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Mindworks: Dementia

An opt-in, quiet horror art piece about a mind that forgets. Play alone, or with friends who try to reach you.

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Quick answer

Which Mindworks: Dementia release should I use?

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Latest stable file mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar

Game version 1.20.1

Loader Forge, NeoForge

Mindworks: Dementia mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 2 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is Mindworks: Dementia required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say

Dedicated server Source doesn’t say

Loader for this release Forge, NeoForge

Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

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What else does Mindworks: Dementia mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar need?

mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 2 required mods have matching files

Install Mindworks Core, Forgified Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.

1 listed on this file 1 pulled in by one of those mods

Mindworks Core Needed by Mindworks: Dementia mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar

required

Matching file found Matched file: mindworks-core-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar

Forgified Fabric API Needed by Mindworks Core

pulled in

Matching file found Matched file: [1.20.1] Forgified Fabric API 0.92.6+1.11.15+1.20.1

1 extra mod was pulled in by another dependency. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add Mindworks: Dementia without breaking your instance.

Built for Mindworks: Dementia mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

Install Mindworks Core, Forgified Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
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Put it on the correct side

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside mindworks-dementia-forge-1.20.1-2026.11.0901.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Mindworks: Dementia add?

Watch the trailer on Vimeo (it contains spoilers)

Your house is still your house. The path home is still the path home. Mostly.

Mindworks: Dementia is an artistic interpretation of what it can feel like when memory starts to fail. It doesn't use jumpscares. The horror is quiet: a world that slowly stops making sense, while it still feels normal to the person inside it.

What happens

A mind that drifts. The world warps, fades to grey and loses its sound as things get worse. Rest, routine, your own bed and the people around you bring it back.
Things that are not there. Shadows at the edge of sight, figures that act out ordinary life, blocks that are and aren't there, footsteps behind you, a clock that ticks wrong.
Strangers. Your friends' names, faces and even voices can become strangers' (Simple Voice Chat supported). They are still there. You just don't know them.
Somewhere else when you sleep. Some nights you don't wake where you lay down. You wake in a place built from your own house, again and again.
Friends can come in after you. In multiplayer, friends can follow you into your mind. What they find there, and what it takes to bring you home, is for you to find out.
Songs you remember. A small music box of songs that stay true when everything else bends.

Made with respect

Mindworks is not a diagnosis tool, a medical simulation or a joke about illness. The illness is the enemy here, never the person. It was made with care for everyone who lives with these conditions and for those who care for them.

Nothing happens unless you choose it. Every player opts in on their own and can stop at any time from the Mindworks button in the pause menu. You can also play as a supporter and see the world as it is.

Content notice

Themes of memory loss, confusion, isolation and distorted perception. No gore and no jumpscares, but it may be distressing. It is not recommended if you, or someone close to you, is affected, or if these themes are painful for you.

If anything here feels familiar in your own life, please talk to someone you trust or a mental health professional. A free directory of helplines: https://findahelpline.com

Requirements

Minecraft 1.21.1, Fabric (with Fabric API) or NeoForge
Mindworks Core (required library)
Optional: Simple Voice Chat, for the voice effects
Server and client both need the mod. Best played with friends, works alone.

Community

Join the Mindworks Discord: https://discord.gg/rtnxz2KpF6

Languages

English, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Русский, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Português (Brasil), Nederlands, Polski, Українська, Türkçe, العربية, हिन्दी, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文, 繁體中文. Want to help translate or improve a language? Write to mindtwenty1@tuta.io.

Project description from CurseForge.

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