Paint & Seek
by AxelEncore
Paint & Seek turns hide-and-seek into a playable game mode in which players hide by copying the colors and textures of blocks around them.
What it does
A round starts with a preparation phase, during which the hiders move around and can fly in slow motion while they look for a place to disappear. The seekers wait until the preparation phase ends before they begin searching. Players pick their role when a game mode is launched with the mc start command, so one session can have hunters and hiders from the first round.
The mod is built around a parody of the Meccha Chamelion idea, a creature that hides by taking on the look of its surroundings. Players draw skins and copy colors or textures to match their hiding spot. It is meant for groups of friends on a server or a local world. The author recommends pairing it with a mod that adds shotgun-armed hunters, since the vanilla game gives hunters no weapon of this kind.
Paint & Seek runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. The optional TaCZ 1.21.1 NeoForge Port is listed as a dependency, and the card does not describe what it adds to the game.
Key features
Hide-and-seek game mode
Players are split into hunters and hiders, and the seekers must find the hidden players before the round ends.
Preparation phase
Hiders get a window to move, fly slowly and reach a hiding spot before the hunters are released.
Launch by command
The mc start command launches the game mode, and each player chooses a role at the start of the session.
Skin and texture copying
Hiders can draw custom skins or copy colors and textures to blend into their surroundings.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Friend groups
A group of friends playing on one server can run repeated rounds with changing hunters and hiders.
Shotgun hunter pairing
Server owners who want armed seekers can add a separate shotgun-hunter mod, which the author recommends alongside this one.
Who it’s for: Players who want a hide-and-seek round with disguises, and server owners who host groups of friends.
Questions
Does Paint & Seek need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Paint & Seek support?
Is the optional dependency required to play?
More from AxelEncore
What the author says
A parody mod of Meccha Chamelion for playing hide-and-seek with friends Creates a separate game mode that launches with /mc start Players choose which role they’ll play: the hunter or the hider.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/paint-seek
- Owner
- AxelEncore
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15