While also supporting 2002's GTA: Vice City, MTA's popularity was cemented by its support for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - the game which Multi-Theft Auto is still based upon today.Īs Richard Moss explored in detail last year, Multi-Theft Auto - rather strangely - appears to be getting more popular with each passing year, even against the acclaim of Grand Theft Auto 5's far more sophisticated GTA: Online. Multi-Theft Auto began life as an online multiplayer component for 2001's Grand Theft Auto 3, then named GTA 3: Alternative Multiplayer. Arma 2's DayZ mod proved so popular that it went standalone in 2013. You'll spend long spells of DayZ hiding away away in the wilderness, safer, and all the better for it. Sure, the infected want nothing more than to tear you limb from limb and feast on your festering insides, but a heavy drought, harsh famine, and an ever-dwindling amount of resources means cohabiting hostile human survivors present as much danger as the mindless monsters do. DayZĪ child of Arma 2 and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, DayZ is a brutal post-apocalyptic zombie survival mod that's as much about isolation and solitude as it is about fighting hordes of the undead.

Be it finely-tuned strategy or guns-blazing first-person shooting, and everything in between, you're sure to find something that tickles your modification fancies here. I've gathered my favourites below, including a number of honourable mentions after the core lineup, which cover a wide range of genres. Due to their often exceptional standard, pulling this list together was a daunting task. Total conversion mods are arguably the most impressive of this remarkable bunch. Be it superficial tweaks, or highly ambitious overhauls, the work of creative hobbyists is often wonderful - and anything which is capable of breathing new life into our most treasured games is surely worth celebrating. And if you've been following the best mods lists I've been compiling for RPS over the last several months, I dare say you feel somewhat the same.

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