Custom Mini Games
by 1whohears
Custom Mini Games lets server owners and players set up customizable mini-games, such as free-for-all and team deathmatch Capture the Flag, through commands.
What it does
Each mini-game runs as a game instance. A game is created with the minigame create command, given players and teams through setup commands, configured step by step, and then started. Settings are read from the saved world, and a command lists the available options with suggestions, so a configuration can be reused for the same game later. A reset command ends a running game, but it does not undo changes made to the world, and a remove command deletes a saved configuration.
The mod includes free-for-all and team deathmatch modes, a buy and attack phase, a simple capture-the-flag mode, and a kill-based game mode. Games suit survival multiplayer servers. Players who run out of lives are moved into spectator mode automatically. Server developers can add custom kits and shops with datapacks, and players without operator rights can open the kit shop to select a kit.
Custom Mini Games requires 1wholibs. It runs on the client and the server, so both need it. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, covering 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4 and 1.20.1, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Command-based game instances
Mini-games are created, configured, started and reset with commands, without separate editing tools.
Player and team setup
Players and teams are added to a game instance before it starts, and a start command runs the configured game.
Saved configurations
A finished configuration can be played again, and a setting can be listed and checked with command suggestions.
Automatic spectators
Players who lose all their lives switch to spectator mode without manual intervention.
Datapack kits and shops
Server developers define custom kits and shop entries through datapacks, and players select kits from the shop.
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
PointControl is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 with a client and server environment, released under the MIT License and open source. Realms Minigame Search is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.19 – 1.20.5 that is open source under the MIT License and only runs on the client. BattleRoyale Controller is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with a client and server environment, but it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Mini Games | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-04 |
| PointControl | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-03-07 |
| Realms Minigame Search | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.5 | Client-side only | 2024-04-25 |
| BattleRoyale Controller | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
Questions
Does Custom Mini Games need 1wholibs?
Which loader should a server use?
Do players need to be operators to use the kit shop?
In the catalog
Custom Mini Games is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is a minecraft forge mod that adds some customizable mini-games that can be started using commands. The mod currently includes free for all/team death-match, simple buy-attack phase game mode, and a kill the flag game mode. The games were designed to work in SMPs. For example, players can make their teams and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/custom-mini-games
- Owner
- 1whohears
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15