The Midnight Lurker
ModA mod that adds a new horrifying entity to Minecraft.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Client and server
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.1
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
2 points lost25 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7 days ago (21 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.1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 515 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. 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
8 points lost14 / 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.59 of the 315 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (19%) See the 59 modpacks7 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.4 of its 12 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (33%) See the 4 releases2 / 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
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Voxla/midnightlurker 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Voxla/midnightlurker 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.7,794,605 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.0 years, 198 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
60.5 of the 71 points that apply = 85 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
The Midnight Lurker adds a horror-focused entity that can appear at night or in caves, stalking players and reacting to whether they watch it or approach it. Looking at the Lurker can make it teleport away, while approaching without looking can provoke a chase; an aggravated Lurker can break ordinary doors, and it gives up and teleports away if it cannot catch its target. The mod includes distinct variants: the Faker triggers a jumpscare and raises insanity, the Hider conceals itself underground and may leave a Void Gateway, the Shadow stalks dark places, and the Shapeshifter impersonates a villager to bait players into trading. Other encounters include the Unprovoked, which may attack without warning, and the Neutral/Runaway, which watches players and either approaches or flees; the latter also starts an insanity timer that stops if it is killed. Insanity progression brings additional threats, including an Aggressive Lurker at stage seven that can crawl through tight spaces, break glass and doors, and tunnel underground toward the player. Players can affect insanity by sleeping through the night, eating food, or fishing, while reaching stage six can cause Amnesia, which despawns nearby mobs when the player is looking away. The mod also features Void Hands that emerge from gateways and pursue nearby players, as well as rare invisible entities that create deceptive sounds or follow and watch the player. A new dimension is reached through a horizontally built portal made from the mod’s overworld Deepslate-related blocks and lit with its new flint and steel.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds:
- 8 blocksShattered Glass, Tough Door and 6 more. Blocks with their own name, checked against the block files.
- 27 mobsdestroytex1, Midnight Lurker and 25 more. Creatures with their own name and a spawn egg or drops of their own.
- 1 structureOutcastvillagerhouse.
- 1 recipe
- 6 loot tables
- 35 sounds
Counted from the files of the mod. Content made only in its code is not counted.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- Voxla
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 7.8M
- Created
- 12 Oct 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
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.4 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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 its one file, 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, sounds 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 README.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 found24 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.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 found453 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 90 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 file1,111 code files read
Compatibility
See all 198 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that say they work with The Midnight Lurker, or that The Midnight Lurker says it works with.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it| Oct 2024 | 85 |
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| Nov 2024 | 76 |
| Dec 2024 | 68 |
| Jan 2025 | 54 |
| Feb 2025 | 61 |
| Mar 2025 | 49 |
| Apr 2025 | 50 |
| May 2025 | 50 |
| Jun 2025 | 44 |
| Jul 2025 | 30 |
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| Sep 2025 | 44 |
| Oct 2025 | 37 |
| Nov 2025 | 34 |
| Dec 2025 | 33 |
| Jan 2026 | 36 |
| Feb 2026 | 37 |
| Mar 2026 | 36 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 |
| May 2026 | 51 |
| Jun 2026 | 89 |
| Jul 2026 | 89 |
| Aug 2026 | 68 |
| Sep 2026 | 46 |
More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 62 a month now, 41 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..
1,187 modpacks include The Midnight Lurker in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Cave Horror Project 18.2M downloadslast version with it 12 Jan 2024
DREAD - A Horror Survival Pack2.5M downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2026
Endless Horror - The ULTIMATE Horror Experience1.5M downloadslast version with it 10 Sep 2026
VerityCraft - A Realistic Horror Experience with Verity1.2M downloadslast version with it 26 Oct 2026
the horrors in the fog843K downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2024
THE DWELLERS692K downloadslast version with it 25 Dec 2023
From the Fog Reimagined626K downloadslast version with it 27 Oct 2026
Horrorland - With Verity!481K downloadslast version with it 27 Oct 2026
Cave Horror Project 2427K downloadslast version with it 23 Sep 2024
MCSX - Minecraft: PS1 Edition354K downloadslast version with it 26 Aug 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with The Midnight Lurker. Share: how many of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker also have that mod.
The Man From The FogCModin 75% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
From The FogAModin 68% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
The KnockerBModin 58% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
Cave Dweller ReimaginedDModin 56% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
Essential ModBModin 53% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
Eyes in the DarknessAModin 49% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
The End of HerobrineCModin 48% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
The One Who WatchesCModin 46% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
Insanity ShaderDShaderin 45% of the modpacks with The Midnight Lurker
The Graveyard (Forge)AModin 45% of the modpacks with The Midnight LurkerLatest 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.
198 releases
Quick fixes
In the last 2 years, 4 releases needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This lowers the grade by 5 points.
See them, newest first
- the_midnight_lurker-face_your_fears-4.0.0-D2_beta-1.20.1.jar…D2-beta and up updates and changes Fixed the Lurker trying to swim on land lol
- the_midnight_lurker-face_your_fears-4.0.0-C2_beta-1.20.1.jar…C2-beta and up updates and changes Fixed the Lurker not spawning due to tick timing not being…
- the_midnight_lurker-face_your_fears-4.0.0-B_beta-1.20.1.jar…and up updates and changes Fixed phantom Lurker returning null and crashing the game…
- the_midnight_lurker-face_your_fears-4.0.0-A_beta-1.20.1.jar…and up updates and changes - Fixed fog code not letting people join servers - Fixed not…