The Lost Friend: 2014
by kop
The Lost Friend: 2014 is a horror-adventure mod that sends players into an abandoned Minecraft server from 2014, where a ghost hunts through its glitchy world.
What it does
The mod recreates an old, abandoned server as a playable world. Terrain generates in the style of the classic Alpha version, and abandoned player bases appear in corners of the map. Five story structures can be found across the world, including a flooded house, a secret basement, an abandoned mansion, a developer's bunker and a broken command center.
The central figure is a ghost that flies through walls and causes blindness on contact. Blocks shatter realistically when exploded with TNT, and a legendary 9999 damage sword is hidden inside the broken command center. The story is set around a server that was shut down suddenly on July 10, 2014, after its developer's friend went missing in real life.
The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge. Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.21.8 and 26.1.2, with Forge 0.3.0 for 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.0.0 for 26.1.2 as the latest builds. The server and every player need the mod installed. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Alpha-style generation
The world generates in the manner of the classic Alpha version, with a look that matches the setting.
Abandoned bases
Player bases left behind spawn across the map, each one hinting at the server's former community.
Five story structures
Five hidden locations are placed in the world to explore, each tied to the server's history.
Ghost antagonist
A ghost that flies through walls and causes blindness acts as the dangerous entity of the adventure.
Realistic block breakage
Blocks shatter when hit by TNT explosions, so destruction behaves more physically than in vanilla.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does The Lost Friend: 2014 need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player choose for The Lost Friend: 2014?
Where is the legendary sword found in the mod?
What the author says
Welcome to the Alpha Test of "The Abandoned Server"! STORY: You found an old IP address of a giant, popular Minecraft server from 2012. Millions of players used to survive here, building houses next to each other. But on July 10, 2014, at 18:32, the server was suddenly shut down forever because the developer's friend…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-lost-friend-2014
- Owner
- kop
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15