Forgotten Ruins
Explore hidden jungles, swamps and mangroves in Forgotten Ruins, a world generation mod that adds mysterious temples and lost relics.
What it does
Handcrafted ruins appear in jungle, swamp and mangrove biomes. Each ruin has its own layout, lore and dangers, with secrets, parkour traps and thematic loot, and no two ruins are identical. Dark, decayed architecture blends into the surrounding biome, and the structures are built like small dungeons that players climb, search and leave through.
Inside, silent guardian golems guard the relics. Some stay dormant while others are unstable or still watchful. Relics are damaged, and loot includes cursed treasures, forgotten weapons and potions, plus worn-out legendary armor, gold and enchanted items tied to Armor of the Ages. Risk and reward rise together as players reach the heart of each ruin.
Forgotten Ruins requires Dawn of Time, Armor of the Ages, Fusion (Connected Textures) and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). Forgotten Ruins belongs to the Dawn of Time mod family and draws on that family's core assets and historical blocks. The mod is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. Client and server both need it, and files are published for Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1.
Key features
Handcrafted ruins
Ruins are placed in jungle, swamp and mangrove biomes, with secrets, traps and their own layouts.
Guardian golems
Ancient golems protect the ruins, and some are reactivated by the presence of players.
Custom loot tables
Relics, cursed treasures and forgotten weapons come from loot tables tailored to each structure.
Animated armor models
Legendary armor and gear drawn from the ruins display animated models when worn.
Gallery
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 4
Use cases
Exploring biome ruins
Players searching jungles, swamps and mangroves find temples to climb through and study.
Dungeon-style runs
Each ruin works like a mini dungeon, with traps to avoid and defense systems to get past.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy exploration and dark fantasy worldbuilding, and server owners who want handcrafted structures in their worlds alongside the Dawn of Time family.
How it compares
Mangrove+ is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that adds mangrove content, under All rights reserved and not open source. The Wetlands covers wetland biomes on Forge for 1.20.1, also under All rights reserved. The Dawn Era is discontinued, with Forge files for 1.20 – 1.20.6 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Ruins | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
| Mangrove+ | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-03 |
| The Wetlands | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-19 |
| The Dawn Era (DISCONTINUED) | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-12-06 |
Questions
Does Forgotten Ruins need Dawn of Time to run?
Does a server need Forgotten Ruins installed?
Which loaders are supported?
In the catalog
Forgotten Ruins is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Forgotten Ruins is a Minecraft mod that brings mysterious temples and lost relics into the heart of the jungle, swamps, and mangrove biomes. Inspired by the dark fantasy atmosphere of Shadow of the Colossus, this mod invites players to explore long-forgotten sanctuaries, remnants of an ancient civilization protected…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/forgotten-ruins
- Owner
- Dawn of Time Project
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15