List of video games derived from modifications

This is a list of standalone video games that have been ported from a modification of another video game, or that are entirely based on a modification of another video game. A game is considered standalone when it does not require the purchase or installation of any other game (including separate engine software such as the Source SDK) in order to run.

List

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Game Original dependency Mod release Standalone release Additional information
Alien Swarm Unreal Tournament 2004 28 May 2004 19 July 2010[1] The standalone version was developed by Valve Corporation and ported to the Source engine.
Angels Fall First: Planetstorm Unreal Tournament 3 20 October 2008[2] 1 October 2015[3]
Antichamber Unreal Tournament 3 2009 31 January 2013[4] The mod was originally known as Hazard: The Journey of Life.[5]
Black Mesa Half-Life 2 14 September 2012 5 May 2015[6] The game is the remake of Valve Corporation's game Half-Life.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Half-Life 2 10 September 2011 16 October 2012[7] The original mod was called Age of Chivalry. The standalone version did not use the Source Engine like Half-Life 2. Instead, it was developed for Unreal Engine 3.[8]
Counter-Strike Half-Life 19 June 1999 8 November 2000 The game received multiple sequels and a Source Engine remake named Counter-Strike: Source.
Cry of Fear Half-Life 22 February 2012[9] 25 April 2013[10]
Day of Defeat Half-Life 2001 1 May 2003 The game received a Source Engine remake named Day of Defeat: Source.
Day of Infamy Insurgency 16 January 2016 [11] Late 2016 - Early 2017 (expected) [12] A WWII remake of Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat. Still in Early access.
DayZ ARMA 2 21 February 2013 16 December 2013 The standalone version is still in the alpha stages of development.
D-Day: Normandy Quake II 2000[13] 2002
Dear Esther Half-Life 2 2008 14 February 2012[14]
Dota 2 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2003 9 July 2013[15] The rights to the original mod (Defense of the Ancients) were acquired by Valve Corporation and a derived standalone game was developed in the Source Engine. It has since been ported to Source 2.[16]
Fistful of Frags Half-Life 2 21 December 2007[17] 9 May 2014[18]
Garry's Mod Half-Life 2 24 December 2004 29 November 2006[19]
Gunman Chronicles Half-Life 20 November 2000 The mod was originally under development for the Quake engine, but switched twice: first to the Quake II engine and finally to GoldSrc, the engine used by Half-Life, which it remained using for its standalone release.
Hacx: Twitch 'n Kill Doom II September 1997 9 October 2010[20]
Insurgency Half-Life 2 2007[21] January 22, 2014[22]
Killing Floor Unreal Tournament 2004 2005 14 May 2009[23] The game received a sequel in 2015.[24]
Natural Selection 2 Half-Life 31 October 2002 31 October 2012 Natural Selection 2 is a sequel to the original mod named Natural Selection.
Nexuiz Quake 2001 31 May 2005 The game received a sequel with the same name.
No More Room in Hell Half-Life 2 31 October 2011[25] 31 October 2013
Nuclear Dawn Half-Life 2 26 September 2011
Red Alert: A Path Beyond Command & Conquer: Renegade 29 July 2004[26] 14 September 2007[27] Original mod was called Renegade Alert.
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004. 10 October 2003[28] 14 March 2006[29] The original mod was called Red Orchestra: Combined Arms. The game has also received a sequel.
Renegade X Unreal Tournament 3 September 2009 28 January 2012 (Black Dawn standalone release)
26 February 2016 (multiplayer standalone release).		 The game has not been fully released.
Smokin' Guns Quake III Arena 2001 5 January 2009[30]
Sven Co-op Half-Life 19 January 1999 22 January 2016 This game had the longest delay between its mod release and its standalone release compared to all other games on this list: just over seventeen years.
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror Unreal Tournament 23 December 1999 24 April 2002
The Ball Unreal Tournament 3 2008 26 October 2010[31]
The Dark Mod Doom III 17 October 2009[32] 14 April 2013[33] Several demo missions were released before the mod was made available, the first of which went up for download on 18 January 2008,[34] nearly two years before the mod was actually released.
The Haunted: Hell's Reach Unreal Tournament 3 2010 25 October 2011[35]
The Stanley Parable Half-Life 2 27 July 2011 17 October 2013
Tiberian Sun Reborn Command & Conquer: Renegade 2008 1 June 2013[36] Original mod was called CnC Reborn.
Team Fortress Classic Quake 1996 7 April 1999 The original mod (simply named Team Fortress) was a mod for Quake, but it was acquired by Valve Corporation and ported to GoldSrc for its standalone release as Team Fortress Classic. The game has also received a sequel.
Tower Unite Garry's Mod 7 July 2009 2016 Tower Unite is the standalone version of GMod Tower by Pixeltail Games, which was a mod for Garry's Mod. Garry's Mod, in turn, was a mod for Half-Life 2.
Tremulous Quake III Arena 11 August 2005 31 March 2006
Urban Terror Quake III Arena September 1999 April 2007
Wings of Dawn Freespace 2 8 April 2015[37]
World of Padman Quake III Arena 19 June 2004[38] 1 April 2007[39]
Wreckage Crysis Wars 22 December 2011[40] 4 May 2012[41]
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse Quake 30 November 1997 2006 Despite being officially licensed by Marvel Comics, the game required Quake to be installed in order to play. In 2006, it was released as freeware and modified to not require Quake.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alien Swarm". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Angels Fall First: Planetstorm V1.00 Released!". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Angels Fall First". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Antichamber". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ↑ JC Fletcher (7 June 2011). "Indie game 'Hazard: The Journey of Life' is now Antichamber". Engadget. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Black Mesa". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chivalry: Medieval Warfare". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Eric Caoili (18 March 2011). "Chivalry: First-Person Online Medieval Combat". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cry of Fear - Released!". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Now Available - Cry of Fear". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Day of Infamy Steam workshop page". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Day of Infamy Steam Early Access Page". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Welcome to D-Day: Normandy!". Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dear Esther on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  15. ↑ "Dota 2". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Reilly, Jim (May 11, 2012). "Valve, Blizzard Reach DOTA Trademark Agreement". Game Informer. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Release imminent!". 19 December 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Fistful of Frags". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "Garry's Mod". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Hacx 1.2 and Hacx 2.0". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Insurgency Mod for Half-Life 2". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Insurgency on Steam". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Killing Floor". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  24. ↑ Alice O'Connor (8 May 2014). "Loadsa Muties: Killing Floor 2 Announced With More Gore". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "NMRiH Beta 1.0 Release". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Renegade Alert v993b Released!". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "BRRRIIIIIIINNNG!!!". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Red Orchestra - Released!". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  29. ↑ "Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  30. ↑ "Smokin' Guns release". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "The Ball Released!". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  32. ↑ "Its Here!". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "The Dark Mod 2.0 Standalone!". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "The Dark Mod: Alpha Tech Demo Available". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  35. ↑ "The Haunted: Hell's Reach". Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  36. ↑ "Blog 15 - Release". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  37. ↑ "Wings of Dawn new release". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "WoP has finally arrived!". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  39. ↑ "WoP Standalone - It's done!". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  40. ↑ "Wreckage - Release, release". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  41. ↑ "WRECKAGE - STANDALONE RELEASED". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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