Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth
by Dentri2
Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth turns Minecraft into a tactical stealth game in which almost every player action creates a measurable noise footprint.
What it does
Moving, crouching, consuming food, opening chests, passing through doors, getting hurt and entering water each create a sound the mobs can pick up. Each action is shown as a sound visualization, and a minimalist HUD in the bottom right corner tracks the current noise level in real time. Mobs no longer have all-seeing radars: they react to what they hear and what they see up close, and projectiles can be thrown to distract them. Heavy armor such as iron or diamond makes the player 50% louder, while leather boots reduce noise by 40% and wool walking is completely silent.
Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth is built for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1 only, and it runs on the client and the server, so both need the mod. The code is under the MIT License, but the mod is not open source. Once health falls under three hearts, the heartbeat grows loud enough to draw in enemies that happen to be close by.
Key features
Dynamic sound system
Over 100 interactions generate noise, from sprinting and sneaking to swimming and taking damage.
Smart mob awareness
Mobs only attack when they hear or see the player up close, and thrown projectiles can pull them away.
Adjustable HUD
The noise display can be hidden, moved and given X and Y offsets, and the noise detection radius is set in a configuration file.
Armor and footwear noise
Heavy armor raises noise by half, leather boots cut it by 40%, and wool keeps walking silent.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Sneaking through hostile areas
Players who want to pass unseen can track their noise level on the HUD and choose quieter armor and footwear.
Who it’s for: Players who want a stealth-focused survival challenge on Forge 1.20.1 and server owners who want that challenge on a multiplayer world.
How it compares
Fear of Sound is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and is also published for Forge 1.20.1 on client and server. Loud Structure Chests is a Forge 1.20.1 client and server mod under All rights reserved, which changes structure chests rather than player noise. rody's quiet place is another Forge 1.20.1 client and server mod, under All rights reserved, with a different scope.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-01 |
| Fear of Sound | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Loud Structure Chests | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-10 |
| rody's quiet place | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-01 |
Questions
Does Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth support?
Can the noise HUD be hidden or moved?
In the catalog
Quiet Place: Hardcore Stealth 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.
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What the author says
Added: Thanks to a great suggestion from Seek in Discord, you now have full control over the mod's HUD! Hide UI: You can completely disable the visual noise tracker if you want a cleaner screen (showHud = false).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/quiet-place-hardcore-stealth
- Owner
- Dentri2
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15