ReNeighborly
by Cherry_Dev
ReNeighborly is a NeoForge social mod that brings Animal Crossing style villagers, called neighbors, into a Minecraft world.
What it does
Neighbors are found wild in the world, and each one comes from its own biome. Players can talk with a neighbor once per day to get to know them, and the dialog runs to more than 350 lines. Neighbors grow more willing to open up as the relationship deepens, which brings more unique dialogs and gifts, and a neighbor may ask for items to fulfil their needs.
Players build homes for their neighbors, who can fetch items and bring back exotic vacation souvenirs. A new home ranking system lets neighbors judge each home build, so layout and decoration matter to them. The cast is the original Neighborly cast, redrawn in a vibrant style with handmade animations.
The mod is an official reboot of the original Neighborly mod, which gained attention for adding Animal Crossing like neighbors. It runs on NeoForge only, for game version 26.1.2 alone, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source, although source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are linked publicly. The latest file is 1.1.0 for 26.1.2, published 2026-08-15.
Key features
Wild neighbors by biome
Neighbors appear in the world in their own biomes, so finding a particular one means exploring different regions.
Daily dialog
Talking with a neighbor once each day builds the relationship across more than 350 dialog lines.
Home building and ranking
Players build homes for neighbors, and a ranking system lets neighbors judge each build.
Fetch requests and gifts
Neighbors ask for items and reward the relationship with gifts and unique dialogs as trust grows.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building a village of friends
Players who like decorating can furnish homes for several neighbors and compare how each one rates the result.
Exploring for neighbors
Because each neighbor belongs to a biome, a world survey turns into a search for new residents.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy social simulation and building, and server owners who want a neighborly community on NeoForge for 26.1.2.
Questions
Does ReNeighborly need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does ReNeighborly support?
Does ReNeighborly come with a license that permits reuse?
In the catalog
ReNeighborly is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
ReNeighborly is the official reboot of my original Neighborly mod, which went semi-viral for adding "Animal Crossing"-like NPCs! Whoa! In ReNeighborly, you can get to know the original mod's cast all again, now complete with adorable handmade animations and a new home ranking system that lets neighbors judge the home…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reneighborly
- Owner
- Cherry_Dev
- Published
- 2026-08-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
