Arctic Biomes
by akak
Arctic Biomes brings cold-climate terrain, plants, flowers, foods and mobs to Forge and NeoForge worlds, and players can find it while exploring frozen regions.
What it does
Arctic Biomes generates new arctic biomes in the world, each with its own flowers and plants, so frozen regions have terrain that vanilla generation does not produce. Items, foods and mobs are added alongside the biomes, letting players collect arctic ingredients and meet creatures that live in those climates.
The mod is built for Forge and NeoForge and runs on the 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 game versions. It needs to be installed on both the client and the server, so every player on a server that runs it has the new biomes and content. Files are available for both loaders, and the NeoForge build is currently on the beta channel.
The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, which means redistribution and modification are not granted by the license. The current Forge file targets 1.20.1 and the current NeoForge file targets 1.21.1.
Key features
Arctic biomes
New cold-climate biomes are generated in the world, adding frozen terrain to explore.
Arctic flowers and plants
Flowers and plants that grow in the added biomes give the terrain its own vegetation.
Arctic foods
Food items drawn from the arctic theme extend the mod's food content for survival play.
New mobs
Creatures are added to the arctic biomes, so the regions have wildlife beyond the vanilla set.
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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
Exploring cold regions
Players travelling through snowy areas find biomes with their own flowers, plants and creatures.
Survival food
Arctic foods and the plants that yield them give survival players new ingredients from the frozen regions.
Who it’s for: Players who want more cold-climate terrain and wildlife on Forge or NeoForge, and server owners who run the mod for everyone who joins.
How it compares
Biome2 is server-side only, with files for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, and is released under the Apache License 2.0, so players can join without installing it. Diversity of Flowers runs on client and server like Arctic Biomes, is released under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 on Forge and NeoForge, but it adds flowers rather than new biomes and mobs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Biomes | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-22 |
| Biome2 | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-04-29 |
| Diversity of Flowers | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
Questions
Which loader should Forge players pick for Arctic Biomes?
Does Arctic Biomes need to be installed on the server?
Is there a version gap between Forge and NeoForge builds?
In the catalog
Arctic Biomes is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arctic-biomes
- Owner
- akak
- Published
- 2025-11-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15