Dimensional Dungeons
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This mod adds very few items and blocks, but limiteless adventure! It's a perfect addition for any Vanilla-like server!
What could This mean?
... Or is it?
Could this room be more than it seems?
If you're lucky, there might be cows!
Keep your Chin up ^_<
So clean... it sparkles?
Description
About Dimensional Dungeons
Dimensional Dungeons adds limitless procedurally generated dungeons to Minecraft! These dungeons are all placed in a single, separate dimension which can be accessed from a portal anywhere on the Overworld. (Such as in your base!) This makes the dungeons themselves renewable and it provides challenging, replayable content.
The dungeon dimension limits building and block breaking. This allows for a proper adventure mode-like experience on a survival server. For example, I can use pistons in my traps without giving the player free pistons. Obstacle courses can't be bridged over. Combat can't be trivialized by building fences around mobs. And light and darkness matter when you can't place torches!
Besides challenges in room design the dungeons are also randomly populated with enemies and worthwhile loot! Many rooms with valuable treasure chests require solving a puzzle that will test your knowledge of Minecraft game mechanics. Currently all of the builds are 'vanilla' and no modded blocks or command blocks are used. The goal is to feel vanilla-lite and to be fair to the player.
For modpack designers and server admins there is also a powerful config file which allows for customization of the block protection in the dungeon dimension and many other features. Also the rooms themselves are configurable in the common config so admins can remove existing rooms or add custom rooms.
In Game Information
To get started you'll need to build a portal, craft some blank keys, and "activate" your blank keys. This video describes everything.
Here is a German showcase from VegaCraft which shows a much newer version of this mod:
Additional information can be found on the new Dimensional Dungeons Wiki! There is also a Patchouli guidebook if you (optionally) have that installed.
From The Developer
TEN MILLION official downloads! Recently Dimensional Dungeons has grown beyond what I ever thought possible. I'm glad so many players have decided to make Dimensional Dungeons a part of their worlds. Thank you, everyone.
This is my first Minecraft mod and I'm very proud of it, but not too proud to listen. Please report bugs, issues and suggestions anywhere you'd like - either here on Curse, on Github, or in the Dimensional Dungeons Discord. I read every ticket and comment. The Discord also has a lot of information about modding this mod and making it do interesting things in modpacks. If you would like spoilers for the puzzle rooms I'll share those too. Puzzle spoilers are now also on the Wiki!
Permission is automatically granted to use this mod in any modpack. I would appreciate a link back to this page, please. If there is a feature or config setting I can add to make your modpack more interesting just request it in the comments and I'll consider it. I care a lot about mod compatibility.
Latest News
Last updated: Sept 7th, 2026
I'm very much enjoying 26.1 and I think modpacks are starting to settle on that version. After spending over a year working on major breaking changes and ports it is refreshing to be able to finally build some new rooms and implement new features! Please look forward to it.
In the meantime, I still support 1.21.1, and I have just released a round of very important bugfixes for that version.
Also, shoutouts to the modpack FTB Stoneblock 4! I learned that Dimensional Dungeons was being included when they reached out to me for permission to redistribute my mod. I thought this pack was a lot of fun and I love what they did with DD. I've always said that I wanted DD to be highly configurable and customizable for modpacks. And I don't want to spoil it, but they did something very unique and very custom for DD.
If you're aware of any modpacks that are including Dimensional Dungeons then please let me know in the comments!
FAQ:
Q: Can you add a config option to add loot from other mods if they are installed?
Even though there is an official way to do this with with datapacks, I'm still considering it because of how high the demand is.
https://github.com/AllenSeitz/DimDungeons/wiki/Datapacks-for-Dummies
https://github.com/AllenSeitz/DimDungeons/wiki/Basic-Dungeon-Loot-Tables
Q: Help! I'm stuck on the puzzles.
A: Try the official spoiler wiki! Official Puzzle Solutions
Q: When I try to activate a key, I see particle effects and hear a sound, but the key remains unchanged.
Q: There are structures from other mods overlapping the dungeon. (Or, mobs from other mods are spawning and I don't want them to.)
A: Those mods shouldn't be blindly inserting themselves into every biome and dimension that is installed. But if they are then hopefully they have a blacklist and you can add either dimdungeons:dungeon_dimension (the dimension id) or dimdungeons:biome_dungeon (the unique biome) to their blacklists. The biome "category" of my dungeon biome is "none" which should be a clear sign to these mods to skip adding structures. Consider reporting the issue on their bug trackers if it is causing a problem for you. Also the dimension id for the personal dimension is dimdungeons:build_dimension.
For Public Server Operators (updated May 8th, 2022 for the latest version of 1.18.2) - still relevant in 1.21
Dimensional Dungeons is designed to offer "renewable adventure" and should be a wonderful addition to your server. Your Overworld won't be covered in these structures, and players won't have to generate or explore hundreds of chunks to find them. If you have a small world border then maybe this mod can help you solve the problem of your players looting everything within the border and leaving nothing for future players?
All dungeons are placed in a single dimension with 8 chunks of void space between. This helps to keep players from loading multiple dungeons and it provides other benefits. The teleport coordinates of each dungeon are determined when the corresponding key is activated, but the dungeon isn't built until the key is placed in a keyhole. Since 1.18.2 building dungeons causes minimal lag.
It is safe but unnecessary to reset the Dungeon Dimension. Your old looted and forgotten dungeons will sit in unloaded chunks forever. And players will be able to create new dungeons forever. There is no need to "free up space". However if you do choose to reset the dimension then players will be unable to exploit old keys because each key can only build a single dungeon. Additionally, there is also a safety feature in place to detect when a dungeon has been deleted and then politely inform the player, rather than continue and teleport them into the void. So in short, by resetting the dimension, you're really just invalidating all of the used keys on your server. (But this may be what you want.)
Current Major Version: v220 (May 6th, 2026)
- Major update to 26.1.2!
- Change rules and timelines for dimensions in 26.1.
- Added a translation to Brazilian Portugese by soul_king!
Current Minor Version: v210 for 1.21.1 (Sept 7th, 2026)
- Fixes lighting issues in dungeons.
- Fixes "return portals" in dungeons.
- Fixes the Patchouli guidebook.
- Miscellaneous bugfixes that are specific to certain rooms.
- Non-hostile entities are are now allowed to use portals.
Mod Compatibility
Artifacts - Allows their mimic to spawn in the dungeon dimension.
End:Remastered - Their end portal frame can also activate my keys.
Lootr - My dungeon chests are compatible with Lootr's chest replacement system.
Patchouli - Adds a guidebook which can help you build the portal.
JEI - custom recipe type for activating keys.
Contributors
Catastrophe573 - Creator
MagpieMaydin - Builder of several rooms and community manager.
rsleeezy - Initial draft of the Patchouli guidebook with many multiblocks filled in.
EHX - Contributed several advancements.
Rimeval - Contributed a pull request to link the portal's coordinates.
noobanidus - Contributed a pull request to streamline loot tables, for Lootr.
Mahj - Contributed pull requests to backport some features to 1.15.2.
MrDenn - Contributed improved item textures.
DoloC8 and Nageih - Contributed a full Chinese translation.
George-bruh and GezzyDax - Contributed the Russian translation.
The_Michu - Contributed the sewers theme.
Kylie - Contributed the theme key graphics.
Ganpan14O - Contributed new block and item textures for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
soul_king - Contributed a full Brazilian Portugese translation.
Discord Server
Continue the discussion over here too! Also get early access to news, ideas, and betas! See what other mod pack developers and players are doing with Dimensional Dungeons!
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The Dimensional Dungeons Team
