How do I install Hardcore Dungeons?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Hardcore Dungeons work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Hardcore Dungeons

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by thedarkcolour · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Forge only.

Minecraft 1.16.5Newest
Minecraft 1.16.4
Minecraft 1.16.3

⬇ Download for 1.16.5 ⬇ Download for 1.16.4 ⬇ Download for 1.16.3

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Hardcore Dungeons is a mod that (eventually) adds several dungeons and dimensions and structures to Minecraft. It is inspired by Advent of Ascension by Xolova and Tslat.

For now, this mod is in early development and has a long way to go.

Currently, the following content is available in survival:

Thick Forest Biome - A forest biome with spruce trees, oak trees, and oak shrubs.

Deer - A passive mob that spawns in the Thick Forest. Drops venison which can be eaten raw or cooked for more hunger.

Compressed Cobblestone - Storage blocks for cobblestone

Potion Syringe - Stackable item that contains a potion effect like a normal potion item but applies affects much quicker.

Ashy & Sandy Farmland - Special farmland types that are created from Podzol and Sand respectively. Pumpkins and Melons grow faster on Ashy Farmland.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3
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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as hardcoredungeons-3.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 1.2 MB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

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

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