Modern PSX Shaders
ShaderA retro PlayStation-inspired look with modern lighting and atmospheric effects.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- First release only 3 months ago−6 points
- No place to report problems−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points21 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2 months ago (16 Aug 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.Newest supported: 26.2. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
Full points5 / 5Removed 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.Not measured yet.Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.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
3 points lost0 / 3Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply. A shader's files can be read in the download.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker or a Discord server.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.37,315 3 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3 months, 25 releases 2 / 8
30.6 of the 41 points that apply = 75 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Modern PSX Shaders gives Minecraft a retro, PlayStation-inspired rendering style while retaining modern lighting and atmospheric effects, with an emphasis on keeping the pack lightweight. Screen-space vertex snapping, optional affine texture warping, ordered dithering, adjustable colour quantisation, and pixelated enchantment glint create its distinctive chunky, unstable image. Dynamic shadows and coloured voxel lighting give different light sources distinct hues, including soul lights, sea lanterns, redstone, froglights, amethyst, and torches; the pack also supports emissive blocks and compatible held-light colours. Its atmosphere includes sun shafts through terrain and foliage, optional moonlight shafts, a starry night sky with a PSX-style Milky Way, stylised clouds, long-distance fog, day and night haze, and smooth biome-based colour grading. Most visual effects can be adjusted or disabled individually, and Performance, Default, and Cinematic profiles offer different balances of rendering quality and performance. The shader pack supports Distant Horizons, though distant terrain may look unusual when vertex snapping is enabled.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 42 shader programs, for the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English. Has programs for Distant Horizons and Voxy.
Details
- Creator
- mrjonatellosr
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 39K
- Created
- 29 Jul 2026
- Official page
- Modrinth
Security
No harmful code found
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
What it can do on your computer
- Contains programs or scripts
- The file contains programs or scripts. We do not run them. The file contains a program or script file (.ps1).
Why we show this: a shader cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
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.1 latest file, 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
- 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.
Privacy
Sends nothing
A shader has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. 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 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 found20 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 found2 images read
Compatibility
See all 25 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Related projects
Projects that need Modern PSX Shaders to work.
Modpacks using this project
No known modpack uses it.
Latest 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.