Disable Entity Cramming

Stop mobs from suffocating when crowded

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Sets the entity-cramming limit to 0, which disables cramming damage entirely — mobs and players packed into one block no longer suffocate. Essential for dense mob farms and animal pens where the default limit of 24 quietly kills your stock.

/gamerule maxEntityCramming 0

29 characters

Java: yes
Bedrock: no
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Crowded mobs stop taking cramming damage.
Set it back to 24 to restore vanilla behaviour.

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