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A dark, cinematic Minecraft shaderpack inspired by Dark Souls and Elden Ring
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Dark Fantasy Shader is a shader pack made by _GodlyCow. A dark, cinematic Minecraft shaderpack inspired by Dark Souls and Elden Ring.
It supports Minecraft 26.x. It has been downloaded 8,604 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 27, 2026.
Dark Fantasy Shader has had 3 releases on Modrinth since May 18, 2026. 3 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 0.3, released on Sep 27, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 5 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3 | Sep 27, 2026 | 26.3 | Release |
0.2 | Sep 11, 2026 | 26.1 – 26.2 | Release |
0.1 | May 18, 2026 | 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | Release |
Dark Fantasy Shader is a dark, cinematic Minecraft shaderpack inspired by Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Blasphemous. It features atmospheric fog, cold blue nights, warm torchlight, dynamic storm clouds, rain effects, and cinematic color grading.
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A dark fantasy atmosphere for Minecraft.
Written by _GodlyCow. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Dark Fantasy Shader in the list and click Done.
Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft shaders
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Fantasy Shaderthe one you looked at | 8,604 | 26.x | Sep 27, 2026 | Free |
| Solas ShaderSeptonious | 18.7M | 1.12 – 26.x | 11 days ago | Free |
 Prismarine ShaderSeptonious | 73K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Apr 1, 2025 | Free |
 ink-wash-shaderpackZzai | 19K | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 5, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Dark Fantasy Shader supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x.
Yes. Dark Fantasy Shader is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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