Embrace
by Seristic
Embrace, a NeoForge social mod by Seristic, lets players hug and kiss each other through animated interactions that only start after the other player agrees.
What it does
A player sends a hug or kiss request to a nearby player, who can accept or deny it. When the request is accepted, a custom animation plays for both players, and everyone nearby can see the moment. The request step is meant to keep the interaction consent-based.
The animations are built on the Player Animation Library (PAL), a required dependency that must also be installed for the mod to run. Embrace is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The license is All rights reserved, and the code is not open source. The author lists plans to port the mod to later versions, but no files exist for them yet.
Key features
Consent-based requests
Hugs and kisses begin with a request that the other player can accept or deny, so neither side is touched unexpectedly.
Smooth custom animations
Hugging and kissing use animated poses that play for both players once a request is accepted.
Shared moments
Nearby players see an accepted animation, so an interaction can be a small scene that others witness.
Chat-free affection
Players can show affection in the game world instead of relying only on a chat message.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Shared survival
Two players who work together on a survival world can greet each other with a hug without leaving the game.
Multiplayer servers
Groups on a server can use the requests to show friendship while the rest of the players watch.
Who it’s for: Players on NeoForge 1.21.1 who want hugs and kisses in their world, and server owners who want to offer the same interactions to the players on their server.
Questions
Does Embrace need Player Animation Library?
Does the server need Embrace installed?
Which game versions does Embrace support?
In the catalog
Embrace is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
The wholesome hug & kiss mod your Minecraft world didn't know it needed I will not be able to bring Embrace to 1.21.2 - 1.21.6 due to the library used not being available
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/embrace
- Owner
- Seristic
- Published
- 2026-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15