Better Hunger
by Darkhax
Better Hunger changes how the hunger bar and food saturation behave, with options that can hide the bar, stop hunger or make every food edible.
What it does
Better Hunger alters food and hunger mechanics. Its options include hiding the hunger bar, which is enabled by default, and making food saturation always maximum. Other settings keep players from ever becoming hungry, let them eat regardless of how full they are, or kill them instantly when food runs out. Bookshelf is required. The environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod, and it is published for Forge only across 1.15.2 – 1.16.5, with 6.0.2 for 1.16.5 as the latest file. It is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only.
Key features
Hidden hunger bar
A setting removes the hunger bar from the HUD, and it is enabled by default.
Maximum saturation
Food saturation can be set to always stay at its maximum value.
Hardcore hunger
An optional mode kills players the moment their food runs out.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Hunger Plus is also a Forge mod for 1.16.5, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with the same client and server environment. Eat It targets 1.20.1 on Forge and is open source under the MIT License, and World Auto Eat is server-side only for 1.12.2 under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Hunger | Forge | 1.15.2 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-06-07 |
| Hunger Plus | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2024-03-09 |
| Eat It | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-12 |
| World Auto Eat | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-03 |
Questions
Does Better Hunger need Bookshelf?
Does the server need Better Hunger?
In the catalog
Better Hunger is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
This mod improves the food and hunger mechanics in Minecraft. Hide Hunger Bar When enabled this will hide the hunger bar. This is disabled by default.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-hunger
- Owner
- Darkhax
- Published
- 2023-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15