From the shadows of Poppy’s factory, a blocky horror slips into the blocky world, turning every click and craft into a pulse-pounding chase.
Minecraft’s New Add-On Huggy and Friends is Filled With Iconic Horror Characters
Minecraft’s New Add-On Huggy and Friends brings a chilling cast to life, merging Poppy Playtime’s eerie charm with familiar Minecraft creativity for a pulse-pounding, nostalgia-streaked adventure.
The brand new Huggy & Friends Add-On is available on the Minecraft Marketplace, priced at just 990 Minecoins. This brings in five of the most infamous Poppy Playtime monsters with unique threat levels and behaviors.
This includes Huggy Wuggy, who is in constant pursuit of Mommy Long Legs’ sinister games, then CatNap, who thrives in their dreamworld, The Doctor with their surveillance tactics, and Doey the Doughman, with its constant switch from friend to foe, that would never let you judge its next move.
Those who are able to survive these creatures can have a chance to get the GrabPack hands. This is an efficient tool that grants players new abilities like Grappling across distant blocks, shocking enemies, burning hostile mobs, and leaping over obstacles.
One of the most exciting additions is the introduction of some wearable cosmetics or the Persona items that include the GrabPack, Huggy Wuggy Head, Kissy Missy, Head, DogDay Pajamas, and CatNap Pajamas.
Among all these terrors, there is still a glimmer of hope from the Smiling Critters, who are a friendly companion that offers status effects and aid during combat. So, whether you’re replenishing your health or fighting those terrific creatures, these cheerful helpers will provide you with the much-needed support.
How to install the Huggy and Friends Add-On on Java Edition
The Huggy & Friends Add-On is an official Bedrock-only Marketplace experience, so it cannot be directly installed or used on pure Java Edition like a normal Java mod. The only way to play it “on Java” is via a Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS) or by using a Bedrock client; there is no official Java datapack/mod version at this time.
Why it does not work on Java
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Huggy & Friends is sold and distributed through the Minecraft Marketplace, which only works with Bedrock Edition (Windows 10/11, consoles, mobile).
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Java Edition uses a completely different modding system (JAR mods, Fabric/Forge, datapacks), and Marketplace add-ons cannot be imported into it.
Your options if you play Java
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Use Minecraft Bedrock (or a Bedrock Dedicated Server) in addition to Java if you want the official Huggy & Friends experience.
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Search for fan-made Poppy Playtime or Huggy Wuggy Java mods on reputable mod sites instead (they are separate projects and not the official Spark Universe add-on).
Basic Bedrock install workflow (for reference)
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Purchase and download “Huggy & Friends Add-On” from the in-game Marketplace on a Bedrock platform, then create a new world using that template or enable the add-on in the world’s behavior/resource packs settings.
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Launch the world; the Poppy Playtime content loads automatically as part of the template/add-on, with no separate file handling like Java mods require.
Convert Bedrock add-on to Java resource and data packs
Direct, lossless conversion of a full Bedrock add-on (like Huggy & Friends) into fully working Java data and resource packs is not supported or guaranteed to work. You can partially convert textures/models/sounds into a Java resource pack, but complex behaviors, entities, and scripting usually must be rebuilt manually as a Java mod or datapack.
What you can realistically convert
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Resource content (textures, some models, sounds, GUIs) can often be ported from a Bedrock .mcpack/add-on into Java resource packs using automated converters such as Itsme64’s Bedrock-to-Java texture pack converter.
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Behavior content (custom mobs, AI, items with special logic, events) does not map cleanly; Java datapacks cannot run Bedrock scripting, so you would need to recreate these systems in commands, functions, or a Forge/Fabric mod.
High-level conversion workflow
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Extract the Bedrock add-on so you can see its resource_pack and behavior_pack folders, then run the resource side through a Bedrock-to-Java pack converter to generate a Java-compatible resource pack structure.
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Place the converted pack into .minecraft/resourcepacks, fix any missing textures or paths by hand, and then start building separate Java datapacks or mods that approximate the Bedrock behaviors using predicates, loot tables, functions, and custom models.
Key limitations and obstacles
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Bedrock uses different file structures (e.g., manifest.json, component-based entity JSON, attachables) that have no one-to-one equivalent in Java’s data and resource pack formats.
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Marketplace licenses generally forbid redistributing converted content, and many automated tools focus on simple texture packs rather than complex Marketplace add-ons, so even if you succeed technically, you likely cannot share the converted pack.
Safer alternatives
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Look for or develop a native Java mod/datapack inspired by the add-on instead of trying to convert it directly, reusing only your own or free-to-use art.
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If your goal is just to get a similar “feel” on Java, combine an existing horror/mob mod with a custom-made resource pack that mimics the style, without touching protected Marketplace assets.
