Forge Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 5,795 free Forge mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Keep Buffs on Death, Cats and Cats, Survival Retro Life.
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Keep Buffs on Death
Players can inherit various states from before death through a certain method, which can also serve as a survival effect.

Cats and Cats
This mod aims to add a meowy challenge to Minecraft survival and allow you to do things like have a personal friend or fight off the evil corruptions.

Survival Retro Life
To live Minecraft in a recent version but to have the life of the past would surely be a dream... Well here it is! Live your Retro Life (Use the Built-in ProgrammerArt resourcepack)
Primum Opus
Primum Opus - Start from absolute zero. No punching trees, no instant crafting. Earn every piece of technology through primitive survival in this challenging early-game overhaul.
Magic idk21 tools
Arcane Idk introduces a unique collection of mystical artifacts and utility-based magic to redefine your survival experience. This is only the beginning—expect many more reality-bending items in future updates!
Basically Gyrokinetic Wand
Adds the Gyrokinetic Wand from Hypixel Skyblock into an item
Advanced Lock
With Advanced Lock, chests cannot be opened or broken unless the correct code is entered, making it perfect for survival servers, SMPs, a
You cheated first
This mod serves as a standard survival mod to increase the challenge (similar to the Champions mod), while also enhancing monsters during mob battles to improve the viewing experience.

Endermium
What the project specifically does or adds The Endermium Mod expands the "post-game" of Minecraft by introducing a new tier of survival. It adds a complete set of Endermium tools and armor, which are obtained through a unique transmutation process.
Dum Adventure
Modpack made for Dum SMP, an survival plus with adventure and guns
Voxelium
Voxelium expands survival with new materials, recipes, and the /fly command — adding creative freedom while staying in Survival mode.
Redstone Block Movers
Have fun with new Redstone Block Movers! Move any block you want! Either suck it or shift it!
STOP NUKING JIMWORLD
Cancels/disables ALL explosions from occurring. (Made for modded creative, is not survival friendly.)
Lightning Everywhere
Spawn a lightning in survival
Dead Horizon
A Mini Zombie Apocalypse Survival Mod
Serveurs de potes modpack survie
A terrifying lightweight horror and tech survival modpack with TaCZ guns, Create, and horrifying entities. Fully optimized for multiplayer!

Zero Signal
Zero Signal is a lightweight military-apocalypse survival modpack set in a world where global communication has collapsed. Scavenge, survive, and adapt using tactical gear and modern tech in a tense, immersive environment.
OmniAssist
Your ultimate survival assistant!
just the amulet
Adds the iconic Order of the Stone Amulet from Minecraft: Story Mode to Fabric 26.1.2 with a survival crafting recipe. Created because there weren't any Minecraft: Story Mode mods available for Fabric 26.1.2 at the time of release.
Ice Flavoured
a collection of small tweaks to make early game survival feel more complete
Cozy Server Kit
Lightweight server utilities for small survival servers: land claims, death chests, homes/TPA, starter kits, and more.
Legacy:REBORN
An average medieval build with elements of the industry that is suitable for a lover of dungeons and bosses, as well as for a lover of hellish torments with technology.Great for pair survival when your friend is a tech-loving nutcase.
Broken Nightmares
ever needed a mod that made dying/respawning have consenquences without making you lose your world like hardcore mode or have your health reduced unless you get some totem or sumthing? see no further
Feed The Machine 2: SkyBlock Addon
Addon that adds skyblock themed things for Feed The Machine 2.0 mod
KinesMod
A Minecraft 1.8.9 Forge mod with some features for Hypixel SkyBlock.
Roosters Harder Hardcore
A lightweight modpack that makes minecraft VERY hard
WNF SMP 2
A Create-focused survival modpack with performance upgrades, quality-of-life improvements, and expanded automation for multiplayer world
Adventure's Edge
New exciting modpack, aiming to make the survival journey the best possible!
wShow
Adds custom Totems like "Bed Totem", custom effects, glowing mechanics, and a configurable custom spawner entity for unique survival and event-based gameplay.
Amryx
This mod makes the beginning of survival a little more difficult.
Basically Shadow Warp
Recreates the shadow warp scroll from hypixel skyblock as an item
SkyLake
A mod for Rede Canary's SkyBlock
Survival Enchanted
A modpack which aims to completely revamp your survival experience while still keeping that vanilla vibe
Extremocore
A Forge 1.20.1 mod for hardcore event servers: 5-life system with permanent-loss on kill streaks, buffed vanilla mobs (fire damage, faster creeper explosions), live PvP toggle, and an instant visual/audio alert command for admins.
Item/Block Convert+
A converter for items and blocks to create more items from Glanz. It's well-suited for SkyBlock or OneBlock to obtain more resources.
Better Hardcore - Enhanced HUD
A lightweight performance pack designed to sharpen your survival with immersive HUD tools and seamless visual enhancements.