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Adds a few new friends to your world!
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Critters and Companions is a mod made by Joo5h. Adds a few new friends to your world!
It supports Minecraft 1.18 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 6,277,749 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 19, 2026.
Critters and Companions has had 70 releases on Modrinth since Mar 8, 2023. 22 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.7.1, released on Aug 19, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20.1. It runs on Forge. The download is 2.0 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7.1 | Aug 19, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Release |
2.7.1 | Aug 19, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Release |
2.7.0 | Aug 14, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Release |
2.7.0 | Aug 14, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Release |
2.7.0 | Aug 14, 2026 | 1.21.1 | Release |
Critters and Companions is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is 1.20.1-v2.7.1, published on Aug 19, 2026.
Before that: 1.21.1-v2.7.0 (Aug 14, 2026), 1.20.1-v2.7.0 (Aug 14, 2026).
Critters and Companions is a vanilla-style creature mod that will fill the overworld with new animals!
Current mobs:
Josh/Joosh - Art
EterDelta - Coding the mod
Scratchy - Sound effects
Lytho_ - Fabric port
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Written by Joo5h. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This mod is needed on both the server and every player who joins.
Install Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.18 – 1.21.
Add the mods it needs: Architectury API, YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) and Geckolib.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for Critters and Companions in your instance's mods and click Install. It adds the loader and the mods it needs for you.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3M | 1.18 – 1.21 | Aug 19, 2026 | Free | |
| 12.3M | 1.18 – 26.x | 20 days ago | Free | |
| 12.7M | 1.16 – 26.x | 7 days ago | Free | |
| 10.1M | 1.18 – 26.x | Sep 16, 2026 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. Critters and Companions is free to download from Modrinth.
Both. The server and every player need Critters and Companions installed.
Yes: Architectury API, YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), Geckolib. Install it before Critters and Companions.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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