Welcome everyone to the 11th annual Mod of the Year awards, a celebration of the best mods released in 2012 as well as the up and coming whom we hope edge towards release in 2013. For the next 30 days, it's time to recognize the dedication and creativty of so many hobbyist game developers who have given everything to their craft (which, in many cases amounts to years of development). 2012 was a massive year with horror mods like Cry of Fear and the hotly anticipated Black Mesa pushing our servers to their absolute limits with over 300,000 people in one day, all trying to play.
We expect the 2012 Mod of the Year to be our biggest yet - so make yourself count by finding your favorite mods and voting for them! Who will join our first ever MOTY winner Natural Selection, who in 2002 took out the awards and 11 years later released a critially acclaimed best-selling sequel? Up until Jan 1st 2013 join us and help celebrate your community, culture and give thanks to the developers by voting for your favorite projects. Welcome to the 11th Annual Mod of the Year Awards (also check out our Indie of the Year awards and App of the Year awards).
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Released Mods of 2012
ARMA 2: Combined Operations
A 225 km2 open world post-soviet state wiped out by an unknown infection. Go Solo, team up with friends or take on the world as you choose your path in this brutal and chilling landscape using whatever means you stumble upon to survive. Read on...
This Mod plays in the Pacific on the Island Peleliu. 1944 The US Army starts an invasion, after Days of bombing the Airfield with artillery. Mod will contain different Missions for Peleliu Island, U.S. Marines and the IJA. Read on...
Battle for Middle-earth II: Rise of the Witch King
The Edain Mod is one of the largest modifications for The Rise of the Witch-King. Our goal is to take you deeper into Middle-Earth than ever before by completely overhauling every aspect of the original game. Read on...
Battlefield 2
Alpha Project is a battlefield 2 modification which goals are to bring back all the features that were left out in the retail game. The gameplay stlyle of the mod is a mixture of arcade and realism and features shown on the first trailers and screenshots. Read on...
A remake of the popular mod for Battlefield 1942, Forgotten Hope 2 is a World War 2 mod that features an arsenal of over 250 pieces of true-life equipment, destructible environments and a focus on cover and concealment to survive. Read on...
Project Reality, just like the title suggests, focuses on bringing realism to the forefront of EA's multiplayer online game by introducing physics, visual effects, new playable factions and realistic weaponry designed by real armed services veterans! Read on...
C&C Generals: Zero Hour
C&C ShockWave focuses on the need for diversity in a Zero Hour campaign. How does 100 new units grab you? Or the promise of 3 new generals, new maps, new music, sound, visuals and more? Once the shockwave hits, expect the balance to grow very fragile. Read on...
This mod adds over 100 new units as well as new upgrades, new general's powers, buildings and 3 new generals. New music, quality graphics and sounds for normal Zero Hour units are added too. Read on...
Also known as ROTR, Rise of the Reds will add the Russian faction into the "General's" world while staying true to the style of the original game in both design and gameplay. Read on...
C&C3: Tiberium Wars
Alternate Warfare is a Total Conversion on C&C3 engine, the background story is set in the Cold War era in a different timeline, where the experimental weapons that never practically saw service are granted a chance to prove themselves in the battle! Read on...
CnC3:Tiberian Apocalypse aims to bring you a 'real' sequel to CnC2:Tiberian Sun, bringing back a few veterans from the Second Tiberian War, like the Titan, the Hover MRLS, Disruptor, Cyborgs, Banshees, and many more. Read on...
While the story is quite like Tiberian Wars, Tiberium Essence introduces new units and explores what if GDI and Nod do not abandon technologies they have used in Tiberian Sun era and instead of that further developed them. Read on...
C&C: Red Alert 3
It is summer, 1969. The Third Great World War has come to a close, the world's armies exhausted, her nations devastated. The Allied Nations, Soviet Union and the Empire of the Rising Sun have entered an uneasy ceasefire, at least for now... Read on...
C&C: Tiberian Sun
The year is now 2019. The Tiberian World stands with a very uncertain fate. The two most powerful and influential forces on the planet are trapped in the dead lock of war and combat. The fate of Earth lies dangerously unknown. Read on...
C&C: Yuri's Revenge
For those of you who felt that Yuri's revenge was seriously unbalanced--fear not! Mental Omega for Red Alert 2 will iron out the in-game balance issues, remove all of the lingering bugs and add a whole new single player campaign to battle through. Read on...
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Blitzkrieg overhauls CoH bringing realistic damage, new skins, units, abilities, sounds and greatly expanded Commander Trees. Read on...
The Eastern Front is going to achieve what so many RTS players have been yearning for so many years: The integration of the Soviet Union into Company of Heroes. Read on...
CoH: Modern Combat will create a deep, entertaining vision of modern warfare, pitting the modern-day Chinese and American militaries against each other. These two unique factions, with their all-new companies, abilities, and artwork. Read on...
Europe at War is a mod for Company of Heroes that adds new abilities, units, vehicles and weapons to immerse players in a much more realistic gaming experience. Situated on a European theatre from the beaches of Normandy to Dutch Tulip fields. Read on...
Crysis Wars
Wreckage is the final chapter of the trilogy, that began with the map "The Harbour" and was continued in the modification "Rainy Days". It tells the story of three soldiers who try to survive a devastating war between two worlds. Read on...
Dawn of War
7 new races, new units and features for the original 9 races. With the mission to bring all races to Dawn of War, in the style of their Codex, drawing inspiration from the Table Top Game. The complete collection of the Codex Mod to date. Read on...
Imagine the largest Warhammer40k scale battles topped with balance for all races. Can you imagine your enemies being nuked by your own superweapon, or steamrolling them with many titans fighting other titans with complete balance? Then this is your mod. Read on...
Deus Ex
Deus Ex : New Vision is an overhaul of the environment textures in Deus Ex. Read on...
Doom
Prepare to see the most disturbing, sadistic and morbid manifestation of violence that you ever seen in your life. This is the definitive gameplay enhancement mod for the Zdoom, GZDoom and Skulltag engines. Warning: After you see it, it cannot be unseen! Read on...
Doom III
In The Dark Mod, you play a master thief living in a dark, sprawling city. As a master of the shadows, you move through the city streets unseen, avoiding the eyes (and blades) of the city's thieves' guild, while doing jobs for the political factions. Read on...
Empire: Total War
It was pointless to resist... The DarthMod series of Mods strikes back to destroy all gameplay inconsistencies of the original game and offer you better AI, realistic battles and unequaled challenge. Read on...
Freelancer
Crossfire introduces many new concepts and special features to the world of Freelancer. Combine this with advanced graphics and sound settings and the end result is much more interesting gameplay. Read on...
Freelancer gets a much needed expansion in Discovery, a mod that breaks the boundaries of the original with 225 new pilotable ships, 79 new star systems, new weapons, improved AI, battleship encounters and more. Get ready to explore a whole new world. Read on...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Left 4 Theft is a major/total modification for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The mod is slightly based on Left 4 Dead and will bring you the zombie apocalypse in San Andreas. Fight off zombies, explore the infected world, join factions and a lot more! Read on...
Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is an open-source software project that adds full on-line gaming support to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PC game, in which this functionality is not originally found. Read on...
Half-Life
You wake up in a dark alley knowing nothing. What has happened? You struggle for truth and answers. Answers you want to know in the darkness and fear, which makes your heartbeat race like violent blows against your head. Are you insane? Read on...
Half-Life 2
Run. Think. Shoot. Live. Black Mesa is a remake of the original Half-Life for the Source engine, recreating one of the most influential PC games ever made for a whole new audience. Read on...
I'm recreating the Half-Life demo (HL: Uplink) released by Valve in early 1999 with featured content that was scrapped from the original storyline. Many have tried to recreate Uplink but none have actually finished. I intend to get it done. Read on...
Fistful of Frags is a multiplayer mod set in the Old West. If team based fast paced action and swigging beer is your thing, then prepare to tackle different game modes and dynamic objectives in this innovative mod. Read on...
As the old world is crumbling something new is coming into being. Many people are waking up to their true powers- their DNA changing somehow... You, Myo Hyori- an 18 year-old girl of Korean descent, are one of them. Read on...
A HL2 mod which brings in features commonly found in RTS including unit control, objectives, mission structure, RTS navigation and a fog of war. To gain resources, there are points that can be captured. Read on...
Destructible weapons, sprawling environments and armies of the undead await you in this multiplayer Half-Life 2 mod. As part of a rag-tag group of survivors, utilize the environment, work with your comrades and run for your life as the dead begin to walk. Read on...
Pirates, vikings and knights, oh my! Welcome to PVK2, a remake of a popular Half-Life mod that pits three very distinct warrior classes against one another in a blistering series of conflicts. The mod boasts multiple classes and a unique combat system. Read on...
In Underhell, you incarnate Jake Hawkfield a SWAT operative who is grieving the death of his beloved wife who died in mysterious circumstances. Read on...
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Welcome to Amaluuk research station, we hope your stay is a productive and pleasant one. Read on...
Explore the gritty streets of Bridgeville including locations such as Grey’s (the main protagonist) home, workplace, the Carrico Car Service and the City Hospital in this Horror mod. Read on...
Homeworld 2
Imagine fighting for your races survival as the always brave United Nations Space Corps Defense Force (or UNSCDF for short.) or overpowering your foes as the dreaded Covenant. Relive key battles in the Halo-universe. Read on...
Homeworld 2 meets Star Trek: Armada 2. Set in the 2380's you will find three superbly balanced factions to face off one another, the Alpha Quadrant superpowers! The versitile United Federation of Planets, the formidible Klingon Defence Force and more! Read on...
Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms
Every Chaos god now has a Champion, who want to unite the North and march to the South and conquer it. There are too many Orcs in the Badlands again, and little space for them, a new war must begin. Read on...
Third Age - Total War is a total conversion modification for Medieval II: Total War that brings you into the world of Middle-Earth. Read on...
Morrowind
Return to the magical Island of Vvardenfell once more in this huge overhaul, Morrowind Rebirth. Find new enemies to fight, exciting areas to explore, gain access to new weapons to slay your foes or just roam the huge world that's out there. Read on...
Mount & Blade
Star Wars Conquest is a Mount&Blade module which transforms a medieval world into the far, far away galaxy... with the same premises than the original game, this module offers an open sandbox where the player can do anything he wants. Read on...
The previous version of this mod released in 2007 is still the most downloaded mod for the original Mount and Blade, surpassed only by two mods for Warband. Read on...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Full concept modification of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat that touches every game aspect. (Special edition of 'I Work Alone' mod). Read on...
Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy
This is an extensive mod for the game Sins of a Solar Empire (SoaSE). It is hoped that it adds to the great original game by incorporating three new unique races. Read on...
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
Halo: Covenant at War is a total conversion for star wars empire at war: forces of corruption that replaces the Rebellion with the UNSC, the Empire with the Covenant and the Zann Consortium with The Flood. Read on...
Republic at War replaces the Empire with the Galactic Republic and the Rebel Alliance with the Confederacy. The mod will focus heavily on the Jedi Order with emphasis on the Jedi Council. Read on...
Thrawn's Revenge is a large-scale mod for Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. It includes the events of the Galactic Civil War after Palpatine's death at Endor, up until the signing of the Pellaeon-Gavrisom treaty. Read on...
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
TSLRCM tries to fix to the best of our abilities the issues The Sith Lords had due to being rushed. Containing a host of restored content and fixes many bugs left inside TSL giving you the most polished and best possible chance to get the full experience. Read on...
Supreme Commander 2
Revamp Expansion Mod (RVE) for Supreme Commander 2 It will Change your whole view of the game enjoy larger battles with a whole new scale and unit cap. Read on...
Total War: Shogun 2
The DarthMod improves significantly the AI and gameplay for the PC game "Total War: Shogun 2". Read on...
Unreal Tournament 3
Renegade 2007 is a mod dedicated to recreating C&C Renegade in the new generation engine, the Unreal Engine 3. We all believe the Command and Conquer series is a very special one, and its fans have been following its games for over a decade now. Read on...
World in Conflict
Modern Warfare Mod brings World in Conflict from the Cold War into the Modern Age. It also ups the ante on realism and authenticity in every role – Infantry, Armor, Support and Air, while trying our best to keep everything relatively balanced for fun. Read on...
Upcoming Mods of 2012
C&C Generals: Zero Hour
This mod is for all the players frustrated with the cartoony nature of Zero Hour units and buildings. We intend to replace every fanciful unit in Zero Hour with its closest possible real world equivalent, without changing the unit's capabilities. Read on...
Bringing a truly unrivalled gaming experience to Zero Hour. Our team has added various modifications which updates the models, new sounds, and balance has been fine tuned Untitled over shadows Zero Hour perfectly! Read on...
A one man personal MOD for CnC: Zero Hour. Our aim is to Reproduce the graphical direction and style of the Call of Duty and World in Conflict. Read on...
C&C3: Tiberium Wars
C&C Renovatio aims to bring all the events that twist and shape the universe after the end of the first C&C Red Alert into the epic Nod vs GDI power struggle in C&C Tiberian Dawn. Read on...
C&C: Red Alert 3
Prepare yourselves for a total conversion of Generals on brand new RNA engine. We'll bring you back to battlefield with stunning visuals and physics, we'll keep old stuff to for your enjoyment! Read on...
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Announcing you the North Africa Theater mod for Company Of Heroes. Company Of heroes: Afrika is a Total Conversation mod, that will bring North Africa to your game. Afrika mod will take you from the beaches and hedges of Normandy. Read on...
The Great War is a modification for Company of Heroes meant to bring the war a decade or so earlier. This mod focuses on the later years of the First World War. Read on...
This mod takes you from the beaches of Normandy to the dark, cold nights of the zombie apocalypse. Play as the weary survivors, struggling to make it one more day, or the cold zombies, driven by the thirst for brains. Can you survive? Read on...
Crysis 2
Spiritual successor to Star Wars Battlefront 2. Promises authentic gameplay and awesome battles! Read on...
Freelancer
Freeworlds is a fan built mod that brings the Star Wars universe developed by George Lucas to Freelancer. Read on...
Half-Life
Forget about all those minor modifications you played before and enter the world of ArrangeMent as Fred Thompson, when he starts to work for The Agency, a global organization that fights Terrorists groups around the world. Read on...
ESF is a fast paced, 3rd person fighter based on the hit anime, Dragonball Z. Select your favorite character and fly, power up, transform, melee, and beam your enemies into pulp. Each character is given signature moves and abilities to compliment diff Read on...
The Core is a single player modification for Half-Life. Play as Maurice Andrews, a high level engineer stationed in Black Mesa, set during the events of the resonance cascade. Trapped, Manurice must fight the creatures and continue towards the surface. Read on...
Half-Life 2
City17 aims to bring the player a Rebel perspective of the Half Life 2 Universe. From the City Streets to the Canals, City17 Ventures through the Episode 1 timeline. Read on...
Faceless is a mod based upon the internet famous Slenderman legend. Four players will roam a world in which only human instincts can face an unholy test of endurance. Immerse you and your friends, or strangers, into a dark and mysterious run for survival. Read on...
Aiming to bring back the classic Blue Shift storyline, Barneys Tales will introduce a variety of new features to the old formula, such as: authentic weapon feedback, new chapters to play through, realistic weapons \ character uniforms and more! Read on...
Take on the role of Katherine Evans, who suffers from depression since the love of her life has died. With nothing left, she stands up, collects herself and glances around her apartment, the journey into the deepest corners of her mind is about to begin. Read on...
Prepare to experience Half-Life: Opposing Force once again in Operation: Black Mesa, a Source remake that boasts a true return to form for one of the best expansion packs ever made. The full release will include both the single and multiplayer portion. Read on...
A unnofficial sequel to Gearbox's award winning game: Opposing Force, Adrian Shephard must run for his life passing through the destroyed, modern-era City 14, the strongly poluted outskirts, the dangerous Underground Complex, and other scenarios. Read on...
Alchemilla Mod its attempt to recreate original atmosphere of cult game Silent Hill on the Source Engine. It is not rebuild to one of games of series, its own history on its reasons. Above all things a project is developed for fanaticisms original game. Read on...
You are Major Darren Wilson; working in the Military Research Division of the Black Mesa Research Facility based in new Mexico. As you step into the suit of this great hero something goes terribly wrong. Read on...
Homeworld 2
Stargate Space Conflict is a famous French Stargate Mod developed & published by Phoenix Entertainment. This mod aims to recreate the universe of the entire Stargate Franchise intro Homeworld2... Read on...
Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms
The Sundering: Rise of the Witch King is a mod for Medieval 2: Kingdoms and based around the fantasy world of Game workshop's Warhammer universe during the civil war between the Elves, the mod's campaign opens with the Death of Bel Shanaar in -2751 IC. Read on...
Men of War
Mod for Men of War, devoted to one of the biggest wars of mankind - the First World War. Mod will be both singlplayer, and multiplayer with five single campaigns planned. Read on...
Totaler Krieg: 1939-1945 adds all-new highly rendered human models, high quality HD textures, weapons, sounds & in-game features which in-all aid to create one of the most immersive Men of War experiences to date. Read on...
World in War: Vietnam is an ambitious mod project that brings the Vietnam War to Men of War. You will follow the stories of 6 American infantryman, from State-side bootcamp to the horrors of jungle warfare during the Tet Offensive. Read on...
Mount & Blade: Warband
L'Aigle is a singleplayer and multiplayer total-conversion mod for Mount & Blade: Warband. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, L'Aigle will recreate the age of blackpowder warfare. Read on...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
LURK is Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl but tweaked. We don't plan to skew the scope of this game, because I, like many others, fell in love with the game because of the story, the realistic gameplay, and the atmosphere. We only aim to improve it. Read on...
Have you ever dreamt about playing the old, forgotten S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ? We spent countless of nights on collecting materials, videos, images from the old builds, and we are working on remodelling the old atmospheric levels, and returning what was promised. Read on...
Sins of a Solar Empire
The united efforts of mankind prevented its subjugation to the parasitoid alien consciousness known as the Scinfaxi. Having abandoned Earth for the perceived safety of the stars, old conflicts have resurfaced as the united front of humanity falls apart. Read on...
A Halo mod for the critically acclaimed Sins of a Solar Empire, that aims to capture the fast paced intensity of the Halo series. Read on...
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
The reapers have returned from dark space. With Earth under attack and the mass relays in a state of chaos from refugees and the councils fleet engaging reaper forces the galaxy is a mess. The outcome is unknown, the warfare is devastating. Read on...
From the makers of Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Civil War, Ascendancy is a Star Wars mod set after the Battle of Endor in the Star Wars Galaxy. Fight for galactic ascendancy as multiple factions from this period in Star Wars history. Read on...
This mod is based on the Various Stargate Franchises for Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment 1.051.Diplomacy 1.011 Alpha 2.3 For Entrenchment Released. SGI DIP 1.011 Released Diplomacy 1.011 for testing and debuging. Read on...
Sonic Generations
This unofficial project aims to port back most of Sonic Unleashed's day levels it will also include any improvements that are deemed as necessary. Along with the new refined controls of Generations, screen resolution improvements and more! Read on...
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
Our goal is to bring into focus the Legacy Era, but more specifically the Second Imperial Civil War. Play as either the tyrannical Krayt Empire, freedom-seeking Galactic Alliance Remnant or the obscure Confederation Revenant. Read on...
This is a total conversion mod for Empire at War / Forces of Corruption. It takes place right after the Battle of Geonosis in "Attack of the Clones". Replacing the Empire, Rebels and Zann Consortium with the Galactic Republic. Read on...
The fight goes on,on your PC! Experience the biggest battles you've ever seen in the Stargate universe. You are the commander,it's your mission to free the galaxy or to lead it into eternal darkness! Read on...
Behold the Yuuzhan Vong Army! This mod adds the Yuuzhan Vong Race as a playable faction and all units of this era. We are a community of modders working for the greater goal, so anyone who wants to help or support us is welcome! Read on...
StarCraft II
A fully fledged conversion featuring a breathtaking, lore abiding storyline spanning several emotionally-gripping campaigns containing new units, new heroes and new features as well as a fully featured melee mode. Read on...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Enderal - The Shards of Order is a total conversion in development for Skyrim. The story of Enderal is not set in the Elder Scrolls world of Tamriel, but takes place in its own universe, creating a new, interesting world completely unrelated to Skyrim. Read on...
The 'Middle Earth Roleplaying Project' aims to recreate J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth in the Creation engine of 'Skyrim'. The player will be plunged into Middle Earth near the end of the Third Age, not long before the War of the Ring breaks out. Read on...
