Hollowbound: Realms of Ruin is a Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge adventure/RPG modpack built around exploration, powerful magic, massive dungeons, terrifying creatures, and discovering what the world has hidden away.
Venture into dangerous caves, explore enormous structures, battle powerful bosses, learn devastating spells, and uncover rare loot as you travel through a world filled with things that definitely want you dead.
⚔️ Adventure & Exploration
The world is packed with places worth exploring.
From enormous dungeons and forgotten ruins to mysterious caves and dangerous underground environments, exploration is a major part of the experience. You are encouraged to leave the safety of your base and see what is waiting beyond the horizon.
🔮 Magic & Progression
Magic is a major part of the pack.
With Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks, you can learn and master a wide variety of powerful spells, collect magical equipment, and develop your own playstyle as you progress.
Whether you prefer fighting from a distance, overwhelming enemies with magic, or mixing spells with traditional weapons, there are plenty of ways to build your character.
🐉 Bosses & Monsters
The world is not going to let you explore peacefully.
Powerful creatures and bosses are scattered throughout the world, with some encounters requiring preparation, good equipment, and a little bit of courage.
L_Ender's Cataclysm adds some of the pack's most dangerous encounters, giving experienced players something genuinely threatening to work toward.
🕳️ The World Beneath You
Not everything dangerous lives on the surface.
Alex's Caves expands the underground with unique cave environments, creatures, resources, and encounters that make simply digging underground a much less predictable experience.
You never quite know what you are going to find beneath your feet.
🏰 Massive Structures
Exploration is rewarded with enormous structures and dungeons.
When Dungeons Arise adds gigantic locations filled with enemies, secrets, loot, and opportunities for adventure. Some structures may be worth preparing for before charging inside.
🗺️ A World Worth Exploring
This modpack is designed around the idea that there should always be something interesting over the next hill.
Explore.
Loot.
Fight.
Discover.
Get stronger.
Then go somewhere that is probably a terrible idea.
👥 Multiplayer Friendly
Hollowbound is designed with multiplayer in mind.
Grab your friends, establish a base, split up to explore, or work together to take on the world's more dangerous encounters.
Whether you want to focus on adventuring, magic, combat, exploration, or simply seeing how long your group can survive, there is room for different playstyles.
📦 Core Mods
Some of the major mods featured in the pack include:
- Alex's Caves
- Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks
- When Dungeons Arise
- L_Ender's Cataclysm
These form the foundation of the pack's exploration, magic, dungeon, and boss-focused gameplay.

