Springtrap: The Returning
by Zcoper
Springtrap: The Returning adds the Springtrap animatronic from the Five Nights at Freddy's series as a hostile mob for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1, requiring Geckolib.
What it does
Springtrap is a mob that stays inactive during the day and turns aggressive at night, when it hunts players with a large health pool and armor. Its signature voice line plays when it appears, and it can break shields, dash toward a player and throw its axe over a distance. Attacking it is not a simple task, so the mob is meant to be a sustained threat rather than a quick kill.
The mod also changes how its behavior interacts with the world. Three gamerules control its redstone manipulation, its day and night mode switching, and whether it breaks blocks, so server owners can turn any of these off. Geckolib is required for the mob's animations, and the mod was built with MCreator. Client and server both need it, so every player on a server that runs it needs it too. Files are published for Forge across 1.19.2, 1.19.4 and 1.20.1, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.1 as the latest release, released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Day and night behavior
Springtrap stays passive during the day and becomes aggressive when night falls, shifting between the two modes on a schedule.
Axe throwing and dashing
The mod gives Springtrap a dash toward the player and a thrown axe that reaches across distance, both suited to open areas.
Shield breaking
Attacks from Springtrap can break a player's shield, which removes the usual block defense against it.
Fire Axe and Springlock Suit drops
Killing Springtrap or related victims can drop a Fire Axe at a low chance, and Springlock Suit parts are obtained by killing Springlock Victims.
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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 1
Use cases
Horror survival maps
Springtrap fits survival worlds and horror-themed maps, where a night-only threat adds pressure to the nightly routine.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy the Five Nights at Freddy's setting, and server owners who want a themed threat with gamerules that can be switched off for a gentler experience.
Questions
Does Springtrap: The Returning need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod, or only the players?
Can server owners stop Springtrap from breaking blocks?
In the catalog
Springtrap: The Returning is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The Springtrap mod brings a deadly animatronic into your world. Springtrap will spawn near players and use a mix of brutal attacks, from dashing and axe throws to shield breaking and bleeding effects. He stays inactive by day, but at night, he hunts relentlessly. If he’s burned, he transforms into Burntrap, who’s…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/springtrap-the-returning
- Owner
- Zcoper
- Published
- 2026-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15