While the long-awaited Half-Life 3 remains a dream, the community continues to sustain the franchise with an impressive array of fan-made content.
The results of the annual ModDB community vote are finally in, and the platform has officially unveiled its prestigious list of the year’s top modifications.
This year’s rankings feature the legendary “Horn of the Abyss” for Heroes III, alongside a strong showing of various Half-Life projects. The selection also highlights a standout entry for the Command & Conquer series and several other ambitious titles.
The Top 10 Best Mods of 2025 (according to the ModDB community vote):
- 10. Command and Conquer: Tiberian Odyssey (for Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun)
- 9. Horn of the Abyss (Heroes of Might and Magic 3)
- 8. Zero Signal – An Entropy: Zero 2 Mod (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 7. Voxel Duke Nukem 3D (Duke Nukem 3D)
- 6. Half-Life: Insecure (Half-Life)
- 5. Call of the Void (Quake 2)
- 4. Raising The Bar: Retail (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 3. Half-Life: Extended (Half-Life)
- 2. Diffusion (Half-Life)
- 1. Golden Gate 2: Goddess Heart (Gothic 2 – The Night of the Raven)
The complete list of nominees and winners can be explored at this link.
Source: iXBT.games