Ultimate Manhunt
Ultimate Manhunt is a Forge minigame in which a group of players runs a manhunt game, with hunters chasing speed runners toward the End.
What it does
Speed runners aim to beat the Ender Dragon and earn the Free End achievement, while hunters aim to eliminate them. Speed runners can be given several lives, from 1 to 5, and only hunter-caused deaths use one up. Speed runners receive a head start before hunters begin pursuing, and a Wind Torch with 50 uses can be handed out to keep hunters away.
After a speed runner is killed, the hunter respawns with a grace period in which they are invulnerable and untrackable, which helps prevent spawn-camping. Players can join a game already in progress as speed runners, and the grace period protection applies in hardcore manhunts too. Requires Forge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 and works on the client and server, so both sides need the mod.
Key features
Speed runner lives
Speed runners can start with 1 to 5 lives, and only deaths caused by hunters reduce the count.
Head start and grace period
Speed runners get a timed head start, and a killed hunter respawns invulnerable and untrackable for a set period.
Wind Torch knockback
An optional item gives speed runners knockback to push hunters away, with 50 uses and no repair.
Arrow-based tracker
Hunters' tracker draws an arrow on screen toward a chosen speed runner, cycles through targets with the arrow keys, and shows the distance to them.
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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
Friends running a manhunt
Groups of friends can run a manhunt game together, with some players as hunters and others as speed runners.
Who it’s for: Players who run manhunt games with friends, and server owners who host them for a group.
How it compares
Manhunts is open source under the MIT License, server required with client optional, and published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 26.2 – 26.3. Manhunt Effects runs on the client and server and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.21 – 26.2, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Manhunt | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-25 |
| Manhunts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-19 |
| Manhunt Effects | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-22 |
Questions
Does Ultimate Manhunt need a player tracker mod?
Which Minecraft versions does Ultimate Manhunt support?
Can a player join a game already in progress?
In the catalog
Ultimate Manhunt is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This is a Minecraft mod for Forge 1.20.1/1.21.1 that can be used to run a Manhunt game for you and your friends. In a manhunt game, the hunter's goal is to eliminate speed runners, and the speed runners's goal is to beat the Ender Dragon (achieve the "Free the End" achievement).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ultimate-manhunt
- Owner
- LaserDiamond52
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15