Frozen Apocalypse
by Jaggwagg
Frozen Apocalypse turns the world into a frozen wasteland over a series of in-game days, and players must survive the freezing level as it rises.
What it does
Each in-game day changes the world further. Day 0 gives time to prepare and changes nothing. From Day 1 the sun shrinks by 10 percent, the freezing level drops to 150, and grass turns into frosted grass. By Day 3 the sun is 30 percent smaller, the freezing level is 84, mobs survive daylight, and biomes take on snow, water turns to ice and icicles form. Later days raise freezing damage and convert dead grass, packed ice and obsidian.
The mod needs Fabric API on Fabric, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player must install it. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, covering 1.19.3 – 1.20.2. The latest file, 1.2.3+mc1.20.1, was released on 2024-06-23. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Shrinking sun
The sun gets smaller each day, from 10 percent on Day 1 to 50 percent on Day 5.
Rising freezing level
The freezing level falls day by day, and the effects of freezing grow stronger as it does.
Frozen terrain
Grass, water, leaves and ice change into frosted, icy or packed forms, and icicles appear on the landscape.
Enduring mobs
Mobs survive daylight once the sun has shrunk far enough, changing what players meet outdoors.
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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 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Survival runs
Players who build in a single world can follow the day count and plan shelter as the freezing level drops.
Multiplayer servers
A server that runs the mod applies the same freezing schedule to every player who joins.
Who it’s for: Survival players and server owners who want a slow escalation of cold and dark conditions across in-game days.
How it compares
Ice Sword Mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs only on the client and is not open source. NotICE is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that runs only on the server and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0. Burning Horizon: Solar Apocalypse is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server under the Apache License 2.0, a heat-focused counterpart to this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Apocalypse | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.3 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-06-23 |
| Ice Sword Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-03 |
| NotICE | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-10-29 |
| Burning Horizon: Solar Apocalypse | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-26 |
Questions
Does Frozen Apocalypse need Fabric API?
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In the catalog
Frozen Apocalypse is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
Frozen Apocalypse is an open source Minecraft mod designed to add a challenge to your Minecraft world. The sun is quickly moving away from your world, eventually freezing the surface and making it uninhabitable. Warning! This will destroy your world! Make backups! Each day, your world will quickly turn into a frozen…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/frozen-apocalypse
- Owner
- Jaggwagg
- Published
- 2023-01-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15