Someone's There
by nothurn
Someone's There plays occasional footstep sounds from a random spot nearby, so a player hears steps with no one in sight.
What it does
Every so often, the mod triggers a sequence of two or three footsteps at a spot picked at random near the player. The footsteps never appear in impossible places such as open air.
The sound of each step matches the real block under the spot where it plays, using the same step sounds Minecraft uses for dirt, stone, wood, sand and whatever else is there. The effect is not tied to any one biome, so it follows the world's materials wherever the player goes. The mod is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Forge and NeoForge across 3 release versions, 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved.
The mod has no visuals, messages or entities; it only adds sound. Its settings let a player change whether it is enabled, the minimum and maximum interval between footstep triggers, the radius within which the steps can occur, and the overall volume.
Key features
Random footstep sequences
Triggers play two or three steps at random intervals, so the timing never settles into a pattern.
Matching block sounds
Each step uses the step sound of the block it lands on, matching the ground the player is standing on.
Adjustable interval and radius
The minimum and maximum time between triggers and the distance from the player can both be set in the config.
Volume and enable switch
The overall volume can be turned down, and the whole effect can be switched off without removing the mod.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Atmospheric horror play
Players who want a quieter unease in their world can keep the mod on at a low volume and a wide radius.
Tuning for a server
Server owners can narrow the interval and radius to suit their player base, since the settings apply on the server.
Who it’s for: Players who want subtle, unsettling ambient sound in survival or exploration, and server owners who want the same effect for everyone on their server.
Questions
Does Someone's There need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Someone's There support?
Can the frequency of the footsteps be changed?
In the catalog
Someone's There is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Every so often, you'll hear a few footsteps close by. Always matching the ground you're actually standing on. There's never anyone there. Footsteps trigger at random intervals, from a random spot within a short radius of you — never right on top of you, never from an impossible location like open air.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/someones-there
- Owner
- nothurn
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15