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In September 2007 Mod DB changed and was overhauled to bring it up to version 4. This included integrating Addon DB into Mod DB. There were major enhancements like the ability to register a game rather than a mod as well as a better private messaging system.
In 2010 DBolical Pty Ltd. launched the "IndieDB" website dedicated to indie gaming.<ref>[http://www.indiedb.com/news/indiedb-vs-moddb-changes], accessed 27 December 2010</ref>
In 2011 Mod DB removed ''[[School Shooter: North American Tour 2012]]'' after "receiving quite a bit of threatening mail as people believe we are the creators, supporters and makers of this content."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/5785053/hyper-violent-school-shooter-mod-pulled-from-moddb | title = Hyper Violent School Shooter Mod Yanked From Mod Hosting Site | publisher = [[Kotaku]] |date=23 March 2011 |first=Michael |last=McWhertor}}</ref>
==Mod of the Year==
Mod DB's [https://web.archive.org/web/20061011203953/http://goldenspanner.moddb.com/ Mod of the Year] competition, the 'Golden Spanner' awards, aim to set the industry standard in awarding inventive and high-quality mods. Mods are chosen via a community vote and are then reviewed by staff to produce the final list of winners. The competition aims to encourage all fields of modding, with different categories such as [[Computer graphics|graphics]] and [[gameplay]], as well as a traditional 'best mod' winner. Notable winners include ''[[Garry's Mod]]'' for ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/half-life-2/704142p2.html|title=Modify - Issue 18: Extending the Life of Half-Life 2|last=Mahood|first=Andy|work=[[GameSpy]]|date=1 May 2006|access-date=3 October 2021|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003125520/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/half-life-2/704142p2.html|archive-date=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat]]'' for ''Half-Life 2'' in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/1/4382524/insurgency-interview-new-world-interactive-mod-early-access|title=From mod to game: Insurgency devs turn pro, but maintain community origins|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=1 June 2013|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> ''[[Black Mesa (video game)|Black Mesa]]'' for ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'' in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/12/27/3807656/half-lifes-black-mesa-project-leads-moddbs-favorite-mods-of-2012|title=Half-Life's Black Mesa project leads ModDB's favorite mods of 2012|last=Corriea|first=Alexa Ray|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=27 December 2012|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Brutal Doom]]'' for ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/moddb-names-brutal-doom-mod-of-the-year-2017-skyblivion-as-best-upcoming-mod/|title=ModDB names Brutal Doom Mod of the Year 2017, Skyblivion as Best Upcoming Mod|last=Donnelly|first=Joe|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=3 January 2018|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> Similarly, Mod DB's Mod Hall of Fame retrospectively reviews mods and inducts what it judges to be the greatest mods of the year of their release. Inductees include ''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds|PlayerUnknown's Battle Royale]]'' for ''[[ARMA 3]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mod-responsible-for-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-has-been-inducted-into-the-mod-hall-of-fame/|title=The mod responsible for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds gets inducted into Mod Hall of Fame|last=Donnelly|first=Joe|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=19 May 2017|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003132339/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mod-responsible-for-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-has-been-inducted-into-the-mod-hall-of-fame/|archive-date=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
===IndieDB===
Mod DB's [https://web.archive.org/web/20061011203953/http://goldenspanner.moddb.com/ Mod of the Year] competition, the 'Golden Spanner' awards, aim to set the industry standard in awarding inventive and high-quality mods. Mods are chosen via a community vote and are then reviewed by staff to produce the final list of winners. The competition aims to encourage all fields of modding, with different categories such as [[Computer graphics|graphics]] and [[gameplay]], as well as a traditional 'best mod' winner.
'''Indie DB''' is an offshoot of Mod DB launched in June 2010. It is dedicated to [[indie game|indie gaming]] and serves as a repository for those games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/so-much-indie-moddbs-latest-creation-indiedb/|title=So much indie: ModDB’s latest creation, IndieDB|last=Devore|first=Jordan|work=[[Destructoid]]|date=21 June 2021|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003135011/https://www.destructoid.com/so-much-indie-moddbs-latest-creation-indiedb/|archive-date=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Like Mod DB, the website hosts an annual competition for the best indie game of the year, with the games being voted on in categories and overall. Also like Mod DB, the nominees are selected by the site's editors and voted on by its readers. Winners of the Indie of the Year Awards include ''[[Minecraft]]'' by [[Mojang]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/and-the-best-indie-games-of-2010-are/|title=And the best indie games of 2010 are….|last=Tan|first=Maurice|work=[[Destructoid]]|date=26 December 2010|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003141143/https://www.destructoid.com/and-the-best-indie-games-of-2010-are/|archive-date=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[RimWorld]]'' by Ludeon Studios in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/stalker-call-of-chernobyl-wins-moddbs-mod-of-the-year-rimworld-grabs-indiedbs-top-prize-equivalent/|title=STALKER: Call of Chernobyl wins ModDB's Mod of the Year, Rimworld grabs IndieDB's top prize equivalent|last=Donnelly|first=Joe|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=30 December 2016|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003144413/https://www.pcgamer.com/stalker-call-of-chernobyl-wins-moddbs-mod-of-the-year-rimworld-grabs-indiedbs-top-prize-equivalent/|archive-date=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== 2020 ===
'''Players Choice - Mod of the Year 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Players Choice - Mod of the Year 2020 feature|url=https://www.moddb.com/groups/2020-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2020|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Mod DB|language=en}}</ref>
# [[Age of the Ring]] (mod for [[Battle for Middle Earth 2]])
# [[Mental Omega]] (mod for [[C&C Yuri's Revenge]])
# [[Project Reality]] (mod for [[Battlefield 2]])
# [[Divide and Conquer (modification)|Divide and Conquer]] (mod for [[Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms]])
# [[Black Mesa: Azure Sheep]] (mod for [[Black Mesa (video game)]])
# [[Expanding Fronts]] (mod for [[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]])
# [[Unification Mod - Dawn of War: SoulStorm]] (mod for [[Dawn of war]])
# [[Total War: Rise of Mordor]] (mod for [[Total War: Attila]])
# [[Arcane Dimensions]] (mod for [[Quake (video game)]])
# [[Half Life 2: Raising the Bar Redux]] (mod for [[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]])
=== 2019 ===
'''Editors' choice'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moddb.com/groups/2019-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/editors-choice-mod-of-the-year-2019|title=Editors Choice – Mod of the Year 2019|website=Mod DB}}</ref>
*Best Singleplayer: ''SPV3 For Halo Combat Evolved'' (mod for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'')
* Best Multiplayer: ''Heat of Battle'' (mod for ''[[Battlefield 2]]'')
* Best Graphical Overhaul: ''Remako HD Graphics Mod'' (mod for ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'')
*Best Overhaul Mod: ''Far Cry 2 Redux'' (mod for ''[[Far Cry 2]]'')
*Best Crossover: ''[[Bloom (mod)|Bloom (Doom/Blood crossover)]]'' (mod for ''[[Doom II]]'')
*Best Continued Support: ''A Clash of Kings (Game of Thrones)'' (mod for ''[[Mount & Blade: Warband]]'')
*Expansion-worthy Award: ''Realistic & Rezzed Maps'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Battlefront II]]'')
*Historical Accuracy Award: ''North & South: ACW The American Civil War'' (mod for ''[[Napoleon: Total War]]'')
*Best Adaptation Award: ''Star Trek Armada III: Uprising'' (mod for [[Sins of a Solar Empire|''Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion'']])
*Continuing Legacy Award: ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly (''mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]'')
*Most Anticipated: ''Dragon Age: Total War (''mod for [[Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms|''Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms'']])
*mod.io Sponsor Award: ''[[Descenders]]''
'''Players' choice – Best Upcoming Mod'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moddb.com/groups/2019-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-best-upcoming-mod-2019|title=Players Choice – Best Upcoming Mod 2019}}</ref>
#''Starlight'' (mod for [[Half-Life (video game)|''Half-Life'']])
#''Bloom (Doom/Blood crossover)'' (mod for ''[[Doom II]]'')
#''Star Wars – Galaxy at War'' (mod for ''[[Men of War: Assault Squad 2]]'')
#''Apotheosis'' (mod for [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|''Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'']])
#''Ages of the Federation'' ([[Sins of a Solar Empire|''Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion'']])
=== 2018 ===
'''Editors' choice'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Editors Choice - Mod of the Year 2018 feature|url=https://www.moddb.com/groups/2018-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/editors-choice-mod-of-the-year-2018|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Mod DB|language=en}}</ref>
* Best Singleplayer: ''Fallout: New California'' (mod for [[Fallout: New Vegas]])
* Best Multiplayer: ''Quake Champions: Doom Edition'' (mod for [[Doom II]])
* Best Graphical Overhaul: ''Doom Slayer Chronicles'' (mod for [[Doom II]])
* Best Classic Revival: ''Black Mesa: Azure Sheep'' (mod for [[Black Mesa (video game)|Black Mesa]])
* Best Crossover: ''Year of the Dragon'' (mod for [[Half-Life (video game)]])
* Totality Award: ''Total Chaos'' (mod for [[Doom II]])
* Expansion-worthy: ''SYSTEM SHOCK: ReWired'' (mod for [[System Shock]])
* Best Adaptation Award: ''Star Trek: Armada 3'' (mod for [[Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion]])
* Historical Accuracy Award: ''Screaming Steel: 1914-1918'' (mod for [[Day of Infamy (video game)]])
* Continuing Legacy Award: ''Ghost Recon: Heroes Unleashed'' (mod for [[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]])
* Most Anticipated: ''Lordbound'' (mod for [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]])
* Sponsor Award: ''[[Aground (video game)|Aground]]'' (by: [[Fancy Fish Games]])
===2017===
;Editors' choice<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2017-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/editors-choice-mod-of-the-year-2017 Editors Choice – Mod of the Year 2017]</ref>
* Best Singleplayer: ''SWAT: Elite Force'' (mod for ''[[SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate]]'')
* Best Multiplayer: ''Just Cause 3 Multiplayer Mod'' (mod for ''[[Just Cause 3]]'')
* Best Graphical Overhaul: ''Resident Evil 4 HD Project'' (mod for ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'')
* Best Classic Revival: ''Aliens: The Ultimate Doom'' (mod for ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'')
* Best Crossover: ''Half-Payne'' (mod for ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'')
* Totality Award: ''Castlevania: Simon’s Destiny'' (mod for ''Doom'')
* Expansion-Worthy Award: ''Half Life: Caged'' (mod for ''Half-Life'')
* Best Adaptation Award: ''A Clash of Kings'' (mod for ''[[Mount & Blade: Warband]]'')
* Historical Accuracy Award: ''Age of Bronze'' (mod for ''[[Total War: Rome II]]'')
* Continuing Legacy Award: ''Tiberium Secrets'' (mod for ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'')
* Most Anticipated: ''[[Fallout: New California]]'' (mod for ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'')
* mod.io Mod Monster Award (game that has "embraced modding more than any other"): [[Hello Neighbor]]
;Players' choice – Mod of the Year<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2017-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2017 Players Choice – Mod of the Year 2017]</ref>
#''[[Brutal Doom]]'' (mod for ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'')
#''Star Wars: Thrawn's Revenge II: Ascendancy'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'')
#''Twisted Insurrection'' (standalone mod for ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]'')
#''Third Age: Reforged'' (mod for ''[[Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms]]'')
#''The Empire at War Remake'' (mod for ''Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption'')
#''Age of the Ring'' (mod for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]'')
#''Morrowind Rebirth'' (mod for ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'')
#''Dawn of the Tiberium Age'' (standalone mod for ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]'')
#''Age of Empires III: Wars of Liberty'' (mod for ''[[Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties]]'')
#''SWAT: Elite Force'' (mod for ''[[SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate]]'')
;Players' choice – Best Upcoming Mod<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2017-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-best-upcoming-mod-2017 Players Choice – Best Upcoming Mod 2017]</ref>
#''[[The Elder Scrolls Renewal Project|Skyblivion]]'' (mod for ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'')
#''Fallout 4: New Vegas'' (mod for ''[[Fallout 4]]'')
#''Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'')
#''Awakening of the Rebellion'' (mod for ''Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption'')
#''Tiberian Sun Rising'' (mod for ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'')
#''Star Wars Frontlines: The Galactic Civil War'' (mod for ''[[Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts]]'')
===2016===
;Editors' choice<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2016-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/editors-choice-mod-of-the-year-2016 Editors Choice – Mod of the Year 2016]</ref>
* Creativity Award: ''Call of Warhammer: Beginning of The End Times'' (mod for ''[[Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms]]'')
* Community Award: ''[[Sven Co-Op]]'' (mod for ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'')
* Worldly Award: ''Nuclear Cataclysm'' (mod for ''[[Crysis (video game)|Crysis]]'')
* Visuality Award: ''[[GoldenEye: Source]]'' (mod for ''[[Half-Life 2]]'')
* Best Upcoming: ''Star Trek Infinities'' (mod for ''[[Stellaris (video game)|Stellaris]]'')
* Best Overhaul: ''Medieval Kingdoms Total War (Attila Version)'' (mod for ''[[Total War: Attila]]'')
* Best Multiplayer: ''Crysis Co-Op'' (mod for ''[[Crysis (video game)|Crysis]]'')
* Best Singleplayer: ''Old Good STALKER Evolution'' (mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'')
* Best Overall (3rd): ''TemplarGFX's ACM Overhaul'' (mod for ''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines]]'')
* Best Overall (2nd): ''Far East War'' (mod for ''[[Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts]]'')
* Best Overall (1st): ''Star Wars: Thrawn's Revenge II: Ascendancy'' (mod for ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion]]'')
;Players' choice – Mod of the Year<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2016-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2016 Players Choice – Mod of the Year 2016]</ref>
#''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl'' (mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]'')
#''[[Enderal]]'' (mod for ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'')
#''Hearts of Iron IV: The Great War'' (mod for ''[[Hearts of Iron IV]]'')
#''Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Civil War'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'')
#''Brutal Doom 64'' (mod for ''[[Doom II]]'')
#''Medieval Kingdoms Total War (Attila Version)'' (mod for ''[[Total War: Attila]]'')
#''Divide and Conquer'' (mod for ''[[Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms]]'')
#''Call of Warhammer: Beginning of The End Times'' (mod for ''[[Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms]]'')
#''RHS: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (A3)'' (mod for ''[[ARMA 3]]'')
#''Expanding Fronts'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'')
;Players' choice – Best Upcoming Mod<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2016-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-best-upcoming-mod-2016 Players Choice – Best Upcoming Mod 2016]</ref>
#''Yuuzhan Vong at War'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'')
#''Star Trek Infinities'' (mod for ''[[Stellaris (video game)|Stellaris]]'')
#''Galaxy at War: The Clone Wars'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'')
#''Evolutions: Real Time Strategy Evolved'' (mod for ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'')
#''Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive'' (mod for ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]'')
===2015===
;Editors' choice<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2015-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/editors-choice-mod-of-the-year-2015 Editors Choice – Mod of the Year 2015]</ref>
* Interaction Award: ''Tuning Mod v1.1 by Junior_Djjr'' (mod for ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'')
* Creativity Award: ''Fallout: Project Brazil'' (mod for ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'')
* Community Award: ''Sins of a Galactic Empire'' (mod for ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion]]'')
* Worldly Award: ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl'' (mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]'')
* Visuality Award: ''Brutal Half-Life'' (mod for ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'')
* Best Upcoming: ''Warcraft: Armies of Azeroth'' (mod for ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]'')
* Best Overhaul: ''Star Trek: Continuum Remastered'' (mod for ''[[Homeworld Remastered Collection]]'')
* Best Multiplayer: ''Mars City Security'' (mod for ''[[Doom 3]]'')
* Best Singleplayer: ''Portal Stories : Mel'' (mod for ''[[Portal 2]]'')
* Best Overall (3rd): ''Mental Omega APYR'' (mod for ''[[Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge|Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge]]'')
* Best Overall (2nd): ''Silent Hill: Alchemilla'' (mod for ''[[Half-Life 2]]'')
* Best Overall (1st): ''Star Wars – Bear Force II'' (mod for ''[[Mount & Blade: Warband]]'')
;Players' choice – Mod of the Year<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2015-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2015 – Mod of the Year 2015]</ref>
#''Edain'' (mod for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]'')
#''Rise of the Reds'' (mod for ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals: Zero Hour]]'')
#''Mental Omega APYR'' (mod for ''[[Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge|Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge]]'')
#''Ultimate Apocalypse'' (mod for ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm]]'')
#''A Clash of Kings (Game of Thrones)'' (mod for ''[[Mount & Blade: Warband]]'')
#''Warsword Conquest'' (mod for ''[[Mount & Blade: Warband]]'')
#''Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Civil War'' (mod for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'')
#''Fallout: Project Brazil'' (mod for ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'')
#''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl'' (mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]'')
#''Portal Stories : Mel'' (mod for ''[[Portal 2]]'')
;Players' choice – Best Upcoming Mod<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/groups/2015-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-best-upcoming-mod-2015 Players Choice – Best Upcoming Mod 2015]</ref>
#''Total War: Rise of Mordor'' (mod for ''[[Total War: Attila]]'')
#''Star Wars: Interregnum'' (mod for ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion]]'')
#''Ray of Hope [Co-op & Online]'' (mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]'')
#''Gunslinger'' (mod for ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]'')
#''Dawn of the Reapers'' (mod for ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion]]'')
===2014===
;Editors' choice<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/events/2014-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/mod-of-the-year-2014-editors-choice/ Editors' Choice 2014 Awards]</ref>
* Interaction Award: ''[[Anarchy Arcade]]''
* Creativity Award: ''[[Warsword Conquest]]''
* Community Award: ''[[Twisted Insurrection]]''
* Worldly Award: ''[[GMDX]]''
* Visuality Award: ''[[Stargate Space Conflict]]''
* The Ressie Award: ''[[Double Action: Boogaloo]]''
* Best Upcoming: ''[[Deus Ex: Revision]]''
* Best Overhaul: ''[[Lambda Wars]]''
* Best Multiplayer: ''[[Breaking Point (video game)|Breaking Point]]''
* Best Singleplayer: ''[[Penumbra: Necrologue]]''
* Best Overall (3rd): ''[[The Great War 1918]]''
* Best Overall (2nd): ''[[PLAYERUNKNOWN's Battle Royale]]''
* Best Overall (1st): ''[[Double Action: Boogaloo]]''
;Player's choice<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/events/2014-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/mod-of-the-year-2014/ Player's Choice 2014 Awards]</ref>
* Best Overall (10th): ''[[The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod]]''
* Best Overall (9th): ''[[Tiberium Essence]]''
* Best Overall (8th): ''[[Republic at War]]''
* Best Overall (7th): ''[[Ultimate Apocalypse]]''
* Best Overall (6th): ''[[Sins of a Galactic Empire]]''
* Best Overall (5th): ''[[Edain Mod]]''
* Best Overall (4th): ''[[Breaking Point (video game)|Breaking Point]]''
* Best Overall (3rd): ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Lost Alpha]]''
* Best Overall (2nd): ''[[Star Trek: Armada 3]]''
* Best Overall (1st): ''[[Euro Truck Simulator 2 Multiplayer]]''
===2010===
;Editors' choice<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moddb.com/events/2010-mod-of-the-year-awards/winners| title = 2010 Mod of the Year Awards – Winners | access-date = 2 January 2011 | work = Mod DB | publisher = DBolical Pty Ltd.}}</ref><ref name="GameFront2010-12-27">{{cite web| url=http://www.gamefront.com/moddb-players-choice-mod-of-the-year-announced/|title=ModDb Player’s Choice Mod of The Year Announced|date=27 December 2010|publisher=[[GameFront]]}}</ref>
* Best Original Art: ''[[Call of the Fireflies]]''
* Best Multiplayer Mod: ''[[Eastern Front (mod)|Eastern Front]]''
* Best Singleplayer Mod: ''[[Nehrim: At Fate's Edge]]''
* Best Upcoming Mod: ''[[Dear Esther]]''
;Player's choice
* Best Upcoming Mod: ''[[Project Reality#PR:Arma 2 (PR:A2)|Project Reality: ArmA 2]]''
* Honorable Mention: ''[[MechWarrior: Living Legends]]''
* Mod of the Year: ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]''
===2009===
;Editors' choice<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moddb.com/events/2009-mod-of-the-year-awards/winners | title = 2009 Mod of the Year Awards – Winners | access-date = 23 May 2010 | work = Mod DB | publisher = DBolical Pty Ltd.}}</ref><ref name="Gamasutra2009-03-02">{{cite web| url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22527|title=BF2-Based Project Reality Wins Mod DB's Mod of the Year |date=2 March 2009|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/01/vote_for_mod_dbs_mod_of_the_year_awards-2/|title=Vote For Mod DB’s Mod of the Year Awards|date=3 March 2009|publisher=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/702413/2009-mod-of-the-year-award-winners-announced-mechwarrior-mod-takes-players-choice/|title=2009 Mod Of The Year Award Winners Announced|date=8 February 2010|publisher=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]}}</ref>
* Best Indie Game: ''[[AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity|A Reckless Disregard for Gravity]]''
* Best Multiplayer Mod: ''[[MechWarrior: Living Legends]]''
* Best Original Art Direction: ''[[Out of Hell]]''
* Best Singleplayer Mod: ''[[The Nameless Mod]]''
* Best Upcoming Indie Game: ''[[Overgrowth (video game)|Overgrowth]]''
* Best Upcoming Mod: ''[[Naruto: Naiteki Kensei]]''
;Player's choice
* Best Upcoming Mod: ''[[The Mortewood Plaza]]''
* Indie Game of the Year: ''[[Natural Selection 2]]''
* Mod of the Year: ''[[MechWarrior: Living Legends]]''
===2008===
;Editors' choice<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moddb.com/events/2008-mod-of-the-year-awards/winners | title = 2008 Mod of the Year Winners | access-date = 23 May 2010 | date = 2 March 2009 | work = Mod DB | publisher = DBolical Pty Ltd. }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/5162714/and-the-mod-of-the-year-award-winners-are | title = And The Mod of the Year Award Winners Are... | date = 2 March 2009| publisher = [[Kotaku]]}}</ref>
* Best Indie Game: ''[[Mount&Blade]]''
* Best Multiplayer Mod: ''[[Project Reality]]''
* Best Original Art Direction in a Total Conversion: ''[[The Delta Sector]]''
* Best Single Player Mod: ''[[The Ball (video game)|The Ball]]''
* Best Upcoming Mod: ''[[Curse (mod)|Curse]]''
* Best Upcoming Indie: ''[[Zeno Clash]]''
* Most Innovative Multiplayer: ''[[Celestial Impact]]''
;Players' choice
* Best Upcoming Mod: ''[[Dead Before Dawn]]''
* Indie Game of the Year: ''[[Mount&Blade]]''
* Mod of the Year: ''[[Project Reality]]''
===2007===
;Editors' choice<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moddb.com/events/2007-mod-of-the-year-awards/winners | title = 2007 Mod of the Year Winners | access-date = 23 May 2010 | date = 2 March 2009 | work = Mod DB | publisher = DBolical Pty Ltd.}}</ref><ref name="GameFront2008-01-08">{{cite web| url=http://www.gamefront.com/vote-for-mods-of-the-year-2007/|title=Vote for Mods of the Year 2007 |date=8 January 2008|publisher=[[GameFront]]}}</ref><ref name="MCV2008-01-08">{{cite web| url=http://www.mcvuk.com/index.php/press-releases/read/amd-and-nvous-pc-trade-join-the-growing-sponsor-list-for-the-6th-annual-moty/064290|title=AMD and NVous PC™ join the growing sponsor list for the 6th Annual MOTY |date=8 January 2008|publisher=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]]}}</ref>
No specific categories were chosen. The Mod DB editors picked the 10 best mods, unranked.
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*''[[Age of Chivalry]]''
*''[[Eternal Silence (Half-Life 2)|Eternal Silence]]''
*''[[Divine cybermancy|E.Y.E.]]''
*''[[Europe in Ruins]]''
*''[[Flipside (video game)|Flipside]]''
*''[[The Hunted Chronicles]]''
*''[[Infinity (MMOG)|Infinity: The Quest for Earth]]''
*''[[Mind (mod)|Mind]]''
*''[[Paranoia (mod)|Paranoia]]''
*''[[ShockWave (video game)|Shockwave]]''
}}
;Player's choice
*Best Indie Game: ''[[Beyond the Red Line|BSG: Beyond the Red Line]]''
*Best Released Mod: ''[[Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat]]''
*Best Unreleased Mod: ''[[Zombie Panic! Source]]''
===2006===
;Editors' choice<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moddb.com/events/2006-mod-of-the-year-awards/winners | title = 2006 Mod of the Year Winners | access-date = 23 May 2010 | date = 2 March 2009 | work = Mod DB | publisher = DBolical Pty Ltd. }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*Ambience: ''[[The Hidden (video game)|The Hidden]]''
*Innovation: ''[[Iron Grip: The Oppression]]''
*Multiplayer Mod of the Year: ''[[Killing Floor (mod)|Killing Floor]]''
*Old Skool Classic: ''[[Ragnarok Arena]]''
*Reinvention: ''[[GoldenEye: Source]]''
*Singleplayer Mod of the Year: ''[[Afraid of Monsters]]''
*Standalone Game of the Year: ''[[Darsana (mod)|Darsana]]''
*Upcoming Mod: ''[[Drawn to be Alive]]''
*Upcoming Standalone: ''[[Infinity (MMOG)|Infinity: The Quest for Earth]]''
*Visuals: ''[[The SoulKeeper (mod)|The SoulKeeper]]''
}}
;Player's Choice
*Best Indie Game: ''[[Tremulous]]''
*Best Released Mod: ''[[Point of Existence|Point of Existence 2]]''
*Best Unreleased Mod: ''[[Black Mesa (video game)|Black Mesa]]''
*By genre:
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
**Action: ''[[SourceForts]]''
**Adventure: ''[[Afraid of Monsters]]''
**Driving: ''[[UnWheel]]''
**Multi-Genre: ''Empires''
**Puzzle: ''[[BlockStorm]]''
**Role Playing: ''[[Battle for Elements]]''
**Simulation: ''[[Discovery Freelancer]]''
**Sports: ''International Online Soccer'', [[List of GoldSrc engine mods|mod for ''Half-Life'']]
**Strategy: ''[[Red Alert 3: The Third War]]''
}}
==IndieDB==
=== Indie of the Year Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Game
!Developer
!Ref.
|-
|2020
|''[[Hypercharge: Unboxed]]''
|[[Digital Cybercherries]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2020 feature|url=https://www.indiedb.com/groups/2020-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2020|access-date=2021-01-08|website=Indie DB|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Ion Fury]]''
|Voidpoint
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2019 feature|url=https://www.indiedb.com/groups/2019-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2019|access-date=2020-02-12|website=Indie DB|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''Sally Face''
|Portable Moose
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Players Choice Indie of the Year 2018 feature|url=https://www.indiedb.com/groups/2018-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2018|access-date=2020-02-12|website=Indie DB|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|[[Foxhole (video game)|''Foxhole'']]
|Clapfoot
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Players Choice Indie of the Year 2017 feature|language=en|work=Indie DB|url=http://www.indiedb.com/groups/2017-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2017|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''[[RimWorld]]''
|Ludeon Studios
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Players Choice Indie of the Year 2016 feature|language=en|work=Indie DB|url=http://www.indiedb.com/groups/2016-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2016|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''[[Space Engineers]]''
|[[Keen Software House]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indie of The Year 2015 feature – Indie DB|url=http://www.indiedb.com/groups/2015-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2015}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|''[[Robocraft]]''
|Freejam Games
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indie of The Year 2014 feature – Indie DB|url=http://www.indiedb.com/features/indie-of-the-year-2014}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''[[Starbound]]''
|[[Chucklefish]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indie of The Year 2013 feature – Indie DB|url=http://www.indiedb.com/events/2013-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/indie-of-the-year-2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[[Chivalry: Medieval Warfare]]''
|[[Torn Banner Studios]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=2012-indie-of-the-year-awards|url=http://www.indiedb.com/events/2012-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/indie-of-the-year-2012}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|''[[Terraria]]''
|[[Re-Logic]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=2011-indie-of-the-year-awards|url=http://www.indiedb.com/events/2011-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/ioty-players-choice-indie-of-the-year}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[Minecraft]]''
|[[Mojang Studios]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indie of the Year 2010 Players Choice – Indie of the Year|url=http://www.indiedb.com/events/2010-indie-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-of-the-year-2010}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|''[[Natural Selection 2]]''
|[[Unknown Worlds Entertainment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=View 2009's best Indie Games, as picked by you the players.|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2009-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-indie-game-of-the-year-2009}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|''[[Mount & Blade]]''
|[[TaleWorlds Entertainment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=2008 Indie Game of the Year Winners|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2008-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-best-indie-game}}</ref>
|}
==See also==
*[[Nexus Mods]]
*[[Doom modding]]
*[[Skyrim modding]]
*[[List of video game websites]]
==References==
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