Project: Deadlight (Research and Zombie Survival)
Java modpack listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
PLEASE BE WARNED THAT THIS PACK IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND IS NOT INTENDED AS A CASUAL SURVIVAL PACK
Project: Deadlight is a hardcore zombie survival pack that revolves around using the research system (default button ‘V’ to open) to unlock new ways of dealing with extremely difficult and varied zombies throughout the pack.
It is recommended that you install optifine to make use of the included zombie resource pack.
Zombies have various tweaks that make them far more formidable an opponent to deal with including:
- Being able to spawn during the day
- Moving much faster than normal zombies
- Actively seeking out and breaking light sources
- Detecting any noise the player makes
- Spawning in much larger groups
- Spawning with pickaxes that allow them to break blocks
- Being able to leap over walls or other obstacles
- Being able to hold other items in their offhand for them to use
- Getting progressively more health and damage as certain milestones are reached
- Having different variations to make things more difficult (brutes, mutants, and giants)
- Occasionally spawning in massive quantities thanks to blood moons
There are also several other tweaks to regular gameplay to make the survival experience far more difficult in general.
The research tree will provide players with a means of dealing with the hordes of zombies, allowing them to unlock:
- New weapons including swords, bows, and eventually guns
- New modes of transport including gliders, grappling hooks, and eventually cars
- Various miscellaneous tools such as explosives, new tool and armour materials, or traps to prevent zombies from entering your base
- Magic through Eidolon's alchemical research, as well as unlocking terrifying bosses and new dimensions to explore.
Research System:
This pack can be experienced in singleplayer, but is best experienced with a group of friends to survive the apocalypse with.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- 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.
- Downloads as Project Deadlight-1.11.zip
- Download size: 306 KB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.