Hardcore Survival
by FrozenRain
Hardcore Survival adds difficulty-increasing survival mechanics that track thirst, temperature, medicine, stamina, sanity and nutrition for players on Fabric and Forge.
What it does
Survival pressure comes from several stats at once: thirst, body temperature, medicine, stamina, sanity and nutrition all need attention. Players must keep a balanced diet, since eating too much meat leads to malnutrition and slower health recovery, and higher hunger rates raise the cost of every action.
The author describes the design as drawing on hardcore survival games and mods such as MITE, BTW, TFC, TAN, Enviromine, Don't Starve, Project Zomboid, Cataclysm and Dark Days Ahead. The author notes that the mod is unfinished, with only part of the planned modules complete, so the content is still being extended.
Installation is required on Fabric or Forge, and the server and every player need the mod because it runs on client and server. Files are available for game versions 1.19.4 and 1.20.1, and the source code and issue tracker are public under the MIT License.
Key features
Thirst and temperature
Players track thirst and body temperature, which push them to find water and shelter while exploring.
Medicine and stamina
Medicine treats harm over time, and stamina limits running, climbing and fighting.
Sanity and nutrition
Sanity and nutrition are tracked as separate stats, so diet and mental state affect how long a player can last.
Boss challenges
Boss challenges add goals with rogue-like and adventure elements to the survival loop.
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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.
Use cases
Challenge runs
Players who want an unforgiving world can use the mod to make each survival run tougher than vanilla.
Multiplayer survival
Server owners can run a shared world where every player has to manage the same survival stats.
Who it’s for: The mod suits difficulty lovers, hardcore players and survival enthusiasts who want more stats to manage than standard Minecraft provides. It is still unfinished, so it fits players who accept changing content.
Questions
Does Hardcore Survival need Fabric API?
Does the server need Hardcore Survival?
Which game versions does Hardcore Survival support?
In the catalog
Hardcore Survival is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The hardcore survival mod is an unprecedented, difficulty-increasing, survival-oriented mod in the MC modding history. It delivers an incredibly realistic and challenging survival experience with more sophisticated gameplay conversion. "Not to be missed for difficulty lovers, hardcore players and survival enthusiasts!"
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hardcore-survival
- Owner
- FrozenRain
- Published
- 2023-10-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15