Rotten Creatures
by JonahFuses
Rotten Creatures adds a set of zombie-based mobs to Java Edition, from Frostbitten and Burned variants to Undead Miner ranks, each with its own attacks and drops.
What it does
Frostbitten spawn in cold biomes and appear when a zombie dies in powder snow, with the chance depending on difficulty. Their attacks apply Freeze, and walking on water turns the surface to ice, in the way the Frost Walker enchantment does. When a baby variant dies it releases a snow explosion that freezes nearby entities, and Frostbitten attack Burned on sight.
Burned come from zombies that die in lava and are found only in nether wastes, in Normal, Crazy and Obsidian variants. Their attacks set targets on fire for a duration set by difficulty. Undead Miner appear underground below sea level in overworld biomes, restrict sunlight like skeletons, and come in four ranks identified by their pickaxes. The mod also adds Frozen Rotten Flesh and a Freeze effect that can be brewed into potions and tipped arrows.
The mod requires Fabric API and Platform, and it runs on client and server. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 8 release versions, 1.18 – 1.21.1, and it is released under All rights reserved. It is not open source, but its source code is publicly available.
Key features
Frostbitten mobs
Frostbitten spawn in cold biomes and freeze targets they attack, with duration tied to difficulty.
Freeze effect
A buffed slowness that can paralyze the player, stop jumping, and bring shaking with Frozen Hearts.
Burned mobs
Three variants spawn in nether wastes and set their targets on fire while attacking.
Undead Miner ranks
Four ranks from Stone to Gold, each identified by its pickaxe and carrying a unique loot table.
Swamp poison attacker
Leaps at targets and applies blindness and poison, while baby variants release a lingering poison cloud.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Rotten Flesh Smelt To Leather is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, is a client and server mod, and is released under All rights reserved. Frozen Zombies is Fabric only, for 1.21 – 1.21.10, with the same All rights reserved license. Frozen│疾凍 is open source under the MIT License, and it is needed on the server, with the client optional, so neither a server nor a client has to run it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Creatures | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-21 |
| Rotten Flesh Smelt To Leather | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-28 |
| Frozen Zombies | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-12-02 |
| Frozen│疾凍 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-27 |
Questions
Does Rotten Creatures need Fabric API on every loader?
Does the server need Rotten Creatures installed?
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In the catalog
Rotten Creatures is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Rotten Creatures is a mod created by RPorotos and developed by Fusion Studio dedicated to adding many new zombie mobs with lots of personality! - When a Zombie dies in powder snow it may turn into a Frostbitten, the chance of this depends on the difficulty - Currently spawn at Cold Biomes - While attacking, it will…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rottencreatures
- Owner
- JonahFuses
- Published
- 2022-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15