Manhunts
by Rogal
Manhunts turns a world into a hunt: one player is picked as the runner, the rest become hunters, and a tracking compass points toward the runner until the match ends.
What it does
Setup runs from a single command. The admin opens a panel of roles and picks players as runners, hunters or spectators, or a random runner can be drawn from the players and one hunter given the runner role. Assignments carry over to a rematch unless the admin clears them first, so the previous runner stays runner. Nothing in the world changes until a match starts, so the same world can be used for ordinary play in between.
The compass is a live needle that points at the runner's real position while the runner stays in the same dimension. If the runner leaves for another dimension, the needle shows the last place the runner was seen, which is usually the portal used to leave. A compass pointing anywhere says so. Spectators are on their own side and are not part of either team. The mod is a data pack, so it needs no mod loader on a server, and it can also be dropped into a world's datapacks folder.
Manhunts is open source under the MIT License. Its files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.2 and 26.3, with 26.3 as the latest version. Server owners install it on the server side, and players connect without installing anything.
Key features
Runner and hunter match
One runner is hunted by the other players, and the runner side loses only when every runner is out.
Compass tracking
The needle points to the runner's live position and switches to the last-seen point when the runner changes dimension.
One-command admin panel
Roles are set through a single command with two clicks for the usual flow, or by naming one specific player.
Clean redraw
Pressing Clear roles first resets all assignments before a new draw, so the team layout can be rebuilt from scratch.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Manhunt Game is a Fabric mod for 1.21.9 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, server-side only and not open source. Manhunt Fabricated is a Fabric mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.4 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, but it is server-side only and older. LumaHunt covers Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.1 and needs the client and server, while Manhunts runs server-side and reaches 26.2 and 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhunts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-19 |
| Manhunt Game | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-10 |
| Manhunt Fabricated | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-01-03 |
| LumaHunt | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-18 |
Questions
Does Manhunts need a mod loader on the server?
Which loaders have files for Manhunts?
Do players need to install anything?
In the catalog
Manhunts 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
One or more Speedrunners race to kill the Ender Dragon. One or more Hunters, armed with a tracking compass, try to kill them first. Data pack only — no mod, no plugin, no server software. Minecraft Java Edition 26.2. Works in singleplayer, on LAN and on a dedicated server.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/manhunts
- Owner
- Rogal
- Published
- 2025-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15