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Sleepless

by Stasis Entertainment

Sleepless is a gameplay-changing horror datapack that turns the nightly rest into a risk, so a bed-sleeper who waits too long meets an enemy at dawn.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20 – 1.21.5

What it does

Sleepless was originally made by TheLibrarianYT as a datapack that makes the Minecraft experience a little more challenging. It is inspired by that work and is the first project released by Stasis Entertainment. The rules are simple: a player who sleeps in a room can only sleep there once, and a new room has to be built before dawn for the next night. During the first three days, players may stay up, build a house and get a bed built well before night falls. The first few rooms are safe to sleep in, but after three days staying up through the night is no longer allowed.

Once the sun peeks over the horizon, an entity starts hunting anyone who has not slept in a safe bed. Players should not expect a safe bed in the morning, because the mod's horror is the point of the design. Sleepless is a datapack, so it needs no mod loader to run on a server, although the separate required resource pack must also be installed for the effects to show. It is open source and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.

Key features

  1. One sleep per room

    A room counts as used once a player has slept in it, so the next night needs a new room built before dawn.

  2. Three-day grace period

    The first three days allow staying awake to build a house and a bed, after which staying up through the night is no longer allowed.

  3. Dawn hunt

    When the sun peeks over the horizon, an entity hunts players who did not sleep in a safe bed.

  4. Datapack delivery

    The gameplay runs as a datapack, with a separate resource pack required for the horror effects.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.51.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.21.41.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.21.31.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.21.21.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.21.11.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.211.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.20.11.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
1.201.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod1.1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who want a more challenging survival routine, and server owners who run horror-themed worlds. Whether the mod is used in a hardcore world or a ready-made modpack, the rules stay the same.

How it compares

Full comparison

You Can't Sleep is a Forge horror mod for 1.20.1, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and it runs on client and server. The Archivist is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 that is not open source and is released under All rights reserved, and it also runs on client and server. Can't Sleep is a Fabric mod for 1.21.2 – 1.21.10 that is open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, and it is needed on the server, with the client optional.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
SleeplessFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 1.21.5Server required, client optional2025-03-25
You Can't Sleep (hrror)Forge1.20.1Client and server2026-07-17
The ArchivistFabric1.21 – 1.21.11Client and server2026-09-21
Can't SleepFabric1.21.2 – 1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-10-07

Questions

Does Sleepless need a resource pack?

Yes. The datapack is required, and a separate resource pack must also be installed for the horror effects.

Which loaders does Sleepless support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Files are published for 1.20 – 1.21.5, with the latest file being 1.1.0+mod for 1.21.5.

Does the server need Sleepless?

Yes, the server runs the rules, while players may add the mod on their side and are not required to.

In the catalog

Sleepless is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 1.21.515,307

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What the author says

Sleepless, originally made for TheLibrarianYT, is a gameplay-changing datapack to make your Minecraft experience a little more challenging. An entity is hunting you every night, and remembers every room you sleep in. It knows when you leave the house, and will search for you if you don't have a bed to sleep in before…
Stasis Entertainment, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Stasis Entertainment
Published
2024-12-21
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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