Caves & Creatures
by gavmods
Caves & Creatures adds three cave biomes stocked with about 185 new mobs, many of them tamable, for players who explore underground.
What it does
Each of the three biomes brings its own set of creatures and its own look. Ancient Lush Caves is a sandy, green, tropical cave with clear blue water, lakes, mud ponds and tar pits, where hybrid creatures appear. Tar pits are dangerous and can drown a player who falls in.
Most of the new mobs can be tamed, and tamed ones can be set to sit, wander or stay with a stick. Tamed creatures are fed with heart fruit or glow berries, while Liopleurodon needs meat and Ophthalmosaurus has its own taming requirement. Spider Snakes carry a paralytic venom, and the author suggests milk buckets as a counter.
The mod requires Feature Recycler, so it cannot run without that dependency installed next to it. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.8. The latest files are 1.6.4 for 1.20.1 on Forge and 1.6.4 for 1.21.8 on NeoForge, both dated 2026-05-28. The code is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved.
Key features
Three cave biomes
Ancient Lush Caves and two further cave biomes add their own terrain, colors and creature sets to underground exploration.
Around 185 mobs
The total includes variants, with 23 new mobs counted among the species, and each biome adds its own personality.
Tamable creatures
Almost all of the added mobs can be tamed and given sit, wander or stay orders with a stick.
Ongoing additions
The author adds content frequently and plans future biomes and pets, with the focus on caves, animals and other focal points.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Caves & Creatures is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and like There's something in the caves it runs on client and server under All rights reserved. Simply Cave Biomes covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 and is also All rights reserved. World of Lush Caves is server-side required with client optional, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and spans Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.19 – 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caves & Creatures | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-28 |
| There's something in the caves | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-22 |
| Simply Cave Biomes | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
| World of Lush Caves | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-02-13 |
Questions
Does Caves & Creatures need Feature Recycler?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Caves & Creatures is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Caves & Creatures is a mod that adds three cave biomes full of new creatures you can bring home as pets. With 23 new mobs, including an ancient axolotl species called “Salotls” that has over 130 variants, each biome brings its own personality and fun. If I include all variants, the total number of mobs added in this…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/caves-and-creatures
- Owner
- gavmods
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15