With a few dozen mods Left 4 Dead 2 becomes a surreal horror game about killing hoards of fish as Princess Peach. As standard the game is a fun zombie shooter but the appeal runs out after a bit. Mod destruction is a weird and wonderful way to breath new life into a game and Left 4 Dead 2 does this very well. This can make your games a total mess, but it can also make your games a total mess! But don’t mistake having a chaotic mod library as an entirely bad thing. Just coming back to Left 4 Dead 2 today I was greeted with a few error messages for my trouble. So a lot of the time workshop supported games devolve into a mess of over 100 mods, with almost no mods meant to go together.

With such easy installation, its easy for the number of mods to get out of hand. Left 4 Dead 2 is a perfect example of how such a convenient system can go a bit wrong. To get familiar with this system again for this blog I dusted off my copy of Left 4 Dead 2 and fired it up. Most workshop supported games have an in-game page that will let you manage the mods you have installed. Finally just select a mod you want and press the green button.Īny mods you subscribe to will be automatically installed or updated next time you play the game they are for. Then you must find that game’s workshop page. To install a mod from the workshop, first you must pick a game in your library that has workshop support. Installing a mod from the Steam Workshop is super easy! Entirely new content on the scale of externally sourced mods or ROM hacks is uncommon on the workshop, but the convenience of using workshop mods makes it worth it. Most mods reuse or replace assets that are already in the games you are modding. There are limitations to what workshop mods can be. The Steam Workshop allows PC players easy and safe access to mods. Luckily, there is an easier way! Introducing the Steam Workshop.

I wouldn’t personally say that modding is difficult, but I will admit that it can be pretty involved. One complaint I always hear from people trying to get into modding games on PC is how difficult it can be.

Mods from steam workshop