Player Death Sound
by hexadecirat
Player Death Sound plays a custom sound and can strike a lightning bolt when a player dies, and it can reshape the death screen.
What it does
When a player dies, the mod plays a sound chosen in its settings, and it can also spawn a lightning bolt at the place of death. Both effects are configurable, so a player can keep either, both, or neither. The sound and the bolt are client-side effects, so only the player who died hears and sees them, and a server does not need the mod to be installed.
Beyond the sound, the mod customizes the death screen itself. A player can pick from several backgrounds, change the color of the title, edit the title text, hide or show the death message score, and flash a custom image on the screen when death happens. The mod runs on Fabric and needs Fabric API installed next to it. MidnightLib is bundled inside the mod and does not need a separate install.
Key features
Custom death sound
The sound played on death can be replaced, so each player hears the effect they picked.
Lightning on death
A lightning bolt can be spawned at the spot where the player died, as an optional effect.
Death screen backgrounds
The death screen can use several backgrounds, selectable from the mod's options.
Title color and text
The color and the wording of the death screen title can be changed.
Custom death image
A chosen image can flash on the screen when the player dies.
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.
Required 1
Embedded 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want the death moment in their own single-player or multiplayer game to sound and look different. Only the client needs the mod, so it suits players joining servers that do not run it.
How it compares
Death Screen Messages is client-side only, uses the All rights reserved license and is published for 1.21.11, so it covers one game version. Unstable SMP Death Sounds is also client-side only and released under the MIT License for 1.21.5 – 26.3. SplashTotem is client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and built for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4. Server Death ban runs on the server and changes what happens to a dead player rather than the death screen. Better Death needs the server with the client optional and covers 1.21 – 26.3, so both differ in purpose from this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Death Sound | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-30 |
| Death Screen Messages | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-30 |
| Unstable SMP Death Sounds | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| SplashTotem | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-01-28 |
| Server Death ban | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-07-12 |
| Better Death | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Player Death Sound need Fabric API?
Does the server need Player Death Sound installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Player Death Sound is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This mod adds a configurable sound and some other effects upon player death or kill.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/player-death-sound
- Owner
- hexadecirat
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15