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HFW Mod Manager

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  • Free
  • Windows
  • Linux
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What it is

HFW Mod Manager is a free graphical tool for organizing and packing mods for supported Decima-engine games. Its listed games are Horizon Forbidden West, Death Stranding 2, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, which is marked as a work in progress. Add mod folders or ZIP files by drag and drop, select variations, inspect previews and metadata, then pack enabled mods. You can save named mod-list presets; packing follows list order, so later entries can override earlier ones. The manager can detect a known game directory and check game-version compatibility. It supports .zip, .rar, .7z, .gaia, .forbidden, and .hfwz archives. Other features include hair patching, batch hair patching, and experimental face-shading fixes for custom face meshes. Its Cauldron tab offers asset export, streaming-file building, and animation conversion, with some functions requiring HFW Tools or DS2 Tools. The app is native to Windows. Windows setup involves extracting the ZIP into its own folder and launching HFWMM.exe; Linux use requires adding it to Steam and running it with Proton 10.0-4 or newer.

Good, and not so good

  • Drag in mod folders or ZIP files
  • Preview mod variations alongside metadata
  • Save named mod-list presets
  • Detects game directories and checks version compatibility
  • Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is marked work in progress
  • Some Cauldron functions require separate tools
  • Linux requires Steam and Proton 10.0-4 or newer

Who it suits

HFW Mod Manager suits players managing mods for the listed Decima-engine games, especially those who want named loadouts and ordered packing. It also offers asset and animation utilities, though some need HFW Tools or DS2 Tools.

HFW Mod Manager combines mod packing and loadouts with patching and asset utilities. Windows users run it from an extracted folder, while Linux use requires Proton through Steam.

Plans

  • HFW Mod ManagerDownloadable mod manager for supported Decima-engine gamesFree

As nexusmods.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026.