Expensive Zombies
by skalajonson
Expensive Zombies changes how zombies behave in the overworld, with new mechanics for their health, damage, blocks and spawning.
What it does
Zombies in the overworld gain several new behaviors. They break blocks gradually, aggro on any nearby target and become tougher and more damaging as their health rises, while dark zombies move faster and grow stronger in low light. A zombie pulled toward a light source ignores players who sneak or put on a zombie head. A config option can disable the spawning of other mobs. The mod runs on Forge and is required on both client and server, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with files for 1.20.6 as the latest release. It is all rights reserved and not open source.
Key features
Block breaking zombies
Zombies break blocks gradually, so structures in the overworld can be damaged over time.
Health and damage scaling
Zombies with more health deal more damage, which changes how fights against them play out.
Light-based behavior
Dark zombies move faster and grow stronger, while zombies near light sources become weaker and ignore sneaking players.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
In the catalog
Expensive Zombies is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
Similar mods
What the author says
This mod enhances zombie behavior and interaction in the overworld through several new mechanics Zombies can break blocks (gradually), and they can aggro on you if you type anything in chat. With this mod, you can disable the spawning of other mobs (listed in the config!)!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/expensivezombies
- Owner
- skalajonson
- Published
- 2026-09-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15