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Outer Mines

by CaptainCirby

Outer Mines is a Forge adventure mod for 1.20.1 that brings the mystery of Outer Wilds into Minecraft survival.

ForgeClient and serverMIT License1.20.1

What it does

Players travel to a custom dimension, a dangerous cosmic realm with hostile Stardragon fish and unstable gravity. Hand-crafted puzzles and strange mechanics lead to a hidden portal. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1, with 1.0.1 as the latest file on the alpha channel, and the mod is released under the MIT License but is not open source.

Key features

  1. Custom dimension

    A cosmic realm with unstable gravity and a terrifying black hole to explore.

  2. Hand-crafted puzzles

    Puzzles are solved with a ship, and defeating monsters is part of progressing through the dimension.

  3. Early alpha

    The mod is in early alpha, so rough edges, bugs and unfinished features should be expected.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.20.11.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

The Outer End is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 that is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Mine Team is open source under the MIT License, with Forge and NeoForge files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Outer MinesForge1.20.1Client and server2026-06-23
The Outer EndForge1.16.5 – 1.20.1Client and server2026-03-14
Mine TeamForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2024-09-16

Questions

Does Outer Mines need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loader does Outer Mines use?

Outer Mines is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1.

In the catalog

Outer Mines is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Adventure mods19,031Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Outer Mines is a passion project inspired by the mystery of Outer Wilds, reimagined for Minecraft. You’ll explore strange mechanics, solve hand-crafted puzzles, and uncover a hidden portal to the Outer Mines, a dangerous cosmic realm filled with hostile Stardragon fish, unstable gravity, and terrifying black holes…
CaptainCirby, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
CaptainCirby
Published
2025-12-30
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureEquipmentMobs
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