Best Mods of 2025 According to ModDB Editors and Users
The ModDB portal summed up the 2025 gaming year. Read on to find out which mods caught the attention of the site's staff and visitors.
Editor's Choice
Best Single-player Mod
Lordbound for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
This large-scale story mod features a new region — Druadach, larger than the island of Solstheim. Expect over 60 quests, more than 50 dungeons, and a nonlinear storyline. The content offers over 60 hours of gameplay.
Best Multiplayer Mod
Final Stand: The Last Stand Overhaul for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II — Retribution.
The name speaks for itself — an overhaul of the "Last Stand" mode. It includes:
- improved waves,
- reworked balance and visuals,
- enhanced hero build diversity,
- new abilities,
- new maps,
- a new interface,
- new mechanics,
- new heroes,
- new summonable units.
Best Graphics Mod
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines — RTX Remaster for Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines.
This mod not only introduces ray tracing to the cult RPG but also replaces hundreds of assets. All updated models and textures are handcrafted with respect to the original art style.
Best Game Overhaul
STALKER CLEAR SKY LFO for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
Enthusiasts have introduced higher-quality textures and models into "Clear Sky", updated the weapons, and made changes to game systems, including weapon behavior and weather. The mod isn't new, but the final build launched in 2025.
Best Support
Project Reality for Battlefield 2.
The mod makes the original BF2 significantly more hardcore — for example, the lethality and bullet range depend on the caliber. Special attention is given to teamwork. Project Reality has been in development for nearly 20 years.
Mod Worthy of Official Expansion Status
The Clone Wars Recreated for Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Jedi Academy.
A grand project based on the seven seasons of the animated series "Clone Wars." It includes hundreds of maps, new weapon types, enhanced textures, new AI tactics, and cinematic missions.
Award for Historical Accuracy
Burning Empires for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
A Bannerlord conversion set in the 4th century. It features:
- a vast map stretching from Britain to the Caspian Sea,
- 24 main starting factions,
- a new soundtrack,
- historically accurate equipment,
- new voiced quests,
- a religion system,
- over 50 companions, most of whom are historical figures,
- sea travel,
- reconstructions of ancient cities and wonders,
- historical world events,
- unique skills for each faction,
- a new mode — "Historical Campaign",
- a new weapon type — sling,
- a new mount — war elephant.
Best Adaptation
We Are UNIT — A Doctor Who Total Conversion for Doom II.
The mod takes place in the "Doctor Who" universe, featuring maps, enemies, and weapons inspired by the popular series. Enemies include Daleks and Cybermen.
Most Unusual Idea
C&C3: Alien Prophecies for Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath.
The mod modifies the game's economy, unit design, and factions, and introduces new factions, including aliens.
Most Anticipated Mod
Sins of the Prophets for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.
The conversion aims to set the global strategy in the Halo universe, replacing all assets, including models, effects, and music. A beta version is available.
User's Choice
- Golden Gate 2: Goddess Heart for Gothic II: Night of the Raven.
- Diffusion for Half-Life.
- Raising The Bar: Retail for Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
- Call of the Void (Quake 1/2 Crossover) for Quake II.
- Half-Life: Extended for Half-Life.
- Half-Life: Insecure for Half-Life.
- Voxel Duke Nukem 3D for Duke Nukem 3D.
- Zero Signal — An Entropy: Zero 2 Mod for Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
- Horn of the Abyss for Heroes of Might and Magic III.
- C&C Tiberian Odyssey for Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun.