
One of them is a classic that helped pioneer the PC modding scene while the other is an older entry in a beloved series that still boasts a healthy community of fans and modders. Updated Octoby Michael Abayomi: We've expanded this list of the best PC games to mod to include two additional entries. Those mods are the product of dedicated communities of fans and players, and what follows are some of the most active ones we have today. And there is no denying that some of the more recent games like Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V have thrived as much as they have on the back of mods. Early examples include Valve's Team Fortress, which was originally a Quake mod back in the day, and Counter-Strike, which was a Half-Life mod.

Some of the biggest games we've gotten over the years actually started out as mods themselves. RELATED: The 10 Best Game Mods of 2019, Ranked Think of them as the fanfiction of gaming, where anyone with the skill and imagination can make alterations to the game and how it plays. These user-created modifications run the gamut from performance-enhancing to purely hilarious. If you have Half Life, go download Sven Coop and that Resident Evil Convert Opperations map for it if you really want some good Resident Evil first person action.

With nearly every major release, you can be certain that there will be a dedicated subset of fans just waiting to alter the game in some way, shape, or form. I've seen and played enough Resident Evil mods around (mainly for HL) Doom doesn't need to start having them as well in my opinion. One of the joys of gaming on a PC is the access to a vast array of mods that comes along with doing so.
