Zombie Players
Zombie Players lets a server owner mark chosen players as zombies, so those players are treated as undead by mobs in the world.
What it does
Once a player is added to the zombie-player list, zombies and other undead mobs ignore that player and stop treating them as a target, which turns the player into part of the horde rather than a victim. The mod stays in effect until the player is removed from the list, and a player's name appears dark green in chat and in player lists and nametags, so others can see who is undead.
The mod targets zombie apocalypse servers and roleplay settings. It covers the vanilla undead family: zombies, zombie villagers, drowned, husks, giants, zoglins, zombified piglins and zombie horses. It also works with mods that add horde and undead night content, such as Hordes Mobs and Undead Nights Mobs, where players can take part in the horde. It is a lightweight Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 and needs no other mod.
Key features
Zombie-player list
Selected players are added to a list, and the zombies that treat them as zombies are chosen by the server owner.
Undead targeting
Zombies and other undead mobs ignore listed players instead of attacking them, so those players join the horde.
Dark green names
Listed players show dark green names in chat, player lists and nametags, which makes the undead status visible to everyone.
Covers the undead family
Vanilla undead mobs including drowned, husks, giants, zoglins and zombie horses follow the same targeting rules.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Zombie apocalypse servers
Server owners running a zombie apocalypse can let selected players join the undead side of the story.
Roleplay and lore play
Groups that want a playable undead role can use the list to designate which players are zombies.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players running zombie apocalypse servers, horde events or roleplay settings on Forge 1.20.1 who want chosen players to be treated as undead.
How it compares
Nekomata Zombie Apocalypse is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client only and is released under the MIT License, so it is not open source as a server-side option. FasterZombies is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1, also under the MIT License and not open source, so clients need nothing. ZVIAM is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Players | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-01 |
| Nekomata Zombie Apocalypse | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-10 |
| FasterZombies | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-07-10 |
| ZVIAM | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-17 |
Questions
Does Zombie Players need to be installed on both sides?
Which Minecraft version does Zombie Players support?
Does Zombie Players require any other mod?
In the catalog
Zombie Players is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
ZombiePlayers is a lightweight Forge mod that lets you designate certain players as “zombies” for both lore and gameplay purposes. Once added to the zombie-player list, these players are ignored by zombies and other undead mobs, making them part of the horde instead of its victims. Players remain zombies until…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zombie-players
- Owner
- DavidTheReckless
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15