Icebreak
by The Cogs
Icebreak is a Fabric and NeoForge mod in which ice can crack under the player and drop them into the water below.
What it does
Ice blocks have a rare chance to break when a player jumps on them, so the surface gives way and the player falls into the water beneath. The mod adds new sound effects for jumping on ice, and a later change moved those sounds into the Sounds mod, which the author maintains alongside Icebreak. Its horror elements include night-time blocks that release drowned mobs which start hunting the player.
Icebreak is server-side in use, but the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge across seven release versions, 1.20.1 – 26.3, and its latest files target 26.3. The mod needs MRU and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), and the settings can be opened from Mod Menu. Snapshot builds are published, and the code is not open source; the author keeps all rights reserved.
Key features
Breaking ice
Ice has a rare chance to crack when a player jumps on it, dropping them into the water.
Jumping sound effects
New sounds play when the player jumps on ice, adding audio feedback to the ice-breaking mechanic.
Night drowned hunt
Certain night blocks release drowned mobs that begin hunting the player, making nights more dangerous.
Simple configuration
A small set of options controls the mod, and they open from Mod Menu.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Survival scares
Players who want a frightening addition to a survival world can use the night drowned hunt and the ice trap together.
Winter maps
Adventure maps with frozen lakes can use the cracking ice to add danger on the way across.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want a horror-leaning ice mechanic in a Fabric or NeoForge world, with the required MRU and YetAnotherConfigLib installed.
How it compares
Don't Jump! is server-side only, works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, so players can join without installing it. Ice Age is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, supports Fabric and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 26.3, and can be installed on the client or the server. Icebreak needs both sides and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icebreak | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-03 |
| Don't Jump! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-11-03 |
| Ice Age | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-10-04 |
Questions
Does Icebreak need MRU and YetAnotherConfigLib?
Does the server need Icebreak?
Is Icebreak available for snapshots?
In the catalog
Icebreak is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Icebreak is a mod which adds new sound effects when jumping on ice. It also introduces a rare chance of the ice and surrounding ice to break, causing you to fall into the water below. This can be significantly deadly at night if you have no blocks to get out as drowned will start to hunt you! It's also absolutely…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/icebreak
- Owner
- The Cogs
- Published
- 2025-02-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15