Stories of Below
by Zolpi
Stories of Below adds underground cave biomes to 1.20.1 worlds, each built around a different style of play, from exploration to combat.
What it does
Each cave biome has its own gameplay focus. One is a forest-like cave inhabited by shapeshifting creatures, another is a set of large, gloomy catacombs where players must fight to survive, and the Toy Tunnels are complex cavities built from cardboard-style shapes. Some biomes lean toward exploration, where items are found and collected along the way, while others place challenging bosses in the path.
The biomes are generated as world generation content on Forge, and the mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Subterranean Orchestra, a long-running part of the project, adds many musical instruments that can be played, composed with and recorded, and some of its entities reference classical music. The mod is published for Forge 1.20.1 under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Multiple cave biomes
New underground biomes, each with a different gameplay focus such as exploration or combat.
Shapeshifter cave
A forest-like cave inhabited by creatures that transform, with some entities asking for specific items.
Battlefield catacombs
Large, gloomy underground areas where players must fight to survive and face challenging bosses.
Musical instruments
The Subterranean Orchestra part adds instruments that can be played, composed with and recorded at any time.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Exploration runs
Players who want to search caves for items can pick the exploration biomes and collect what they find.
Combat underground
Players looking for hard fights can enter the catacombs and face the bosses placed in them.
Who it’s for: Players who want new underground content for 1.20.1 Forge worlds, and server owners who want additional cave biomes on a shared server.
How it compares
Fauna & Orchestra is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 with client and server. Story Mod is MIT-licensed like Stories of Below, but only for Forge 1.19.3 – 1.19.4, with client and server. Subterranean Wilderness Revival covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is under a non-commercial Creative Commons license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stories of Below | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-25 |
| Fauna & Orchestra | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
| Story Mod | Forge | 1.19.3 – 1.19.4 | Client and server | 2023-06-15 |
| Subterranean Wilderness Revival | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-24 |
Questions
Does Stories of Below work with NeoForge?
Does the server need Stories of Below?
In the catalog
Stories of Below is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Stories of Below is an underground biome mod aiming to add less real life-like caves to explore. Each biome mainly focuses on a specific gameplay type, such as exploration, combat etc...
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stories-of-below
- Owner
- Zolpi
- Published
- 2024-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15