How do I install Cryptic Creatures?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Cryptic Creatures work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Cryptic Creatures

by CEGM · on Modrinth

Are you a fan of spooky things? If so, then this datapack is for you! It adds in all the classic spooks to your Minecraft world. Great haunts, such as…

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Info:

This pack adds in a bunch of new features, and spooky events. It also adds in a new Sanity system! I must admit that this pack was a bit rushed, so apologies in advance for any underwhelming features. However, I still found it quite fun to make and play, And I hope that you do too :D

New Features:

-3 new spooky entities -Random events that mysteriously occur -Sanity!!!

What to look out for:

-A special item in dungeons -Weird text? -Weird structures

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.2
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as cryptic_creatures.zip
Download size: 88 KB
Download link checked 6 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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