The Purgatory
The Purgatory adds a hostile dimension that players reach after a punishment, where survival is the only way forward and an escape is possible only by completing its stages.
What it does
Players are sent into the Purgatory dimension when they break rules or receive a punishment from an administrator, who can use the exile command with a player name or give a Purgatory ring. Progress comes through an Altar in Purgatory, where crafting offerings yields special keys that open new stages of the dimension.
Each stage adds harder fights, bosses with stronger attacks and resources found only there. Forge Purga Metal lets a player craft a Purga Pickaxe and endure the trials needed to obtain the final artifact. The Purgatory Key and the Level III exit are the only route back to the overworld. A progression tab in the achievements screen serves as a visual guide for the path a player must follow.
The mod is designed for extreme survival modpacks and multiplayer servers that use it as a real prison. Both Forge and NeoForge are supported. The code is released under the MIT License, which does not make it open source. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files exist for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 1.1.5 for Forge on 1.20.1 and 1.0.5 for NeoForge on 1.21.1 as the latest builds.
Key features
Punishment dimension
Rule breakers are sent to an endless infernal prison where they must survive until they earn a way out.
Altar crafting progression
Crafting offerings at the Altar in Purgatory produces special keys that open each new stage of the dimension.
Boss stages
Every stage introduces harder fights, bosses with stronger attacks and resources tied to that stage.
Purga Pickaxe and final artifact
Forge Purga Metal is used to craft the Purga Pickaxe, and a trial must be endured to obtain the final artifact.
Achievement guide tab
A Purgatory tab in the achievements screen appears on entering the dimension and shows the path to follow.
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 Purgatory require a loader other than Forge or NeoForge?
Does the server need The Purgatory installed?
Which game versions does The Purgatory support?
In the catalog
The Purgatory is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
The Purgatory is a brutal new dimension where punishment becomes survival. When a player commits a sin, they are executed and sent to the Purgatory — an endless infernal prison filled with hostile creatures, red sand deserts, and an obsidian underworld. Your only hope is to progress through the Altar of the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-purgatory
- Owner
- joaquinpaiva007
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
