How do I install Desert of the Lost?

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 Desert of the Lost work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.16.5. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Desert of the Lost

Java modpack listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Varynnn · 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 1.21.8Newest

Minecraft 1.16.5Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.8 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.16.5 · 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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Welcome to Desert of the Lost, a brutal survival modpack set in a vast and unforgiving desert.

Endure extreme heat, manage thirst, and survive against strange creatures lurking beneath the dunes.
Explore ancient temples, uncover cursed ruins, and reveal the secrets of a forgotten civilization.

With a mix of survival, adventure, and atmospheric mods, every step is a challenge.

No forests.
No rain.
Only sand, stone, and constant danger.

Will you survive… or become one of the lost?

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.8, 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as Desert of the Lost-1.9.zip
Download size: 4.3 MB
Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working

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

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