Simple Realism

What is Simple Realism?

Simple Realism is a Fabric modpack for Minecraft 1.21.1, published by BillyDaBongo on Modrinth since 2023.

The latest release, v2 from Oct 8, 2025, declares 65 mods plus 3 other projects such as resource packs or shaders.

With 145K downloads it ranks #143 of the 518 most-downloaded Modrinth modpacks we track, and its authors tag it as adventure and challenging.

• Adventure
• Challenging
• Multiplayer

Most widely used mods in Simple Realism

The latest version declares 68 projects, 65 of them mods. The ones below appear in the most packs we track.

• Cloth Config API
• FerriteCore
• Sodium
• Fabric API
• Lithium
• Mod Menu
• Iris Shaders
• YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)
• Architectury API
• Fabric Language Kotlin
• [ETF] Entity Texture Features
• [EMF] Entity Model Features
• Reese's Sodium Options
• Mouse Tweaks
• ModernFix
• Collective
• Geckolib
• Continuity
• Text Placeholder API
• Dynamic FPS
• Not Enough Animations
• Forge Config API Port
• Puzzles Lib
• CreativeCore

Full Simple Realism mod list

1 more file is bundled inside the pack without a Modrinth project, so we cannot name it.

How its mod list compares

Less common picks: 5 mods found in five or fewer tracked packs.

• Visual Jukebox
• FSit
• NutritionZ
• Fabric Seasons: Terralith Compat
• Spawn Animations Compats

Packs with the most mods in common

• The Farm Fabric for 1.21.1 27 mods in common
• Low Res Trailer Recreation Fabric for 1.21.5 20 mods in common
• Act. & Better Fabric for 26.3 28 mods in common
• Vanilla Reimagined Fabric / Quilt for 26.3 18 mods in common
• Gensokyo Reimagined QOL Fabric for 26.3 25 mods in common

What kinds of mods are in Simple Realism?

Of its 65 mods, 25 are tagged utility, 22 library and 15 decoration. Mods can carry several tags, so the counts overlap.

At 34% library, that is a larger share than 95% of the 491 packs we track.

• utility: 25 (38%)
• library: 22 (34%)
• decoration: 15 (23%)
• game mechanics: 9 (14%)
• optimization: 8 (12%)
• adventure: 7 (11%)

How big is Simple Realism?

With 65 mods, Simple Realism has more mods than 57% of the 491 packs we track and fewer mods than 57% of the 86 on Minecraft 1.21.1.

The pack file is 4.8 MB. 25 mods are client-only and 40 also run on a server. Alongside the mods it declares 2 resource packs and 1 shader.

How actively is Simple Realism updated?

Simple Realism was first published on Sep 10, 2023, and has 1 published version in total.

The latest release, v2, is dated Oct 8, 2025, 399 days before our data was fetched on Nov 11, 2026. Releases have covered 1 Minecraft version over 2.1 years.

Staple mods Simple Realism includes and leaves out

Across the 325 Fabric packs we track, 15 mods turn up most often. Simple Realism includes 12 of them; it leaves out Entity Culling, ImmediatelyFast and Sodium Extra.

How much RAM does Simple Realism need?

Simple Realism needs 6 GB allocated (4 GB minimum). Our estimate from the 65-mod list, not measured.

How to set allocated memory

How to install Simple Realism

Search for "Simple Realism" in the Modrinth source of your launcher. Pick version v2 for Minecraft 1.21.1 (Fabric). Modpack install guide.

How do I make a Simple Realism server?

Simple Realism is marked as needing a server-side install, so the server must run the same mods and version as the players.

• Match the version: the latest pack version is v2 for Minecraft 1.21.1.
• Loader: Fabric.
• Memory: at least 4 GB (our estimate).

Modpack server guide.

Versions

One build.

Official links

• Simple Realism on Modrinth (downloads and changelog)
• Discord

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