Server-Side Horror
ModSpooky events make your world feel cursed, even on a server.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No public issue tracker−3 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.Today (24 Oct 2026) 12 / 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.26.3 on Forge, Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 10 of the last 24 months 6 / 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.20 of the 184 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (11%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 16 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (6%) 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 5 / 5Transparency
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Mars-The-Planet/server-side-horror 7 / 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.1,991,548 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.15 months, 228 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 29 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
67.5 of the 71 points that apply = 95 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Server-Side Horror is a configurable, server-side mod for making multiplayer worlds feel unsettling, and players do not need to install it. After a configurable grace period, it can stage events such as Herobrine or fake-player sightings, fake join messages that may reuse server chat, particle jumpscares, unexplained lightning, eerie sounds, and fake mining or footsteps nearby. Other disruptions include halted moon movement during a long night, torches breaking or turning into redstone torches, signs with configurable messages, player heads appearing, and traps placed near players. Some events affect the world or a player's return to the server, including fires near a player after waking, leaf removal, and rejoining above ground at the build limit or inside an underground dungeon. The mod also adds 15 traps and abandoned old-style villages with gravel paths and wells, both configurable for world generation. Event odds and enablement, the grace period, names, chat messages, sign text, and other event details can be adjusted in-game or through configuration.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 4 areas: Server and world logicChanges 3 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., PlayerChanges 2 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created. and Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting..
Adds 23 structures.
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
See all 30Details
- Creator
- MarsThePlanet
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 2M
- Created
- 30 Jul 2025
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Wiki , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files without running them.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. It contacts 2 web addresses, minecraft and Microsoft account services. See Privacy
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.43 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 29 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 in 15 of 29 files, 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.
- Connects to the internet
api.mojang.comsessionserver.mojang.com - Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you, in the 15 of its 29 files we read
We read its code without running it: it contacts 2 web addresses while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
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 15 of 29 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- api.mojang.comTalks to an online service the mod works with.
- sessionserver.mojang.comTalks to an online service the mod works with.
- 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 code history 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.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found10 of 40 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 found1 image 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 file17 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 39 a month now, 4 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
315 modpacks include Server-Side Horror in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Into the backrooms: found footage horror2.2M downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
From the Fog Reimagined608K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
The silent forest: siren head142K downloadslast version with it 13 Oct 2026
Minecraft VHS 127K downloadslast version with it 8 Dec 2025
Psychological horror experience105K downloadslast version with it 16 Sep 2026
Twixxel's Stalker (Closest Recreation From His Video)93K downloadslast version with it 16 Jun 2026
Creepy [ Horror ] ( FEATURING TWIXXEL STALKER and other trendy creatures )70K downloadslast version with it 25 Jun 2026
The Forgotten Script (The Broken Script)69K downloadslast version with it 3 Jan 2026
HORROR - The corrupted clan - The Broken Script (dweller) (stalker) 61K downloadslast version with it 23 Jan 2026
The Backrooms - Backrooms Horror34K downloadslast version with it 12 Oct 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Server-Side Horror. Share: how many of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror also have that mod.
Essential ModBModin 51% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
From The FogAModin 39% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 37% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
Horror messagesCModin 32% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
Just ZoomAModin 30% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
The KnockerBModin 28% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 28% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
What Are They Up To (Watut)BModin 26% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
Horror Element ModBModin 25% of the modpacks with Server-Side Horror
BadOptimizationsAModin 25% of the modpacks with Server-Side HorrorLatest 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.
228 releases
Quick fixes
In the last 2 years, 1 release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.
See them, newest first
Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.1
- serversidehorror-1.21.1-fabric-1added commands for events and fixed fake mining