Harder Hunger
Harder Hunger changes how quickly the hunger bar drains and how health regenerates, using settings the server owner can adjust.
What it does
The mod makes hunger less forgiving than vanilla Minecraft. Exhaustion, saturation and the rates at which hunger drops are all configurable, and the defaults are set to be harder. Owners can also change how much health and hunger a respawn restores, with the default at half, and adjust the rate of health regeneration. Both the server and every player need it, and it runs on Fabric for 1.18.2 – 1.20.4.
Key features
Configurable hunger rates
Exhaustion, saturation and hunger drain rates can each be tuned, and the defaults make food matter more.
Respawn restore amounts
The health and hunger a player gets back on respawn can be set, with the default restoring half.
Health regeneration rate
The speed at which health regenerates can be adjusted to suit the pace of a world.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Additional Saturation is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 that runs on client and server, released under the MIT License and open source, so it is a close match for the environment. HealthNFoodTweaker is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harder Hunger | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-03-30 |
| Additional Saturation | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-12-02 |
| HealthNFoodTweaker | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-06-10 |
Questions
Does Harder Hunger need Fabric API?
Does the server need Harder Hunger?
In the catalog
Harder Hunger is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
This mod makes the rates of hunger, exhaustion, and saturation configurable (and harder by default). It also lets you modify the amount of health and hunger you respawn with (half by default). Additionally it also allows you to adjust the rate of health regeneration.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/harder-hunger
- Owner
- SirWashington
- Published
- 2024-03-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15