Abandoned Watchtowers
by MasterOWS
Abandoned Watchtowers generates ruined watchtowers in forest, flower forest, taiga, birch forest and plains biomes, each with randomized rooms, stairs and loot.
What it does
Watchtowers spawn in the listed biomes and vary in height, with stairs and rooms rearranged on each generation. Some towers have balcony chairs, and lights in the windows can be seen from a distance at night, which suits the horror adventure setting the author describes. Two versions exist, and one of them is much rarer than the other.
The server must run the mod, while players may add it to see the same structures; either way, the server is the side that needs it. Installation targets Forge and NeoForge, and the files cover 1.19.2 – 26.2 across eleven release versions. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Biome placement
Watchtowers appear in a range of woodland and open terrain biomes, placed by the world generator.
Randomized rooms and stairs
Each tower's room layout and staircases are randomized, so no two towers match closely.
Randomized loot
Loot inside the towers is generated at random, giving each ruin different contents.
Two tower variants
A second version of the tower appears much less often than the standard one.
Varied tower heights and balconies
Towers come in different heights and some include balcony chairs for a lookout spot.
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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.
How it compares
Forest Watchtower is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod with a client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source, for 1.16.5 – 1.21.8. Basalt Watchtower covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 26.2, requires both sides, and is also All rights reserved. Cinch's Abandoned Houses is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.20 – 26.2, so it differs in environment and license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Watchtowers | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-07 |
| Forest Watchtower | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-10-02 |
| Basalt Watchtower | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
| Cinch's Abandoned Houses | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-17 |
Questions
Does Abandoned Watchtowers need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Abandoned Watchtowers support?
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In the catalog
Abandoned Watchtowers is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This mod adds Abandoned Watchtowers to forest biomes. Specificly forests, flower forests, taigas, birch forests and plains.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/abandoned-watchtowers
- Owner
- MasterOWS
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15