Mod of the Year 2023 Kickoff! news

The 2023 Mod of the Year awards have officially begun! This event is a celebration of the tireless dedication of the mod community, and aims to highlight the incredible work that has been produced by them throughout the year.

Another Year in the Books

As the very game which inspired the creation of ModDB Half-Life celebrates it's 25th year, we're back for our 22nd awards, to celebrate mods across thousands of games. It's amazing really how powerful modding is at reinventing games decades on from their initial release.

Phase 1: Nominations Begin

From now, over the next 10 days, voting will be open for every mod on the site. Simply visit that mod's mod profile to find the voting booth, and click “vote now” to vote for that particular mod if you think it's worthy of making into the final Top 100.

Phase 2: The Top 100

The day after voting closes, on December 11, the Top 100 mods will be unveiled, calculated from those user votes over the first 10 days of voting. A new round of voting will then begin, with users voting over the another 10 days to determine which of those Top 100 mods is worthy of being crowned Mod of the Year for 2023.

Phase 3: Mod of the Year 2023 Awarded

With those final votes calculated, as we move closer to Christmas, the winners will gradually be revealed over the following stages:

• Editors Choice Awards (22nd December)
• Players Choice: Unreleased Mod (27th December)
• Players Choice: Mod of the Year 2023 (28th December)

Promote Your Mod To Help Get Votes!

Modders, you should make as much noise about your game as possible to get it in front of potential voters! Luckily, we've created some tools to help you do just this.

Year In Review - Quartered

Strapped for ideas about the top headlines of 2023, or perhaps looking to check out some new mods before 2023 closes out? We've got you covered, with a breakdown of the top mod releases and news over the year. Four articles covering each quarter of the year, with twelve mods per quarter for a total of forty-eight mods, will give you plenty to chew on. The release of each article will be staggered like below:

• Quarter 1 (January - March) - December 2nd
• Quarter 2 (April - June) - December 3rd
• Quarter 3 (July - September) - December 4th
• Quarter 4 (October - December) - December 5th

Win Games for Voting

Every member from the community who votes has a chance to win a game from our #modlove collection. The more you participate, promote the awards and encourage your friends to vote the better your chance. In addition to this the winning mod teams will be heavily promoted across our network, get the prestigious honor of being able to include the award badge where-ever they damn well please, and be introduced to publishers interested in taking their idea to the next level.

Supported by mod.io

The 2023 awards are proudly supported by mod.io. Launch an official mod community for your game with powerful moderation, discovery, events, marketplace and metrics systems, using our cross-platform mod SDKs and plugins for Unity and Unreal Engine. Interested in adding mods to your game and finding out more? Reach out for a demonstration.

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