Welcome to the 8th Annual Mod of the Year Awards - the premiere event that celebrates the best creations within the modding and indie gaming scene. Developers have delivered plenty of great gameplay experiences this year, and now it is our turn as gamers to nominate and recognize the best of 2009.

From now until Feb 20th, we shall be sharing a year in review and showcasing the editors' picks of 2009, culminating in the announcement of this year's best mod and game as voted by you. The top mods and games will win the honors of being placed alongside other projects that have gone on to become commercial successes and cement their place in ModDB's hall of fame. And to the winner goes the spoils; ModDB has teamed up with a whole lineup of sponsors that have provided prizes ranging from software to servers to beanbags. Everything to help budding developers excel at their craft.

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Get in your last votes, because in 5 hours voting closes and 1 day later we shall be announcing the top 100.

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We are currently running phase 1 (the nomination stage) of the awards. During this phase every mod and indie game on the site has a small voting booth shown in its profile. For 15 days from December 20 to January 5th, you can nominate all of your favorite titles by clicking the "vote" button.

Polls are Closed


You have less than 5 hours to get your final votes in.


Then, a day later on the 6th, the top 100 mods and indie games of 2009 as voted by you, will be announced. So make your votes count, and help the development teams that entertained you this year, receive recognition in the 8th Annual Mod of the Year Awards.

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FW:ToW_Sushi
FW:ToW_Sushi - - 1,450 comments

I cannot wait to see the results this year! There are so many wonderful mods!!!

Great job MODDB on hosting these fabulous awards, too. It gets better and better every year due to all the effort you put into the modding community.

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Icedecknight
Icedecknight - - 974 comments

ahh damn clicked negative my bad =(

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Grindpantera
Grindpantera - - 264 comments

The best part, is most will be seeing RELEASE this year! :D

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MrMattWebb
MrMattWebb - - 1,803 comments

Man, if Shift made it into the top 100, I may have to release something special. But I doubt that will happen.

Anyways, congrats to all the mods out there!

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Gosthy
Gosthy - - 736 comments

You make me hope it will be in the top100. :D

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sneakymcfox
sneakymcfox - - 33 comments

it almost certainly will be.

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Kusyo
Kusyo - - 14 comments

indeed good luck all

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justgoaway
justgoaway - - 8,208 comments

I canĀ“t wait!!!

Good luck for everybody (mainly C&C mods)!!!

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Kamikazi[Uk]
Kamikazi[Uk] - - 1,412 comments

I hope some new rivials win this year i don't want the same mods/games to win like they do every year :P. Good luck to everyone :D.

Vote Bounce! :D: https://www.moddb.com/games/bounce

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cW#Ravenblood - - 6,703 comments

loool
1st: COll that only 5 hours are remaining
2nd: RESARCH AND DEVELOPMEN ADVERTISMENET!!!!! one one11111!!

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Ark_
Ark_ - - 583 comments

Oh that count down timer is cruel, I couldn't help but stare at it on the scoreboard page haha.

Best of luck to all the mods and indies.

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Samuk
Samuk - - 690 comments

plug :https://www.moddb.com/games/solitude

Arkage, you've gotta remember these things ;)

Good luck to everyone out there.

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Ark_
Ark_ - - 583 comments

haha, I don't think I have the PR fire in me anymore :(

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Samuk
Samuk - - 690 comments

Your irish video burned it all out

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Ark_
Ark_ - - 583 comments

yea, I was about to mention that as the cause, still I shudder at the other possible PR planed vid.

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Samuk
Samuk - - 690 comments

hahaha!

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lukaluka94
lukaluka94 - - 982 comments

What the hell? now it says 22 hours! O.O

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Henley
Henley - - 1,973 comments

Did you read the entire post?

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

Unfortunately, I don't expect results so eagerly. Why? B/c AFAIK, mods for old games (and beautiful old/2D indie games) are underrated and overlooked.

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BrotherLaz
BrotherLaz - - 226 comments

Median XL did well last year and finished in the top 20 iirc.

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

Yup, but only Median, it seems... perhaps something else was also spotlighted, but it doesn't bode well or improve anything.

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Mv.Antitribu
Mv.Antitribu - - 1,142 comments

i hope i make it this year ! and i cant wait for the results to come out . . .

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Klon116
Klon116 - - 721 comments

I want this list^^

Can't wait for the list I hope we managed it this year again in the Top 10 :)

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Samuk
Samuk - - 690 comments

And indie games.

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moppop
moppop - - 199 comments

Good luck to all mods!

Let's hope that CnC and CnC-themed mods will have another strong showing this year.

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XAN-1708
XAN-1708 - - 14 comments

This is trully exciting dude!

It will be the first time I participate in these awards. :)

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Squiggers
Squiggers - - 713 comments

I can't wait to see the final top-100 score tomorrow. If we make it in, or even if we don't, theres still a lot of work to get done - to an extent, it doesn't matter personally to me too much if we do or don't end up in the top 100, but...

It'd still be nice, ya know? Never mind the PR boost it would give.

Good luck everyone, i'm sure theres going to be some great entries in the top 100 this year!

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The-Warrior
The-Warrior - - 54 comments

Fh2!

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death5421
death5421 - - 342 comments

this is going to be the 3rd MODDB MOTY awards i have attended, and they get better every year :D

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UberWazuSoldier
UberWazuSoldier - - 37 comments

I think the downside with the polling system is that it chooses the 100 most played mods, not the 100 best. Often they go hand-in-hand, but not always.

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FW:ToW_Sushi
FW:ToW_Sushi - - 1,450 comments

Determining who has the "best mod" is very, very subjective. What I think is wonderful is not something you might.

Getting people to vote in this way is the only way they can do these awards objectively, whether some think its fair, or not.

If you're unhappy about your mod's placement, it should be your goal to get your mod on the front page with well written articles, updates, videos, images, etc. It's all about getting your mod out there into the eye of eager gamers. If it's a good mod, the popularity, and votes, will come.

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BrotherLaz
BrotherLaz - - 226 comments

If you believe in capitalism, the most played mods ARE the best mods because they offer value to the largest number of people.

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Noktis
Noktis - - 159 comments

...

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feillyne Staff
feillyne - - 5,816 comments

Editor's choice is for choosing most "underplayed" mods/games.

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Classic319
Classic319 - - 122 comments

I hope if Natural Selection 2 will be in the Incoming Game Of The Year! Black Mesa(HL2), SHIFT(HL2) and The Zeitgeist(HL2) for Incoming MOTY, And the MOTY should go to Company Of Heroes : Eastern Front! Furthurmore, Can't wait for mods in 2010. Much more great games and mods will come. Resistance & Liberation for 2010!

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BFG_Punkbuster
BFG_Punkbuster - - 51 comments

Let's see if the Top100 appears earlier this year. Last year there was a delay of three days and. I really don't get it why there is no buffer this year ^^

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swat54swe
swat54swe - - 8 comments

Project reality!!! <3

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sebihunter
sebihunter - - 10 comments

Hmm, I really hope MTA:SA, IV:MP gonna be in the top 100.
Black Mesa must be number 1 again!

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KWKSND
KWKSND - - 2 comments

MultiTheftAuto FTW :D

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Kurzer
Kurzer - - 29 comments

I have missed the TOP 100 with my Mod, I think :(

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Mv.Antitribu
Mv.Antitribu - - 1,142 comments

yeah me too . . .

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mnartiss
mnartiss - - 380 comments

Reallife:The Game <3

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mnartiss
mnartiss - - 380 comments

We failed ! : (

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ES_Chrizz
ES_Chrizz - - 108 comments

are we also able to see the top 100 list of a game category? like wich C&C3 mods? or SC mods?

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Killer_man_1996
Killer_man_1996 - - 511 comments

:( Zeno Clash isn't in the top 100...

...but there are still lots of good indie games!!! :D

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