Sideways & Beyond
by SpearModsDev
Sideways & Beyond changes how stairs and slabs are placed, so players can set them sideways and build custom shapes that vanilla Minecraft does not offer.
What it does
The mod overhauls the placement mechanic for stairs and other blocks. Its update adds 367 Sideways Stairs, which give stair variants to blocks that traditionally have no stair form, so architectural shapes are not limited to the vanilla set. Stairs and slabs can be made from materials such as wood, slime blocks, dirt and sea lanterns, crafted at a crafting table or cut at a stonecutter. A regular stone stair or slab can be placed inside a slice to create its custom sideways counterpart, which is the fastest way to get custom shapes. The variants suit wooden stairs and slabs, dirt and froglight blocks.
The mod is for players who build in survival or creative worlds and want more shapes than vanilla provides. Wood variants catch fire and burn like vanilla wood, so they keep a balanced role as a fuel source in furnaces, and the stone variant works with the pickaxe tiering system to preserve vanilla survival balance. Sideways & Beyond requires NeoForge and runs on Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.1. The environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod, and the code is not open source: the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Sideways stairs
Stair variants for blocks that traditionally have none, giving 367 new sideways shapes for building.
Crafted stairs and slabs
Stairs and slabs can be made from wood, slime blocks, dirt, sea lanterns and gold blocks at a crafting table or stonecutter.
Stone-to-sideways slicing
A regular stone stair or slab placed inside a slice produces its custom sideways counterpart.
Fuel and tier balance
Wood variants burn like vanilla wood, and the stone variant follows the pickaxe tiering system.
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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.
How it compares
Stairs And Slabs is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8, client and server, released under All rights reserved, so its version range does not overlap with Sideways & Beyond. My Wool Update is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, also client and server and released under All rights reserved, focused on wool blocks rather than stair shapes. Concrete Variants covers 1.21 – 1.21.6 under the MIT License, client and server, and is not open source in the catalog's data, so its license differs from the one that applies to Sideways & Beyond.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sideways & Beyond | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Stairs And Slabs | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-28 |
| My Wool Update | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| Concrete Variants | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-29 |
Questions
Does Sideways & Beyond need to be installed on the server?
Which versions does Sideways & Beyond support?
Can the sideways stairs be made from any block?
In the catalog
Sideways & Beyond is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Limitless architectural freedom, take your Minecraft builds to the next level! This update also adds to the mod's 367 Sideways Stairs by introducing blocks that traditionally don't have any stair variants in vanilla Minecraft. The wood type varieties catch fire, burn away and serve as a balanced fuel source in…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sideways-and-beyond
- Owner
- SpearModsDev
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15