Grim & Bleak
ModExplore a dark dimension filled with eerie places and dangers.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 8 months−11 points
- No source code link−7 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Releases in only 5 of the last 24 months−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
9 points lost18 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 months ago (16 Feb 2026). 30 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 44% of these points. 5 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge. 24% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 5 of the last 24 months 4 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.6 of the 75 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (8%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None that counts in the grade 5 / 5Transparency
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.287,219 3 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.2 years, 16 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 4 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
46.9 of the 71 points that apply = 66 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Grim & Bleak is an ambience-focused horror mod that adds Limbo, a dark dimension reached by crafting a Compass of Pains and lighting a Chiseled Deepslate portal, where exploration and survival are shaped by horror mechanics. Limbo contains its own biomes, items, and hostile creatures: some beings merely frighten or stalk players, while others pursue and attack them, and gear from outside the dimension decays and weakens under its Rot effect. Darksteel, Limbo’s main ore, supports a range of equipment, from heavy armor that trades mobility for strong protection to light armor that improves speed, jumping, and fall resistance, as well as weapons such as a grappling Hook Sword, a long-reaching Battleaxe, and an armor-piercing Hammer. Players can build altars and make offerings to Limbo’s Dark Gods; rituals can yield powerful or otherwise unobtainable loot, but excessive offerings can provoke punishment, while a Mirror of Souls shows worthiness through its changing color. The end-game Carbon Blood equipment adds further combat options: its armor protects against wither and fire, and drinking a Blood Bottle while wearing the full set grants powerful boosts and repairs the armor. Dying in Limbo can trap a player there until they sacrifice an Overworld creature or defeat the Gate Guardian, a final boss that requires the Thunder Sword, which builds charge with lightning strikes before releasing an area attack and granting rapid regeneration and resistance. Escaping after defeating the Gate Guardian breaks the boundary between Limbo and the Overworld, allowing nightly dimensional leaks to bring abominations into the surface world. Limbo’s surrounding content includes features such as the Unholy Garden, a cabin in the Snowy Plains, blood-covered caves, and lore-bearing Codex Sheets found in tents.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 75 blocks, 144 items, 11 mobs, 9 biomes, 1 dimension, 20 structures, 3 enchantments, 229 recipes, 26 advancements, 13 loot tables and 65 sounds.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- TDO
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 287K
- Created
- 18 Aug 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.6 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 4 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 4 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found25 of 27 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found428 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 207 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file896 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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100 modpacks include Grim & Bleak in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Horrorland 2 - Psychological and Classic Horror Modpack (with Horror Quests)191K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
Horror Craft Reanimated26K downloadslast version with it 26 Dec 2025
Ascension of Ages24K downloadslast version with it 24 Mar 2026
Horror Unbound - Horror Survival | Evolution & Stalkers15K downloadslast version with it 14 Oct 2026
Ars Expeditions10K downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2026
Photographic Investigators4.4K downloadslast version with it 3 May 2025
Techsert2.8K downloadslast version with it 12 Aug 2025
Epoch: Expedition - The New World2.6K downloadslast version with it 2 Jan 2025
Ultimate Horror2.3K downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2025
DarkFantasyHorror2K downloadslast version with it 27 Sep 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Grim & Bleak. Share: how many of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak also have that mod.
L_Ender's CataclysmBModin 48% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Iron's Spells 'n SpellbooksAModin 47% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Born in ChaosCModin 45% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Deeper and DarkerAModin 45% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
AmendmentsAModin 44% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Essential ModBModin 43% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Towns and TowersBModin 42% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Mowzie's MobsBModin 41% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Sinytra ConnectorAModin 40% of the modpacks with Grim & Bleak
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 40% of the modpacks with Grim & BleakLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.