DeadBySkillcheck
by menzilly
DeadBySkillcheck brings Dead by Daylight style quick-time skill checks to Minecraft, with random check events that pop up during play.
What it does
Random skill check events appear during normal play, and each one asks the player to stop a rotating needle inside a circular meter. The meter shows a success ring and a smaller GREAT ring, so a precise stop is visibly rewarded. While a check is open, the game freezes so that reaction time, not lag or movement, decides the result.
Failed checks carry a penalty, and successful checks can grant a buff, which makes each attempt a real choice. Server owners and players can adjust the effects, toggling buffs and debuffs, choosing which potion effects apply, and tuning the speed ranges and sequence length. Advancements mark the first trigger, the first success, great hits and flawless streaks, and an animated combo counter appears during a streak.
The mod is listed in the Minigame category with Adventure and Game mechanics as secondary tags. It runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with files for six release versions, and the author notes it is compatible with most horror mods. Snapshot builds are not published.
Key features
Circular skill check meter
A HUD dial shows the timing window for each check, with a rotating red needle that the player must stop inside the marked zones.
Random check events
Skill checks trigger at random during play, and the game pauses while each check is open so timing stays fair.
Configurable buffs and debuffs
Failure penalties and success rewards can be toggled, and the potion effects, speed ranges and sequence length can be tuned.
Combo counter and advancements
An animated colorful combo counter appears during a streak, and advancements track first triggers, first successes, great hits and flawless streaks.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Horror and survival play
Players who run horror modpacks can add tense checks to exploration and combat, in line with the Dead by Daylight style the mod imitates.
Who it’s for: Players who want a more suspenseful minigame layer in survival or adventure worlds, and server owners who want to tune the difficulty and rewards of the checks.
Questions
Does DeadBySkillcheck need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does DeadBySkillcheck support?
Can the difficulty of the skill checks be changed?
In the catalog
DeadBySkillcheck is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Keep your game interesting — and even a bit more suspenseful — with this Dead by Daylight-inspired skillcheck mod! - Random skill check events - Freezes you during checks to keep timing fair; failures can punish, successes can buff. - Fully configurable effects: toggle buffs/debuffs, pick which potion effects apply…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/deadbyskillcheck
- Owner
- menzilly
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15