HeartLife (Season 4 of zLife)
HeartLife turns a survival world into a lives-based minigame, where each player starts with four lives, and the lives run out as hearts are lost.
What it does
Players begin with four lives named Dark Green, Lime, Yellow and Red, and losing hearts moves a player down the ladder toward a final life. Players with two to four lives may kill others, and a kill grants extra hearts scaled to the number of lives the victim had. A player on the Red life receives one final chance, and dying on that last life eliminates the player and switches them to spectator mode.
The minigame is inspired by the Life Series and follows the setting of the zLife project's fourth season. The data pack covers the same ground for servers that prefer it. HeartLife runs on the server, so the server needs it installed, while players can join without it. Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 17 release versions, 1.21 – 26.3, and the code is not open source, with All rights reserved applying.
Key features
Four starting lives
Every player begins with four lives, and each life level is tied to a color name that shows the current standing.
Hearts from kills
Killing a player with two to four lives grants hearts, and the amount rises with the lives the victim had left.
Red life final chance
A player on the Red life gets one last attempt, and losing it removes the player from the game.
Spectator elimination
A player who dies on the final life is moved to spectator mode and stays there for the rest of the round.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival server rounds
Server owners run timed rounds where players fight for hearts and survive as long as possible.
Groups playing together
Small groups of friends can play a shared round in one world and compete on the life ladder.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a lives-based minigame, and players who enjoy competitive survival rounds with a clear elimination rule.
How it compares
Snap Life and Plus Life are both server-side options for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and neither is open source. Snap Life covers 1.21.3 – 26.3, while Plus Life covers 1.21.11 – 26.2. Minus Life covers 1.21.6 – 26.2 and uses the same loaders and All rights reserved license, so the choice often comes down to which version range the server runs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeartLife (Season 4 of zLife) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-06 |
| Snap Life | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-10 |
| Plus Life | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-07 |
| Minus Life | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-07 |
Questions
Does the server need HeartLife installed?
Which loader should a server use?
Can HeartLife run on an older game version?
In the catalog
HeartLife (Season 4 of zLife) is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
You Start The season on 4 Lives. > On four lives your name is Dark Green > > Lime on 3 > > Yellow on 2, > > Red on 1, > > and Dark Red after (More on this later) Every time you die, your hearts are randomized from 7 - 13. Players with 2-4 Lives are not allowed to kill, But once they reach their Red Life (One life)…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/heartlife
- Owner
- The zLife Group
- Published
- 2025-08-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15