The Starved Stalker
ModA hungry beast stalks you and chases you through your world.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 14 months−10 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
11 points lost16 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.14 months ago (30 Aug 2025). 44 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 49% of these points. 6 / 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, 1.19.2 on NeoForge. 77% of the 516 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 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 15Removed 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.53 of the 306 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (17%) See the 53 modpacks7 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known 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
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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.2,228,492 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.0 years, 13 releases 4 / 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
35.9 of the 64 points that apply = 56 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
The Starved Stalker adds a predatory creature and an ecosystem of hungry beasts that invade the world, alongside the Hungering Fields and the Drained Landscape and Hungrass Fields. The blind Starved Stalker tracks players using heightened senses, approaches, and begins chasing when close; as it eats and ages, it grows larger and stronger. Its life cycle includes Hungrejaws, young Stalkers whose roots drain and corrupt the land as their buried bodies grow into another Stalker. The bestiary also includes Famine, the oldest and most powerful Stalker, which uses Gormithium crystals to control other mobs, create portals, and fire a laser from its mouth. Other creatures include fast food-stealing Putrid Fangs, small but constantly eating Chompers, and Pinchfins that attack in groups; Haggardfish parasitize other creatures, while Ravenous ambush prey from beneath the ground. Hungrass creatures include spider-like Gore Spiders that grow into Ingurgitators, which spread hungrass spores, as well as Gobelisks that vacuum up or crush prey. Players can draw out Famine by attracting its interest and try to kill it for rewards, while the Starved Bestiary explains the mod's creatures.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 46 blocks, 44 items, 17 mobs, 6 other entities, 2 biomes, 1 dimension, 62 recipes, 13 loot tables and 55 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
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Smudgy
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Downloads
- 2.2M
- Created
- 6 Nov 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- 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 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 found6 of 29 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 found237 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 61 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 file411 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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528 modpacks include The Starved Stalker in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Cave Horror Project 18.2M downloadslast version with it 24 Mar 2024
From the Fog Reimagined608K downloadslast version with it 6 Apr 2025
The Everlasting Fog [The Horrors Cave Dweller, Herobrine, & More]218K downloadslast version with it 29 Feb 2024
Lost Souls169K downloadslast version with it 24 Apr 2024
The Man From The Fog+Cave Dweller160K downloadslast version with it 24 Nov 2023
Survive 100 days in all horror102K downloadslast version with it 4 Apr 2024
Horror Craft - A horror experience97K downloadslast version with it 28 Jun 2024
Fear The Mist78K downloadslast version with it 24 Apr 2024
Binicle's Horror (Herobrine)76K downloadslast version with it 12 Feb 2024
Calvin's Horror (Season 2)66K downloadslast version with it 4 Sep 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with The Starved Stalker. Share: how many of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker also have that mod.
The Man From The FogCModin 81% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
From The FogAModin 78% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
Cave Dweller ReimaginedCModin 68% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
Eyes in the DarknessAModin 58% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
The Midnight LurkerBModin 57% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
The One Who WatchesCModin 56% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
The End of HerobrineCModin 52% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
Insanity ShaderDShaderin 52% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
Essential ModBModin 51% of the modpacks with The Starved Stalker
The Graveyard (FORGE/NEOFORGE)AModin 51% of the modpacks with The Starved StalkerLatest 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.