The Living Forest
by ars21tigr
The Living Forest adds a horror dimension for Forge on 1.16.5, with biomes, creatures and a food mechanic that involves other players.
What it does
Players enter a new dimension filled with several biomes, structures and creatures. The first biome is the Allseeing Woods, a stone-heavy area where many kinds of monsters live. Some creatures imitate their surroundings, so a Wooden Abomination may look like a tree that almost moves, and players are advised to walk around and inspect a suspicious shape before approaching it.
Eating a friend's body is the mod's new food mechanic, since a player can cook a killed friend in a furnace to get a richer dish. A Wooden Corrupter spawns in groves and is weak on its own, but it can infect a player with Woodiness. The Living Forest runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it requires nothing else. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.16.5, with 1.0.0 as the latest file under the MIT License.
Key features
A horror dimension
A new dimension with biomes, structures and creatures, built around a dark, horror-themed setting.
Creatures that imitate their surroundings
Some monsters look like trees or other scenery, so players must check unfamiliar shapes before they get close.
Wooden Corrupter
A weak creature that spawns in groves and infects players with Woodiness, a condition that carries its own risk.
Food from other players
A new food type comes from a player's corpse, and cooking it in a furnace makes the meat more nourishing.
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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
Playing with friends
Groups can explore the dimension together and decide who ends up as food in the new mechanic.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want a survival dimension with a horror atmosphere and a food system that involves other players. Server owners running 1.16.5 Forge who want a darker world option may find it useful, since the server and every player need it.
How it compares
Random Creatures is client-side only and adds creatures under All rights reserved, for Forge versions 1.12.2 – 1.20.1. Dimensions+ runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.12.2 – 1.21.4, is a client and server mod, and uses a custom license. The Sacred Grove is client and server and Forge only, for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Living Forest | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-01 |
| Random Creatures ⭐ | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-05-21 |
| Dimensions+ | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.12.2 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-06-21 |
| The Sacred Grove | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-03 |
Questions
Does The Living Forest need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does The Living Forest support?
Can the food mechanic be used without other players?
In the catalog
The Living Forest is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
The Living Forest is a mod that adds a whole new dimension of horror. There are gonna be a several biomes,structures and creatures. The mod also add a new mechanic and a new type of food If you are playing with your friends you can eat one of them. If one of your friends seems tasty to you just kill him and eat his…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-living-forest-alpha
- Owner
- ars21tigr
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15