The Fake Chat
The Fake Chat is a Forge horror mod that fills a world with eerie anomalies, fake system messages and a haunting presence, and it stays on the player's screen as if someone else were there.
What it does
Players see unsettling chat lines and join or leave notices for players who are not there, and signs in the world can change their text to show warnings. The mod adds no monsters. Its effect comes from glitches, fake notices and sounds that suggest something is nearby, aimed at restoring the atmosphere of classic Minecraft creepypasta stories.
The mod is built for Forge and runs on the client and the server together, so both sides need it for the full experience. Its code is open source under the MIT License. Public source code and an issue tracker are linked from the project, and the first release, version 1.0, is marked as a beta build.
Key features
Ghost chat
Mysterious messages appear in chat, including fake join and leave notifications and lines that imitate the player's own words.
Reality glitches
Signs change their text to show warning messages, and the world seems to shift at moments the player least expects.
Haunting presence
Random blindness, distant screams, flashes and eerie sounds, such as chests opening with nobody near them, build a constant sense of dread.
Multiplayer pranks
Fake notices and messages can reach several players in the same session, which suits group horror play and late-night sessions with friends.
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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.
Use cases
Scaring friends on a server
Players on a shared server can trigger fake chat lines and join notices for each other, making the session tense without any combat.
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror atmosphere built from glitches and messages rather than monsters, and server owners who want shared scares. Both the server and every player need the mod installed.
How it compares
Fake Mobs is an MIT-licensed Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is client and server and open source, so it adds fake creatures where The Fake Chat adds fake messages. The Presence: Unknown is also Forge and client and server, but it is closed under All rights reserved and covers 1.20.1 only. Copycat | Mimic is an MIT-licensed Forge mod for the same range this mod targets, and it is not restricted to one version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fake Chat | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-23 |
| Fake Mobs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-29 |
| The Presence: Unknown | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-17 |
| Copycat | Mimic | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-12 |
Questions
Does The Fake Chat need to be installed on the server?
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In the catalog
The Fake Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
The Fake Chat is a psychological horror mod designed to bring back the atmosphere of classic Minecraft creepypastas like Null and Entity303. It doesn't just add a monster; it infects your game with anomalies, glitches, and a sense of constant dread. 👻 Features in Beta 1.0.0: Ghost in the Chat: Receive mysterious…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-fake-chat
- Owner
- music_is_cool_dev
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15