Third Person Death
by cintlex
When a player dies, Third Person Death switches the camera to third person and slowly zooms it out until the player respawns.
What it does
The mod changes only the death screen camera. Instead of staying in first person, the view pulls back behind the character and keeps widening until the respawn happens, which follows the death camera behaviour of Bedrock Edition while keeping the usual Java Edition button layout. Nothing else about the game is altered, and the mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players join without installing it.
Installation is simple: place the file in the mods folder and it runs without extra setup. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, with Fabric covering 1.20.1 and newer and NeoForge covering 1.21.2 and newer, so the matching build for the chosen loader and game version has to be picked. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 across 18 release versions, with the latest files at 1.1.0 for 1.21.11, both released on 2025-08-08. Snapshot builds are published as well. The mod is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker.
Key features
Third person death camera
When the player dies, the camera moves behind the character instead of staying in first person.
Gradual zoom out
The view widens slowly over the death screen until the player respawns, rather than snapping to a fixed distance.
Bedrock-style behaviour
The death camera follows the behaviour of Bedrock Edition, and the Java Edition button layout stays unchanged.
No effect on performance
The mod is lightweight and adds no measurable load to the game during play.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Java Edition who want the death camera to pull back into third person, and anyone who plays on a server without needing it installed on the server side.
How it compares
Auto Third Person is client-side only, released under the MIT License and published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3, so it covers more loaders and a wider range but changes the camera in general rather than only on death. Aerial3D is also client-side only and released under the MIT License, and it is open source, but it targets 1.21.10 on Fabric alone. Camera Command needs both the client and the server, has a single build for Fabric 1.21.1 and is released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Person Death | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-08-08 |
| Auto Third Person | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Aerial3D | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-11-27 |
| Camera Command | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-10 |
Questions
Does Third Person Death need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should be chosen for Third Person Death?
Does Third Person Death need any extra setup?
In the catalog
Third Person Death is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
# Info Third Person Death modifies the players death camera to switch to the third person back perspective and slowly start zooming out until you respawn. This closely mimics Minecraft: Bedrock Edition behavior, just with your usual java edition button layout. The mod works completely client sided and requires no…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thirdpersondeath
- Owner
- cintlex
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15