This article is part of a directory: Minecraft Complete Guide And Walkthrough
Table of contents

Minecraft is a sandbox-style building game that allows players to do anything they want. Whether it's mining deep into the world to harvest obsidian in order to go to The Nether or making a peaceful life on the surface with animals, Minecraft is a really fun game to play. Some people even join servers to play with others, make friends, and have a more unique game experience.

Related: Minecraft: Top 10 Survival Games Servers

Even though Minecraft is a ton of fun on its own, there are also a lot of mods that have been created that change the way the game works. These mods do a ton of different things and can really change the game in a good way.

To see 10 Minecraft mods every player needs, keep reading!

10 The Aether

The Aether is a mod that adds a new world known as The Aether into the game. While Minecraft already has a secondary world known as The Nether that is full of really unique monsters, lava, and some rare loot for anyone brave enough to face these dangers, The Aether is a completely different type of world.

It's calm, serene, and has a lot of unique animals and ore for players to collect. The Aether is a Minecraft mod that adds new dungeons, resources, and a new land for players to explore.

9 LotsOMobs

LotsOMobs is a mod that expands on the creatures that appear in Minecraft naturally. Although there are already a ton of different animals and enemies in Minecraft, LotsOMobs is a mod that adds even more different ones to the game for players to experience.

LotsOMobs is a Minecraft mod that adds new biomes, new mobs of different types of animals, and even brand new human NPCs. Many of these mobs drop unique new items that can be used in crafting and add something fresh to the Minecraft experience.

8 Pam's HarvestCraft

Pam's HarvestCraft is the perfect Minecraft mod for anyone that that really loves to focus on the food aspect of Minecraft. We all know that eating is an important part of surviving in the world of Minecraft but let's be honest, cakes and cooked pork can get boring after a while.

Related: 10 Gifts Any Minecraft Fan Would Love

With Pam's HarvestCraft, you can add a ton of new crops and foods into your game. The mod adds new crops, new garden bushes, beekeeping, fruit trees, and a ton of new foods. If your Minecraft focus is more on having a huge, luscious farm, this mod is definitely essential.

7 JourneyMap

JourneyMap is a Minecraft mod that is definitely an essential for any Minecraft player to have in their game. Although the map in the game is fine if you're used to playing the game and reading your coordinates, we have to be honest here when we say that the map in Minecraft could use some improvements.

Luckily, JourneyMap is here for us! This Minecraft mod is one that will allow you to generate the entire map of the world at once instead of generating it as you explore, show you waypoints, and show nearby monsters, villagers, and other players. Never worry about getting lost when you're out exploring again!

6 Decocraft

Decocraft is an example of a Minecraft mod that is definitely focused on the aesthetic aspects of the game. If you're someone that gets super into building in Minecraft and you really love to build a totally extravagant and detailed building, Decocraft is the perfect Minecraft mod for you.

Related: 10 Things Beginners Should Do First When Starting Minecraft

Decocraft is a mod that allows players to craft some more things in Minecraft than they were able to before. This mod allows players to craft a huge host of things like silverware, furniture, and other decorative items to really make your Minecraft house feel like a home.

5 Twilight Forest

Twilight Forest is a Minecraft mod focused completely on exploration. For players that like to get out into the world and see what's going on around them, Twilight Forest is a fun mod to expand your Minecraft world.

After creatin a portal, this mod allows the player to go into a brand new world. There, they'll find dungeons, unique items, and a wide open world for them to explore. Although this world may be pleasing to the eye, it can also be dangerous and players will be met with some interesting challenges.

4 CandyCraft

CandyCraft is a totally delicious Minecraft mod that completely changes the look of the Minecraft world by expanding the world and adding a whole new area. In this band new space, everything is sweet and delicious. After building a portal out of sugar blocks and lava, you're transported to a really unique world of candy.

This mod expands the world by adding another dimension with unique blocks, minerals, items, and armor. Many of the things in this world are similar to what you're already familiar with in vanilla Minecraft but with a super sweet twist.

3 Rope Bridge

Rope Bridge is a really helpful mod. Unlike some other Minecraft mods that change the aesthetics of the game or expand the world to add a brand new dimension for the player to explore and loot, Rope Bridge is a mod that allows the player to build something super useful in Minecraft.

Related: 10 Building Games More Fun Than Minecraft

How many times have you climbed a mountain only to be met with a huge chasm that you have to jump across? With the Rope Bridge mod, you're able to craft a rope bridge that will go across the chasm so you don't have to climb down and then back up the other side.

2 Lost Cities

Lost Cities is a mod that adds something new to the world of Minecraft in a really unique way. Instead of adding a large, natural area for players to explore, this Minecraft mod spawns the players in a really unique world that is already filled up with buildings.

With this mod installed, the player can choose to spawn into a Lost City. Instead of spawning into a completely empty world, they'll find themselves in a completely abandoned city with buildings, bridges, subways, and dungeons everywhere.

1 Carpenter's Blocks

Carpenter's Blocks is a mod that makes building so much easier. For players that love to get creative with building, the fact that everything is so blocky and limited can be a bit of an issue. It can really make building certain types of buildings or structures difficult.

But with Carpenter's Blocks, a lot of the limitations that come with the art style of Minecraft have been lifted. Carpenter's Blocks is the perfect mod for anyone that loves to build and get creative. Blocks that already exist in the game can now be shaped to slopes and other shapes that make creating the perfect building even easier.

Next: 10 Craziest Minecraft Worlds