ModWorkshop vs RDR2Mods.com

ModWorkshop is a free community platform for sharing and downloading game modifications, with listings for 65 games. Its catalog includes PAYDAY 2, PAYDAY: The Heist, Noita, and Crime Boss. Visitors can browse game pages, news, forums, Discord links, and community comments, while dependency tracking helps relate required components. Downloading does not require an account, and the site says it does not artificially throttle download speeds. The API is available to anyone and currently supports GET requests only. Open-source, community-maintained mod managers, update tools, and downloaders may integrate through it; official integration into games or developers’ first-party tools is forbidden. Uploaded submissions must be open source, with repository links or source code required for compiled or obfuscated code. ModWorkshop began as The Team Mystery in 2012 and adopted its current name in 2016. It runs on the web and offers an API.

RDR2Mods.com is a community hub for finding mods and related files for Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Redemption 1 (PC). Its downloads directory organizes files into categories including Player & Clothing, Weapon, Scripts, Maps, Misc, Tools, and RDRFR. Filters help visitors narrow listings by compatibility, tags, date, or rating, and sort by criteria such as downloads, views, or update date. Listings include creator names, download counts, ratings, and comment counts; the homepage also highlights recently updated mods. The site reports more than 450 files and over 15 million downloads. Beyond downloads, it links to forums, Discord, a wiki, and NativeDB, a wiki-style database of Red Dead Redemption II native functions. A featured RDR First Response mod lets players go on duty, arrest suspects, and request backup through in-game contextual prompts. Mod pages prompt visitors to log in or register to get started. The site is free, and instructions explain how to add its web app to the home screen on iOS/iPadOS or Android. Its privacy policy describes collection of registration and technical information, cookies, and advertising partners.