Undead Nights - Zombie Horde Nights / Hordes
by PeteMC
Undead Nights turns the night into a zombie horde event, with waves of Zombies hunting the player during a Zombie Apocalypse.
What it does
The mod adds a horde night mode to the game. When a horde night starts, zombies gather and pursue the player, and a new difficulty system sets how these events scale. Cave spawning exists as a separate option that stays off until it is enabled in the config. The horde spawn system has been reworked so that spawning runs asynchronously, which reduces the effect on server ticks per second.
Server owners configure the mod through the config files, and a config screen is available on Fabric when a companion configuration menu is installed. Options extend horde nights to full horde days and set how many players receive a horde per event. The mod is available for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and it needs to be installed on both the client and the server. The license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source. Its source code, issue tracker and wiki are linked publicly.
Key features
Difficulty system
A difficulty system sets how the horde events scale, and the config has changed to support it.
Demolition zombies
Special demolition zombies carry TNT and try to ignite it when they get close to the player.
Strong lure horde effect
A craftable lure effect always summons a horde, which suits multiplayer play.
Sleeping bag support
Compatibility with sleeping bags from an external comfort mod is included.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
The Hordes for Fabric is server-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, with builds for 1.20 – 1.21.4. Horde Moon runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, is not open source and needs both client and server. Zombie Hordes is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, covering 1.21.1 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undead Nights - Zombie Horde Nights / Hordes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
| The Hordes | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2026-08-13 |
| Horde Moon | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-23 |
| Zombie Hordes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-02 |
Questions
Does Undead Nights need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Undead Nights support?
How is cave spawning enabled?
In the catalog
Undead Nights - Zombie Horde Nights / Hordes is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
More from PeteMC
Day Count - a day counter HUD (Forge/NeoForge/Fabric)1.19 – 26.3
Contagion - A Zombie Infection / Infectious Mod1.19.2 – 26.3
Zombie Apocalypse Drops1.20 – 1.21.8
Mutants and Zombies1.12.2 – 26.3
Zombified Player - Kill Your Inner Zombie1.19.2 – 26.3
Hardcore Lite - You Die You Lose a Heart (LifeDrain)1.19.2 – 26.3Similar mods
What the author says
This mod adds Horde Nights to Minecraft. IMPORTANT: With version 2.0.0 and the addition of a difficulty system the whole config system went through some significant changes. Please make sure to backup your old setup before updating and carefully read the Wiki (especially the part about the difficulty config).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/undead-nights
- Owner
- PeteMC
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15