28 Blocks Later
Players who sleep near a Rage Zombie can be infected in 28 Blocks Later, a hardcore NeoForge mod that adds an instant, fatal virus inspired by the 28 Days Later films.
What it does
Contact with a Rage Zombie infects a player at once, and the infection starts a 28-second timer. Surviving the timer is not possible under the current design: the infected player dies and a new Rage Zombie appears at the place of death, so the cycle continues. Players who die still lose their progress and must recover from the start of the infection chain.
The mod is built for hardcore survival play and works on NeoForge for Minecraft 1.21.4 – 1.21.6, with files for 1.21.4, 1.21.5 and 1.21.6. It needs both the server and every player to run it, and the mod runs with no custom models, so the look stays fully blocky. The code is not open source and is covered by All rights reserved.
Key features
Instant infection
Touching a Rage Zombie infects the player immediately, with no warning and no cure once the timer runs out.
Rage Zombie hunters
Rage Zombies run faster than normal players while sprinting and deal 5 damage per hit, and they track a player from up to 100 blocks away.
Infected Blood and virus bottles
Corpses drop guts and rotten flesh that can be harvested by right-click. Mixing guts with rotten flesh makes a virus bottle, and an infected brew can be drunk to spread the infection to others.
Milk does not cure
Drinking milk clears the potion effect counter but does not stop the infection, so a drinking player still dies in the end.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who enjoy survival horror and do not mind permanent loss. It is also for server owners who want a tense event on an existing NeoForge server with the same version range.
How it compares
Infected World is also a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it runs on client and server. Project Legacy and Days Of Destiny are NeoForge mods for 1.21.1 that run on client and server and are released under All rights reserved. Giant Drops is the one alternative that works on Fabric as well, covering 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, and it is server-side with an optional client, so players can join without it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Blocks Later | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-18 |
| Infected World | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
| Project Legacy | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
| Days Of Destiny | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-30 |
| Giant Drops | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-15 |
Questions
Does 28 Blocks Later need custom models?
Can a player survive the 28-second timer?
Does 28 Blocks Later need to be on both sides?
Which game versions does 28 Blocks Later support?
In the catalog
28 Blocks Later is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 13,625 mods support Minecraft 1.21.6.
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What the author says
Players can be infected after contact with Rage Zombies. A 28-second timer begins — once it ends, you die and turn.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/28-blocks-later
- Owner
- Dreadnoughtix
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15