broken-heart
broken-heart is a NeoForge mechanic where a player who dies loses one health point permanently, and the lost hearts can be won back.
What it does
Each death removes one health point from the player for good, once the player has already lost some. Health points taken this way do not come back on their own, and the mod gives a route to win hearts back. Server-side only, so players join without installing anything. Published for NeoForge on 1.21.1 and 1.21.8, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Permanent health loss
A death after the first lost heart removes one more health point, and the loss stays on the character.
Spectator mode at zero health
When a player's health points run out, the player is switched to spectator mode.
Winning back hearts
A set route lets a player earn back the health points lost to death.
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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
Brutal Respawn is another NeoForge server-side mod, open source under the MIT License, for 1.21 – 1.21.11, and it changes respawn rather than health. Glass Heart is server-side only too, but it runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is all rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| broken-heart | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-06-04 |
| Brutal Respawn | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-30 |
| Glass Heart | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-31 |
In the catalog
broken-heart is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
In this Minecraft mod, when a player dies, they permanently lose 1 health point, and once they've lost all their health points, they switch to spectator mode. There is no way to win back hearts! Good luck!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/broken-heart
- Owner
- mathislepuillandre
- Published
- 2026-06-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15