How do I install Hardcore Gamerule?

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 Gamerule work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.19.4, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Hardcore Gamerule

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Xopi · on CurseForge

I made this mod for my minecraft server ( ) but i think it can be really usefull for everyone With this mod you can set the difficulty to hardcore with…

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 1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19.4
Minecraft 1.19.2
Minecraft 1.16.5

⬇ Download for 1.20.1 ⬇ Download for 1.19.4 ⬇ Download for 1.19.2 ⬇ Download for 1.16.5

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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I made this mod for my minecraft server (https://discord.gg/qKbAxkR9xu) but i think it can be really usefull for everyone

With this mod you can

set the difficulty to hardcore with gamerule (/gamerule hardcoreGamerule true)when its on true players will turn to spectator at death
set the hardcore difficulty to false (/gamerule hardcoreGamerule false), then player who has been turned in spectators will be turn back at survival

Its really usefull to event in servers, then you can automaticly turn players to spectator at death.
Its also usefull if you want to play hardcore but let you cheat a bit

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.19.4, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
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 Hardcore Gamerule 1.19.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 19 KB
Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working

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

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