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Licensed CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Published last year
🌊 Official Mako Mermaids Minecraft Mod
🎬 New Showcase Video: https://youtu.be/CBbTB6Kdxq4?si=TtKh-MFCiTDvmnrL
🌐 Website: https://makomoddev.github.io/mako-mermaids-mod-official/
💬 Join the Official Discord Server
⚠️ Disclaimer
- This is an unofficial fan-made project based on the TV shows H2O: Just Add Water and Mako Mermaids.
- I am not affiliated with Jonathan M. Shiff Productions or any other rights holders.
- All rights to the original shows, characters, and content belong to their respective owners.
- This mod is created purely for entertainment purposes and is completely free to use.
✨ Features
Always make sure you are on the latest available version!
- Choose your favourite character from Mako Mermaids or H2O: Just Add Water when first entering a world via an interactive GUI selection screen.
- Some abilities can be activated using hand gestures (see the Gestures section below).
- 📖 Tutorial and required files: https://makomoddev.github.io/mako-mermaids-mod-official/downloads
- Wiki available in-game
- Custom Main Menu and blue-themed GUI
🧜 Playable Characters
Cleo · Emma · Rikki · Bella · Charlotte · Nixie · Lyla · Sirena · Mimmi · Ondina · Weilan · Zac · Cam · Evie
📜 Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/change_character |
Switch to a different character |
/what_character |
Display your currently selected character |
⚡ Abilities
- Every character has unique abilities based on their series and role.
- Transform into a mermaid when underwater, in rain, or exposed to Moon Water (rain disables positive status effects).
- Swim faster underwater — hold
Cwhile swimming. - See the current moon phase by right-clicking on a bed.
- As a mermaid on land, you move slowly and need to "melt" back into human form (not possible in cold biomes).
- After drying off, a "Drying..." progress bar is displayed on screen during the 5-second transformation back to human form.
- Unlock many new achievements.
🐉 Water Dragon
- The Water Dragon has a custom pixel-art boss health bar displayed on screen.
- Getting hit once removes your mermaid form.
- Hit as a half-mermaid → powers removed. Hit as a full mermaid → instant death.
- Turn the Tide (Zac & Weilan —
Bkey): 5 seconds of immunity against the Water Dragon.
🌕 Moon Events
- Rikki sets nearby things on fire during a full moon (she gains fire resistance during this time).
🔮 Elemental Powers
All keybinds can be customised in the game's Settings menu.
| Power | Characters | Keybind |
|---|---|---|
| Ice → Water | Cleo, Charlotte, Mako | ↓ Down |
| Water → Ice | Emma, Charlotte, Mako | ↑ Up |
| Place Snow | Emma, Charlotte | ↑ Up |
| Ice → Air | Cleo, Charlotte, Mako | X |
| Water → Air | Rikki, Charlotte, Mako | → Right |
| Water → Jelly | Bella | ↑ Up |
| Create Thunderstorm | Ondina, Sirena | U |
| Turn Invisible | Mako characters only | R |
| Levitate Entities | Mako characters only | G |
| Hydrokinesis | Mako with Moon Ring, Cleo | G |
| Pull Items | Mako characters only | ← Left |
🏥 Additional Features
- Mermaid Cold — Cold biomes inflict you with the mermaid cold. Cure it using Seahorse Powder, obtainable from the Ocean Café Shop.
- Transformation Drinks — Coconut Smoothie, Juice, or Smoothie transforms you into a mermaid after 10 seconds.
- Open doors from a greater distance than normal.
🌍 Biomes & Structures
- Beaufort Sea — New ocean biome
- Baltic Sea — New ocean biome
- Moon Pool — Spawns rarely underground near beaches. The only place to find Moon Crystal Ore!
🎁 New Items
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Moon Ring (K) | Powers: Size Manipulation, Hydrokinesis, Item Duplication & turning mobs into cats — Mako characters only |
| Moon Trident | Crafted from a Trident + Moon Crystal — fires a powerful magic beam attack |
| Ocean Café Menu | Plays a cutscene, then lets you trade with David, Carly, Cam & Evie (they accept seashells for smoothies, etc.) |
| Intro Block | Plays the H2O: Just Add Water intro |
| Seahorse Powder | Cures the mermaid cold — Mako characters only (except Mimmi) |
| Arctic Sea Lavender | Crafting ingredient |
| Foul Smelling Oysters | Crafting ingredient |
| Dried Plankton of the Baltic Sea | Crafting ingredient |
| Arctic Marshmallow | Crafted from the 3 ingredients above + a Water Bucket |
| Glass Dolphin | Collectible decorative item |
| Broken Glass Dolphin | Damaged variant of the Glass Dolphin |
| OP Armor | Powerful armor set |
| Seashell | Currency for the Ocean Café — also found by brushing Suspicious Sand! |
| Rope | Crafted from 4 Strings |
| Seashell Bracelet | Crafted from 4 Seashells + 4 Ropes |
| Moon Crystal Ore | Very rare and hard to mine — drops Moon Crystals |
| Moon Crystal | Combine with a Trident to craft the Moon Trident |
| Moon Crystal Necklace | Crafted from 7 Ropes + 1 Moon Crystal |
| Towel | Crafted from 3 wool blocks (any color) — hold for 5 seconds (XP bar acts as countdown) to revert to human form (does not work in cold biomes) |
| Speed Boat | Crafted like a normal boat, but using Iron |
| Juice | Bottle + Apple + Carrot → Transforms you into a mermaid after 10 seconds |
| Coconut Smoothie | Transforms you into a mermaid after 10 seconds |
| Smoothie | Bottle + Sweet Berries → Transforms you into a mermaid after 10 seconds |
| Jelly Block | Created by Bella's power |
| Moon Water | Cam gains swimming speed on contact — removed by heat power or a Towel |
🤲 Gesture Controls
| Gesture | Power | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| ✋ Open Hand | Freezing / Jelly | Emma (& Mako) / Bella |
| ✊ Fist | Melting / Boiling | Rikki & Mako |
| ☝️ One Finger | Levitation | Mako characters |
📖 Gesture tutorial and required files: https://makomoddev.github.io/mako-mermaids-mod-official/downloads
📝 Notes
- 🐛 Please report bugs on the Discord server!
- Many more features and improvements are planned for future updates.
- Built with MCreator and Google Gemini.
- Some sound effects are from Pixabay (custom sounds planned for a future update).
- Mod by MakoModDev · Textures by Reyeas · Additional textures by Google Gemini AI.
- This page may not always be up to date — check the Changelog for the latest changes.
- Questions? Find me on Discord!
- Want to help develop the mod? Send me a DM on Discord!


