Someone has remastered Medieval 2: Total War and Rome: Total War so well that the AI's moves are now calculated in a matter of seconds
Two ambitious fan projects are sure to make the wait for the release of Total War: Medieval III more enjoyable for fans. Thanks to these projects, Creative Assembly’s iconic strategy games have received a number of modern improvements.
Files and Mods
Kamil Kleszyk
July 5, 2026
15 years after releease the PC version of Alice: Madness Returns has been fixed by a fan
A dedicated fan fixed most of the flaws in the PC version of Alice: Madness Returns, making the PC release indisputably the best version of this gem.
Files and Mods
Adrian Werner
June 28, 2026
Dark Souls 2: SOTFS Ascended Mod RPG with a new version and improved AI
A new version (18.9) of the SOTFS Ascended Mod RPG project—one of the best mods for Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin—has been released.
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Adrian Werner
June 21, 2026
A free MMO game set in the Fallout universe gets a new version, offering exciting improvements
A new version of FOnline 3, a free-to-play MMORPG set in the Fallout universe, has been released.
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Adrian Werner
June 14, 2026
Tsardom Total War - a new version of the massive mod for Medieval 2 TW brings new faction and maps
The popular Tsardoms Total War mod for Medieval II: Total War has been updated to version 3.0, introducing, among other things, a new faction, additional battle maps, and new units.
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Adrian Werner
June 7, 2026
Black & White 2 Plus revamps the classic strategy game and sets the stage for a fan-made expansion
Black & White 2 Plus, the most significant fan-made project for Lionhead Studios' classic strategy game, has received its latest update.
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Adrian Werner
May 31, 2026
The Best James Bond PC video games and mods that improve them
To celebrate the upcoming release of 007: First Light we take a look at the PC games featuring James Bond, and the mods that improve them.
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Adrian Werner
May 24, 2026
Return to Castle Wolfenstein on PC has recieved a fan DLC with singleplayer maps that were previously available only on consoles
After two decades, PC gamers are finally be able to play the Egyptian levels originally designed for the console versions of Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
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Adrian Werner
May 17, 2026
True Crime: New York City, GTA's forgotten rival, finally fixed after 21 years
We've been waiting 21 years for this, but someone has finally fixed the PC version of the ambitious True Crime: New York City.
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Adrian Werner
March 29, 2026
Open Galaxy, a free space sim inspired by Star Wars: X-Wing, has recieved a new singleplayer campaign
Open Galaxy, a free space sim set in the Star Wars, has added a new story campaign with six missions.
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Adrian Werner
March 22, 2026
Field Intensity and Zombie Panic, two classic mods for Half-Life, have recieved new versions
The Half-Life modding community is still very busy. A new version of the singleplayer mod Field Intensity has just debuted, and the multiplayer Zombie Panic! lived to see a heavily improved release on Steam.
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Adrian Werner
March 15, 2026
Free RTS Dune II The Maker with version 0.8 and major improvements
Version 0.8 of Dune II The Maker, a free fan-made game upgrading Westwood studio's iconic RTS, has been released.
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Adrian Werner
March 8, 2026
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor finally without annoying camera stutter, but no thanks to Respawn Entertainment
Thanks to a fan-made modification, the problem with the crouching camera in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has finally been solved. The modder responsible for this took advantage of something the Digital Foundry group recently discovered.
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Adrian Werner
March 1, 2026
Elite Mod lets you play the Tau faction in Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2
The wonderful Elite Mod for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution has received an update, and with it a new test version of the project adding the Tau faction to the game has been released.
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Adrian Werner
February 22, 2026
Butcher's Summit, an impressive free diselpunk FPS, has been released
TrenchWork Group has released the free-to-play shooter Butcher's Summit. The project offers a two-hour single-player adventure set in a universe combining elements of diesel punk, science fiction and horror.
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Adrian Werner
February 8, 2026
Free FPS on Half Life engine gets big update
We lived to see a new version of Diffusion, the free single-player FPS that turned out to be one of the best fan projects of last year.
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Adrian Werner
February 1, 2026
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was canceled, so let's upgrade 2003 game with mods
The deletion of the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a good opportunity to dust off the original. Especially since it is currently heavily discounted and can be easily tweaked with mods.
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Adrian Werner
January 25, 2026
New version of Black Mesa: Military has been released, offering numerous improvements
The beginning of 2026 brought a new version of the Black Mesa: Military mod, a fan-made add-on that allows you to take on the role of one of the soldiers who hunted Gordon Freeman in the base game.
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Adrian Werner
January 18, 2026
Microsoft failed to make Freelancer 2, so fans decided to create their own sequel. It took them 15 years
After fifteen years of work, the full version of Freelancer: The Nomad Project, a fan-made sequel to the classic space simulator, has been released.
Files and Mods
Adrian Werner
January 11, 2026
Half-Life fought valiantly, but it was Gothic that came out on top in the poll for best mods of 2025
Users of the ModDB website have selected the best mods of the past year.
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Adrian Werner
January 4, 2026