Creatures In The Dark
by JustKade
Creatures In The Dark adds a set of darkness-born mobs to Forge 1.20.1, with ghastly creatures that move through blocks and a crafting table for their recipes.
What it does
The mod's creatures blend into darkness: their bodies are barely visible, with eyes that glow in pitch-black areas. Sizes vary widely, from a creature about one block tall up to giants near 10 blocks tall, and the larger ones are the most dangerous. Ghastly creatures lurk in Void Forests and can pass through solid blocks, and their visible features differ from one to the next.
The mod needs GeckoLib and Just Enough Items (JEI) to run. Creatures In The Dark is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, and it is released under the MIT License, which is not open source. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Recipes are shown through JEI, and a gallery in the pictures section lists the entities found in the mod.
Key features
Darkness-blending mobs
Creatures have bodies that are barely visible in the dark, with eyes that glow in pitch-black areas.
Varied creature sizes
Mobs range from about one block tall to nearly 10 blocks tall, and the largest ones roam dark places.
Ghastly creatures
Ghastly creatures lurk in Void Forests and go through blocks, with visible features that set them apart.
Umbralic Table crafting
A new Umbralic Table adds recipes for crafting items from Spirit Iron, Netherite and Nether Star parts.
Gallery
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 2
Use cases
Exploring dark biomes
Players who travel into Void Forests and other unlit areas meet the creatures and their glowing eyes.
How it compares
The One Who Follows is a client-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 with all rights reserved, so only the player's client runs it. Legendary Creatures also targets Forge 1.20.1 and runs on client and server, with all rights reserved. Creatures In The Dark needs both sides, while The One Who Follows needs only the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures In The Dark | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-23 |
| The One Who Follows | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-04-07 |
| Legendary Creatures | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-07 |
Questions
Does Creatures In The Dark need GeckoLib?
Is JEI required to see the recipes?
Does the server need the mod?
In the catalog
Creatures In The Dark is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
# Welcome to Creatures in the Dark Venture into the world that is being taken by the creatures in the dark. The creatures blend into the darkness with their bodies being barely visible and their eyes glowing in the ever pitch-black darkness. These creatures come in varying sizes from almost 10 blocks tall to as small…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creatures-in-the-dark
- Owner
- JustKade
- Published
- 2023-11-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15