Mod of the Year

We're back and better than ever for the 22nd annual Mod of the Year Awards. As we do every year, now's the time to look back and give talented mod makers the gratitude they deserve for their creativity shown throughout 2023.

Last year, the single-player adventure Entropy : Zero 2 that took out first place, followed closely by the all encompassing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly taking out second and Unification taking the third spot. If you want a look at how the rest of the placing went in 2022, check out the rest of player's choice for released and upcoming, as well as the editor's picks for 2022.

Show your support and start hitting those vote buttons for your favorite mods (and if your favorite mod isn't listed encourage the team to add it!)

Report RSS 2023 Modding Year In Review - Quarter 2

Check out our breakdown of the top modding headlines from April to June 2023!

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The 2023 Mod of the Year has just kicked off, so join us in celebrating some of the amazing creations released in the last 12 months and major modding news. Whether it was an amazing update to a long running total conversion mod, or a whole new overhaul for a classic game. This article is breaking down the biggest headlines for April, May, and June.


April



What mods did you enjoy the most and who will be getting your vote this year? Are there any other mods that did a major release in Q2 this year that we missed? Let us know in the comments! Otherwise - now is the time to get your votes in for the 2023 Mod of the Year.

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Yanka
Yanka - - 256 comments

Just downloaded S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Eisenkrieg, will be good with the current winter mood! 😄

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SoDOOManiac
SoDOOManiac - - 184 comments

Swelter released on June 26, 2023, in the 10th anniversary of Source SDK 2013, is not here.
I had an impression before that many people had followed this mod in development, judging by the number of reviews in Steam :)

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INtense! Author
INtense! - - 4,100 comments

Ugh totally missed. Though this is for released mods, wasn't it only released last month?

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Cvoxalury
Cvoxalury - - 1,287 comments

It came out in Steam on Jun 26th, it later was added to Moddb on Jul 16th. The ModDB page itself existed since 2021.

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INtense! Author
INtense! - - 4,100 comments

That's what caused the confusion - we only track released mods on ModDB.

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Excision_Weed
Excision_Weed - - 183 comments

no mention of Swelter?

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Cvoxalury
Cvoxalury - - 1,287 comments

Swelter SURELY belongs here. It even released a Moddb specific version (something EZ2 didn't, for example). And for me it was the mod of the year.

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JimArch
JimArch - - 47 comments

Good selections.

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