How do I install Shadow Realm?

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 Shadow Realm work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Shadow Realm

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Axolotl_Man · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

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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to use this mod you need to have cheats enabled

thank you so much to Pandeh for reviewing my mod I appreciate it very much!

This mod adds a new dimension: The Shadow Realm. The Shadow Realm is used to punish players by trapping them. To get to The Shadow Realm you can use the new item that was added to the operator tab simply called "Send To Shadow Realm". By hitting a player with it they will be sent to The Shadow Realm, as well as their items disappearing and their spawn point being set to The Shadow Realm. If you right click with the item you will be able to change your dimension between The Shadow Realm and the Overworld. To get out of The Shadow Realm a player must complete a challenge. which includes killing shadowy figures, to get shadow fragments. then find a structure that has a pillar in the middle of it. then by right clicking on the pillar, the new boss added by this mod will be summoned: Herobrine. and by defeating Herobrine, the player can acquire the black heart. and by right clicking with the black heart, the player will be able to escape The Shadow Realm.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.21.1
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 shadow_realm.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 150 KB
Download link checked 18 Oct 2026 — working

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

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