Life Series
by Mat0u5
Life Series lets a group of players run Grian's Life Series as a server-side minigame, with lives tracked through colored hearts and a set of configurable rule variants.
What it does
The mod recreates the original Life Series closely and adds a large set of quality-of-life features on top. Variants such as Third Life, Last Life, Double Life, Secret Life and Nice Life are included, and lives are shown as colored hearts. Custom GUIs manage the configuration, and an integrated session timer runs during play.
Over 100 customizable options cover default lives, the boogeyman, season settings and custom item blacklists, so a server can tune each session. Players can also join a running session as a substitute. Life Series is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 24 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3, under a custom license that is not open source. The server needs the mod, and clients may leave it out. Five other mods, including Gamblers Life - Limited Life and Miniround Utils, require it.
Key features
Original series recreated
Every variant of Grian's Life Series is included, so a server can run the original rules without importing datapacks.
Colored heart lives
Lives are displayed as colored hearts, giving each player a visible count during the session.
Custom configuration screens
GUIs let server owners adjust lives, the boogeyman and custom item blacklists without editing files by hand.
Integrated session timer
A timer runs inside the mod, so the length of each session is tracked without an external tool.
Substitute players
Players can take over a life from another participant, which keeps a session going when someone drops out.
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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
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Required by 5 mods
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and groups of players who want a structured Life Series session on a multiplayer server, with the original rules and many optional settings.
How it compares
Speed Life is server-side required with client optional, under All rights reserved, and published for 1.21.4 – 26.3. Hollow Life shares those loaders, environment and license, with the same 1.21.4 – 26.3 range. Z-Life Season 2 targets 1.21 – 26.3 with the same environment and license. Life Series covers a wider version range, 1.20 – 26.3, and is also server-side required with client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Series | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-20 |
| Speed Life | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-07 |
| Hollow Life | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-19 |
| Z-Life Season 2 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-24 |
Questions
Does the server need Life Series?
Which loaders does Life Series support?
Can the lives be changed per session?
In the catalog
Life Series 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
This mod is a one-to-one recreation of Grian's Life Series in Minecraft Fabric, Forge and Neoforge. It adds everything from the original series, along with an incredible amount of quality of life features, and endless customizability.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/life-series
- Owner
- Mat0u5
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15