Lock Picking

Name: Lock Picking
Author: Sqq

by Sqq

Lock Picking brings a simple lock picking minigame to chests, modeled on the mechanic in Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Locked chests in the world can be opened with a lock picking minigame instead of a key. The mechanic is taken from Kingdom Come: Deliverance and is meant to be combined with other RPG mods that aim to recreate classic RPG games. The mod runs on Fabric for 1.21.1 and is released under the MIT License, so the code is open source. Both the client and the server need it.

Key features

Chest lock picking
Locked chests can be opened by picking the lock through a short minigame rather than with a key.
Minigame inspired by Kingdom Come
The picking mechanic follows the approach of the lock picking system in Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Built for RPG combinations
The mechanic works alongside other RPG mods that aim to reproduce classic RPG games.

Gallery

Chests in regular village houses have copper locks

Guard villagers become aggressive toward the player after they try to pick a lock

The most valuable chests in bastions require a Treasure Key dropped by Piglin Brutes

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.2.0

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Farkle - Kingdom Come Delivrance is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that also runs on client and server, but is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source. Vault Picking targets 1.21.5 and is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with the server required and the client optional.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Lock Picking	Fabric	1.21.1	Client and server	2026-07-22
Farkle - Kingdom Come Delivrance	Fabric	1.21.11	Client and server	2026-06-22
Vault Picking	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.5	Server required, client optional	2025-04-01

Questions

Does Lock Picking need to be installed on both sides?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

In the catalog

Lock Picking is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Minigame mods2,135 Fabric mods Mods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

This mod adds a simple lock picking minigame that was inspired by the same mechanic in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This mod is designed to be used in combination with other RPG mods, and aims to reach classic RPG games expirience.

Sqq, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Modrinth page: modrinth.com/mod/lock-picking
Owner: Sqq
Published: 2025-12-30
Updated on Modrinth: 2026-07-22
Facts verified: 2026-10-15