challenge. This mod adds four new variants to the zombie mob that spawns in various sized hordes at night. While the Rude Zombie is a slight challenge, the Mighty Zombie hits harder and spawns with armor. Plus, the Infected Zombie spawns alone, but upon death causes a poison effect and leaves behind a block of mycelium where it died.

By Pinaz993
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

Just as the name implies, Simple Shelves adds shelving for each wood type. Just as with item frames, it only takes a click to display books and items on shelves. No longer will rooms have to feel empty with 2D books or items on display!

By Aethelap
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

It’s not very often that we find a large mod that has a beautiful variety of blocks, items, and even foods! Reversion is a mod that blends in with default Minecraft because the items weren’t made to change it, but built upon it. It adds a new biome, Savannah Wetlands, with a Cinnamon Wetlands variant, so you can chop down special modded trees! Between new wood types, three duck variations, frogs, and witherhogs, everyone can find something to love in this mod.

By MaximEu
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

What makes this mod stand out from the rest is the sheer size of recipes it adds. CrossReverie is a variety mod that adds realistic food recipes, metallurgy, alcoholic drinks and brewing, magic altars, and a host of other items and blocks! There’s even a redstone lightsaber that turns on and off using redstone!

By LemonPush
Game Version: 1.12
Mod Loader: Forge

What began as a project to add a pumpkin biome to 1.12.2, turned into a Halloween themed mod with five biomes. Lemon’s Halloween adds nine new Halloween or horror mobs including a swamp monster, chupacabra, and La Llorona. Each biome is unique and comes with pre-generated structures to help fill the Overworld with some spookiness!

By zoeytheegoist
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

While playing on a vanilla server or singleplayer world, there’s one aspect of Minecraft that can grow frustrating. The stack size of items is just too small, which is why Lenient Stack Size makes everything better. It increases the stack size of items to either 16 or 64, which will help clean up your chests and shulker boxes!

By safrodev
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

This mod is an unofficial port of an original which is no longer being updated. Oysters Reborn adds what you’d expect: Oysters! Throughout the ocean floor, oysters spawn waiting for you to discover them. Through breeding and mutation, you can create oysters that produce a variety of resources including, bone meal, coal, quartz, and diamonds! But most importantly they create pearls which can be used to craft pearl weapons, blocks, and items!

By therealcyborgcabbage
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

Plenty of new mods add new armor to Minecraft, however, they don’t have the unique spin that Oops! All Armor does. This mod adds 20 new sets of armor that each have unique properties. While the Boat Armor makes you buoyant, the Enchanting Table Armor constantly changes enchantments on itself. The set that’s most impressive is the Ladder Armor, which lets you walk up and down walls as if there’s a ladder there.

By badkaipanda
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Imagine having over 400 colored blocks to choose from while building. That’s exactly what Cross Stitch Colours provides! Pixel art players or anyone who builds in Creative should download this mod because of how many beautiful color options there are. Based on the colors of embroidery floss used for cross stitching, this mod gives beautiful potential for creative builds. For those who wish to use this mod on a survival multiplayer server, simply pair it with a vending block and fuel the server economy!

By yegwufjerg
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17*
Mod Loader: Forge

The longer someone plays Minecraft, the more bored they become with the default ores generated in the Overworld. Overflow O’ Items adds over 20 new ores to the game along with items and armor to go with them. The CurseForge page explains how rare or strong each ore and block are, so you can pick how strong you want to be!

*The 1.17 version currently has a crash bug, but the developer is working on a fix.

By yacmet2008
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

There is certainly skepticism when first seeing the name of this mod, however, Dumb craft actually has some fun features worth mentioning! Creepers speak French, lightning will strike if you kill a cat, villagers are rideable, and a special (awful) food recipe. You can also drink lava, gain salt upon death, cook TNT, and more! This is a great mod to add to a world when you need a break from seriousness.

By TheLynkYT
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Slabs are one of the more versatile blocks for building. Wood Slab adds in 32 new slabs of the vanilla wood types, along with the ability for slabs to be crafted back into full blocks. There are both stripped and log variants included, even for Crimson and Warped blocks! This is a useful and lightweight mod to add to any modpack!

By the_pudding_stone
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Hesitation about the first release of mods is normal. However, that hesitation should be avoided with StoryCraft because of how strong of a foundation the first release is. Players choose from four classes upon entering the world, each with their own unique class effects and limitations. While the warrior class cannot use ranged weapons, the miner class can’t use shields. This mod is more challenging than you’d expect, as you need to be at certain levels before you can use specific tools or weapons.

By eyeguyninja
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Who doesn’t love a good muffin? Magical Muffins adds in a bunch of craftable muffins with different effects and rewards! The diamond muffin fills hunger, Nether portal muffin takes you to the Nether, and there’s even muffin armor! Some other effects the muffins give are Regeneration II, Strength II, and Poisoning!

By Serilum
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.16, 1.17
Mod Loader: Forge

Serilum is known for creating quality of life mods that the Minecraft community craves. Which is why I’m surprised this gem of a mod doesn’t already have thousands of downloads. Hoe Tweaks does as you’d expect! It tweaks hoes so that you can harvest crop blocks faster, un-till soil, and increases the till range based on the tier of hoe.

By boneaphobic_pizza
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Fellow science fiction and movie lovers can finally rejoice because there’s a Minecraft mod of kaiju. For those unaware, Goji is a nickname for Godzilla that’s derived from the original Japanese name, Gojira. Gojicraft! adds over ten new mobs from the Godzilla universe including a rare biome, new ore, guns, and structures! The Kumonga is particularly unsettling.

By LudoCrypt
Game Version: 1.17
Mod Loader: Fabric

New dimensions are always interesting to explore. The Corners is an incredibly unique mod that features dimensions based off of Liminal Spaces. These are locations of transition or states of being. Places that are usually abandoned or empty that feel frozen and sometimes unsettling, such as an empty shopping mall or abandoned school hallway. The Corners currently has one dimension published, the Yearning Canal, which can be traveled to through a painting.

By CerbonXD
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

With the latest update, bees have become even more useful. But it does beg the question, where is the queen bee? Every hive has one, which is why the Queen Bee mod perfectly fills the absence. The Queen Bee is a mini boss that spawns in big hives. As with the other bees, she’ll be passive so long as you don’t attack her. She inflicts poison and nausea along with damage. Plus, if she’s fighting you without any other bees, she can summon three more to help her.

By someaddon
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17
Mod Loader: Forge

How this mod hasn’t been created until now, is a mystery. Memory Settings adds a light utility that checks Minecraft’s allocated memory setting against the modpack that’s being loaded. It can be configured for servers too! Its basic function is to calculate recommended memory based on the system’s memory to help prevent lag or overheating.

By Advance2112
Game Version: 1.16
Mod Loader: Forge

Chickens are merely in the Minecraft world for feathers and food. They’re barely above pigs in the usefulness scale of passive Minecraft mobs. They are loud, annoying, and drop too many eggs. Which is exactly why Boiled Egg is a great mod to have to make use of those eggs! Cook the eggs into a simple boiled egg, and avoid having chests of eggs in your storage room!

By someaddon
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17

This mod brings about the dusk versus dawn element of many horror films. During the daytime, things are normal. However, as soon as dusk arrives, be prepared. Dusk is configurable, so you can decide how difficult you want the game to be. Will you be able to sleep with the increased amount of monsters at night?

By finallion_13
Game Versions: 1.17

Rather than installing a heavy mod that adds a variety of themed structures, The Graveyard adds spooky themed structures into the world. Those spooky locations range in size and have biome variants. It’s still a newer mod and being developed consistently, so while there’s only one new mob released, the skeleton creeper, it’s worth adding to your world with its fun decorations and spooky graves!

By Rexbas
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17

To quote the developer, this is “the best mod in Minecraft history!” As soon as this mod came up in search results, it needed to be included in this Halloween themed list of mods. After all, what’s scarier than seeing Tinky Winky stare at you from across the moon-covered plains? The Teletubbies Mod also comes with the Teletubby Dome, voice trumpets, and various items and foods. Be ready to overcome your childhood trauma.

By Globox_Z
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17

While this mod could be applied to any type of modpack, RpgDifficulty is a great addition to any horror or Halloween game style since it adds more tension and focus on survival. This mod increases the health and strength of mobs over time and distance. Meaning, the longer you play, the stronger the enemies.

By SmushyTaco
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17

For those who prefer apocalyptic movies or themes, then Solar Apocalypse is a great mod choice. Rather than adding spooky mobs, this mod changes the gameplay timeline. Instead of moving at your own pace, this mod turns the entire world into a wasteland within seven days. Water dries up, grass turns to dirt, and players suffer burn damage in the daylight. It’s a great mod to spice up vanilla Minecraft!

By SmushyTaco
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17

From the creator of Solar Apocalypse, Daylight Mobs: Reborn allows hostile mobs to not only walk in daylight, but to also spawn during the day as well. Depending on the game mode difficulty, survival could be nearly impossible with this mod installed.

By Chaosyr
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16

Regardless if you’re playing vanilla or modded, Minecraft can be made more difficult with this mod alone. As the name implies, Realistic Torches alters torches in the game to be as impermanent as they are in real life. After a certain time, torches will burn out, and when crafted they are unlit. Meaning you have to craft and use a matchbox to enable them. Plus, if a torch is placed outside, they’ll be extinguished by rain and thunderstorms.

By CreativeMD
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17

One thing Minecraft lacks on its own are visual status effects. While you can see your hearts and hunger, it doesn’t really cause you much concern until you’re actively losing health. Enhanced Visuals adds visual effects to the player’s HUD that varies based on the situation. For example, blood appears on the screen when a player takes damage or color drains from the view when hunger is low. It also enables a screen pulse effect that increases in frequency and darkness the lower down in health the player gets!

By georgetsak
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.16

Creepers are already the quietest hostile mob in the game, but this mod makes them even harder to expect! Camouflaged Creepers changes the default Creeper texture to match the block it’s standing on. So next time you think you see movement in the mountains, chances are it could be a creeper looking down at you!

By OreCruncher
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.16

If you’ve tired of the same sounds of Minecraft, get ready for a complete overhaul with Dynamic Surroundings. This mod alters the player’s visual and audible experience in the Minecraft world. It adds ambient sounds that change not only the player’s surroundings, but even changes based on what block the player walks on. Wood creaks, water sloshes, and animal sounds vary based on the time of day. Plus, it is completely configurable inside the game, so players can customize how they want to hear the world.

By DeBoKah
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16

Chances are that even if you’ve never played Skyrim, you’ve at least watched one gameplay video. Skyrim is a quintessential story-based game that has more lore and exploration than any other of its time. One of the biggest draws to Skyrim is its ambience. With the Skyrim Soundpack, Minecraft can be turned into a vibrantly sounding world. Not only does it add new music and atmospheric sounds, but mobs also have new voices to bring them to life. Spiders sound as creepy and crawly as they should, the Ender dragon is fierce, and even chickens have improved audio!

By vlad2305m
Game Versions: 1.17

While the above mods add ambient sound, the Sound Physics mod uses intense ray tracing to make sound feel more realistic. Sound will reverb, absorb, or attenuate based on the immediate surroundings of the player. So footsteps will echo in a cave or music will be quieter when listening behind a wall. Plus, you can customize it to be as effective as you want!

For Forge players, try out Dynamic Sound Filters.

By Ri5ux
Game Versions: 1.10, 1.12

The Alien vs. Predator franchise is an iconic science fiction series, so it’s not a surprise that there’s a mod based on it. The AlienVsPredator mod adds content from all over the AvP universe, including dimensions, mobs, weapons, armor, blocks, and items. Any fan of science fiction will enjoy reliving the horrors and scares enemies like facehuggers can bring!

By Shinoow
Game Versions: 1.12

For the gamers of the 80’s, you’ll love the Grue mod! Based on the Zork trilogy computer games, this mod adds the Grue mob, which spawns close to a player while they’re in a low lit area. It’s immortal and deals infinite damage, meaning one hit from a Grue will kill you. As soon as the warning pops onto the screen, players must run towards a well-lit area to banish the Grue into a puff of smoke. Temporarily, of course.

By iwoplaza
Game Versions: 1.10, 1.12

Because of how blocky mobs are in vanilla Minecraft, seeing any mob with bendable legs or arms is disturbing (and why it’s included for Halloween). Mo’ Bends adds realistic animation to both the player and mobs. Aside from making the player look normal while climbing a ladder, it also adds new basic movements to skeletons, spiders, and zombies. The creepiest result of this mod is the way that spiders now crawl up walls rather than floating up them.

By Baushawat
Game Versions: 1.12

Creepypastas are horror-themed legends posted on the internet that are focused on paranormal stories that scare its readers. Whether they’re true or not, depends on the person reading them. Which is why this mod is inspired by them! CreepyPastaCraft Reborn includes 13 new mobs inspired by the creepier side of the internet, each with special items and achievements!

By Coldspell_Games
Game Versions: 1.16

Have you ever wanted to see a smaller, faster version of an enderman? That’s what the Lurker is all about. This mod adds this creepy little mob that could be considered stronger than endermen. Not only do they spawn in every dimension, but they can clone themselves, teleport, and walk in daylight. And don’t think for a moment that the daylight weakens them, because they change into a stone form that increases their strength. This is a mod veteran Minecraft players could appreciate.

By Lycanite
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16

Think of any myth or creature, and chances are this mod has it. With over 100 mobs, Lycanites Mobs turns your world into a fantastical horror. Explore through forgotten dungeons, tame beasts, and create powerful weapons. However, be careful how far you stray from shelter because at any moment a swarm of deadly creatures could hunt you down.

By itsmeowdev
Game Versions: 1.14, 1.15, 1.16

Turn any Minecraft forest into spooky woods with the Whisperwoods mod. This forest themed mod adds multiple real and fictional creatures to make a vanilla game slightly scarier. While it’s a lightweight mod, it does add a terrifying Hiddebehind mob that stalks its prey and the Hirshgeist mini-boss with powerful flame attacks.

By przemykomo
Game Versions: 1.16

While weapons are necessarily scary to Minecraft players, the ones added by this mod are perfect for the Halloween season! Spooky Arms adds pumpkin themed handguns, rifles, and a bazooka!

By gigaherz
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17

I’m not quite sure what makes this mod so amazing, but it probably has to do with the simplistic fright that comes from eyes staring from the darkness. Just as its name implies, Eyes in the Darkness adds one new mob to Minecraft. Blinking eyes stare from the darkness waiting for you to turn away so they can attack. In order to survive and defeat these mysterious eyes, you must overcome your fear and stare directly at them. You have been warned.

By ProxyNeko
Game Versions: 1.12

While other mods add various new biomes, this mod adds biomes specific to the spooky theme of October. With four new biomes, players can explore Spooky Biomes to find creepy dangers that lurk and chop down their unique trees for building. Beware of the Forgotten Warlock, who doesn’t just attack the player, but also skeletons and zombies.

By Sindarin27
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17

Much like angry cats, creepers are destructive nuisances. They’re already hard to avoid when they sneak up behind you, but with the Pepping Creepers mod, they now can stalk you all the way back to your house. Windows and doors can no longer save you, as creepers will blast right through them. So be careful what danger you attract with this mod installed!

By HyCraftHD
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.16

Much like the normal LuckBlocks mod, the Halloween version spawns in a variety of Halloween themed items and entities. Some events are fun with pumpkins raining down, while others could spawn vampires or ghosts out to get you. In the Halloween spirit, this mod brings you the true trick or treat element of the season.

By ILikeMonsters1890
Game Versions: 1.12

In true spirit of Halloween, Ghostly is a mod that adds a multitude of spooky and creepy mobs. Mobs include possesse zombies, skeletons, husks, and more! They each have increased abilities, hearts, and strength, making them incredibly difficult to battle. However, players are rewarded for fighting these dark creatures, as their dropped loot helps craft stronger weapons against them!

By Corosus
Game Versions: 1.12

Depending on the type of people you play with, this mod could create a unique or harrowing experience. While you may not want to use it with players who die frequently, Zombie Players spawns a zombie version of the player that dies. Not only do you have to worry about dying from these mobs, but the zombies wander back home, attempting to resume normal activity of what it once was.

By GrondagTheBarbarian
Game Versions: 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17

Match this mod with any of the others in this list, and be prepared for a terrifying gameplay experience. Based on the phase of the moon, True Darkness changes the amount of light within the Overworld’s nighttime. While a full moon has standard Minecraft brightness, an evening with a new moon has no light at all, causing everything to be dark. Plus, going into caves or underground without torches, will mean there is absolutely no light to see with.

By ApemanMC
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16

Any horror movie buff will absolutely love this mod. As you can guess from its name, this mod adds over 20 famous horror movie monsters to Minecraft. Each villain does different damage, has different health points, and some drop special weapons unique to them. Keeping true to lore, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees will attack each other if close. A pro-tip is to be careful when near Frankenstein during a thunderstorm.

By Suff99
Game Versions: 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17

Perhaps just as terrifying as the Teletubbies, this mod adds the feared alien race from Doctor Who: Weeping Angels. Beware of every dimension and world with Weeping Angels installed. Not only will they hurt you as soon as you look away, but they can teleport you around. They can only be hurt with a pickaxe or the Chronodyne generator (included with this mod). Be careful not to blink.

“In the sight of any living thing, they literally turn to stone. And you can’t kill a stone. Of course, a stone can’t kill you either. But then you blink, then you turn your head away – and oh yes it can!”

By Corgi_Taco
Game Versions: 1.16

Inspired by games like Terraria and Breath of the Wild, Enhanced Celestials is a mod that adds two lunar events to Minecraft. While the Harvest Moon improves crop growth and drop rate, the Blood Moon increases the monster spawn cap and prevents the player from sleeping. An upcoming update will include the Blue Moon, which increases the player’s luck and quality of loot tables!

By cyborg_pigeon
Game Versions: 1.16, 1.17

If you’re a challenge seeker or someone who just wants to die a lot in Minecraft, then consider adding this mod. Eldritch Mobs adds dangerous and unique mobs to your world. There are three tiered categories of modified mobs with configurable abilities, health, and dropped loot. Abilities could include yeeter, where the mob launches the target into the air, or duplicator, where the mob will occasionally create a clone of itself!

For Forge players, try AtomicStryker’s Infernal Mobs!