Existence
by CipherXOR
Existence is a multiplayer social horror mod in which players stay invisible to each other by default, and only sound gives a player away.
What it does
Players cannot see one another unless a stress-driven mechanic says otherwise, so each person has to rely on voice chat and footsteps to tell who is nearby. Darkness, isolation and eerie encounters raise a stress value; at high stress the view blurs, fog thickens and psychological whispers begin. Entities called mimic ghosts copy other players' skins, names and even recorded voice snippets, so a friend's voice may no longer belong to a friend.
Existence integrates with Simple Voice Chat, and the mimic ghosts need that integration to play back recorded voices. Architectury API, Fabric API and Simple Voice Chat are all required. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and the source and issue tracker are public. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1, with 1.20 also listed among the game versions that have files.
Key features
Default invisibility
Players are completely invisible to one another by default, so contact depends on sound alone.
Stress system
Darkness, isolation and frightening encounters build stress, which warps vision, thickens fog and triggers whispers.
Mimic ghosts
Entities copy other players' skins, names and voice snippets, stalk them and extinguish light sources.
Voices that mislead
A friend's voice may come from behind a wall, so players must decide whether to trust what they hear.
Monsters and trust
The mod is built around the question of which players can be trusted, with ghosts that wear friends' faces and hunt the group.
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 3
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror experience built on sound and trust, and server owners who can run the mod with Simple Voice Chat and the other required dependencies.
How it compares
Hollow Presence is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, with the same client and server environment. SimpleMimics is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under a custom license, so it covers a different version. Uncanny is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 released under the MIT License, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existence | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-28 |
| Hollow Presence | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
| SimpleMimics | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| Uncanny | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-07 |
Questions
Does Existence need Simple Voice Chat?
Do both the server and players need the mod?
Which loaders can run Existence?
In the catalog
Existence is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
They're still there. You just can't see them. You and your friends log in together, spread out to gather resources, call out to each other in voice chat—but when you turn around, no one's there. Footsteps echo from the cave behind you. A pickaxe breaks stone somewhere to your left. Whispers, just at the edge of…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/existence
- Owner
- CipherXOR
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15