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Resources / Modpacks / Old School Minecraft

Old School Minecraft

Brings back the old Alpha/Beta feel of Minecraft! While having the new features!

ModpacksFree1.18 – 1.21
by Minix · listed from Modrinth
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Old School Minecraft screenshot 1Old School Minecraft screenshot 2

What it does

Old School Minecraft is a modpack made by Minix. Brings back the old Alpha/Beta feel of Minecraft! While having the new features!

It supports Minecraft 1.18 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 34,914 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Dec 7, 2025.

Supported versions

1.211.201.191.18

Release history

Old School Minecraft has had 22 releases on Modrinth since Jun 19, 2022. 2 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.6, released on Dec 7, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.1. It runs on Fabric. The download is 3 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.6Dec 7, 20251.21.1Release
1.6Dec 7, 20251.20.1Release
1.5Sep 28, 20241.21Release
1.4Mar 16, 20241.20.1Release
1.4Mar 16, 20241.20.1Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Have you ever wished Minecraft had the same old feel like it did during the alpha and beta days, But still had the new features and items? If so then this modpack is for you!

Some say Herobrine still lurks in the fog to this day

Features

This modpack Brings back the old menus, chests, Old world terrain, old animations, XP and hunger removed, and much much more

Press O To customize these settings. (Or alternatively you can click on the Mod Button and customize more mods)

How to make a old school world *(Fabric Only)

  1. Make sure the World Type is Modern Beta or Moderner Beta
  2. Press Customize
  3. Set your World type (like Beta, Indev, Alpha, Even the Xbox 360)
  4. Then your seed (Like the Famous Glacier and gargamel)
  5. Create and enjoy your old school world :D

Recommend Stuff

Beta Continuum - shmoobalizer & swigly - "All the textures you know and love, as well as old-school reinterpretations of modern features"

Developer Art Classic - shmoobalizer - "Developer Art Classic Is a resource pack that makes the textures made by JAPPA Fit in the stye of the Developer art, while also have the old Beta Textures"

Simpler Times - swigly - "Simpler Times is a resource pack that makes textures originally made by JAPPA fit in the Old alpha textures"

Golden Days - PoeticRainbow - "Golden Days is a suite of texture packs for Minecraft that send your game back in time. They changes blocks, items, mobs, and even GUI elements to be inspired by the past."

Message me on discord for bugs or mods you want me to add! Minix07

Written by Minix. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Old School Minecraft

  1. This modpack runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.18 – 1.21. The launcher you install it with sets that up for you.

  2. Download the .mrpack file from Modrinth.

  3. Open it with a launcher that reads .mrpack files, such as the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher: it makes a new instance with every mod and setting of the pack.

  4. Give the instance enough memory: most modpacks want 4 to 8 GB.

  5. To play it with friends on a server, use the server files of the modpack if its page offers them; otherwise install the same mods on the server.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18
Runs on
Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
MIT
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 11, 2026)

Old School Minecraft compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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Old School Minecraftthe one you looked at35K1.18 – 1.21Dec 7, 2025Free
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DB's Minecraft PLUSdisruptivebuilds155K1.21Sep 9, 2024Free
ChocolateGOATEDMINECRAFT107K1.21Jul 31, 2026Free

Questions

Does Old School Minecraft work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is Old School Minecraft free?

Yes. Old School Minecraft is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Old School Minecraft still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Old School Minecraft?

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