Ten of the Best BeamNG.drive Mods

BeamNG.drive is a physics-heavy sandbox simulator, where the only limit to your driving fun is your imagination.

Although the Early Access game has a huge number of entertaining driving scenarios and a nascent career mode to tackle, BeamNG’s popularity has been maintained thanks to the outstanding contribution of its modding community.

There are thousands of mods available for the 2013 crash-em-up, ranging from new maps, tracks, and tuning parts to new vehicles, scenarios, and audio improvements.

The official BeamNG Repository is the best source for finding extra content, offering a safe (and free!) way to download and install mods.

Mods outside the repository can also be easily installed by placing the downloaded .zip files in your user folder. If you want more in-depth instructions on how to install mods in BeamNG, visit the official guide here.

With that in mind, check out 10 of the best mods for BeamNG below.

BeamMP

BeamMP is perhaps the most important mod of all for BeamNG, as it introduces multiplayer to a game that has been designed solely as a one-player experience.

Although not officially sanctioned by BeamNG’s developers, the mod team has undoubtedly done a stellar job of making the game playable in a multiplayer situation, especially considering its incredibly complicated physics and crash damage modelling.

However, game stability can be greatly affected if too many players join the same server (and if a few models and props are loaded in at the same time, too), but the sheer hilarity you and a bunch of friends can have online makes the sacrifice worth it.

BeamMP: Download

The Flood

The Flood is a BeamNG Scenario which is a literal race against time. Players are tasked with escaping rising flood waters gradually engulfing their selected map, something that works especially well in multiplayer.

Using a bespoke menu, players can adjust the maximum height of the sea level, and how quickly it will rise, leading to some near-the-knuckle photo finishes.

There are even tailor-made ‘flood’ maps available on the mod repository, which are ideally suited to this frantic game mode.

The Flood: Download

Pikes Peak

The world-famous hillclimb venue is available in BeamNG, and it’s even laser-scanned for maximum accuracy.

Using LiDAR technology, the Pikes Peak Highway in Colorado is available to drive in both gravel and asphalt configurations, with the point-to-point track’s 12.4-mile length comprehensively modelled.

From switchback turn to switchback turn, Pikes Peak presents an incredible challenge in any car, let alone the many high-powered Time Attack-style machines that regularly frequent the American venue, many of which are recreated in BeamNG.

Pikes Peak: Download

Hirochi CCF

This car mod is based on the Mazda MX-5 sports car, and is widely seen as one of the most believable models in BeamNG.

Thanks to the input of several authors, the Hirochi CCF attempts to recreate the MX-5’s compliant but fun handling, introducing several model variants, including a lovely, motorsport-focused ‘Cup’ car.

Extra liveries and tuning parts are the icing on the cake.

Hirochi CCF: Download

Nurburgring Nordschleife

No driving simulator is complete without the Nurburgring Nordschleife, and, naturally, there’s a BeamNG mod version available too.

Based on Kunos Simulazioni’s iteration from Assetto Corsa, BeamNG’s Nordschleife uses laser-scan data to offer a convincing facsimile of ‘The Green Hell’.. Incidentally, Kunos is fully credited by the modders, but it’s still a bit of a legal grey area.

Physically based rendering adorns this version too, with the track set up for AI racing and Time Trials. Multiple layouts are also available, including the adjoining Grand Prix circuit and the popular Touristenfahrten.

Nurburgring Nordschleife: Download

B25 Mitchell

Now, this one is a bit left-field.

The game may be called BeamNG.drive, but the B25 Mitchell is an aeroplane, allowing players to explore the game’s countless maps from the air. It may sound like a gimmick, but the B25 works incredibly well considering BeamNG was never designed to contain aircraft.

It’s testament to the game’s advanced physics engine that the B25 can take off, fly and land convincingly, although it’s best to use a gamepad to simplify some of its more complicated controls.

The plane even has an operational bomb door with four devices available to drop on the target of your choice, which should include a Wigeon…

It’s not easy to fly, but once mastered, it’s a (mega)ton of fun.

B-25 Mitchell: Download

Car Jump Arena

No BeamNG player’s mod collection should be without the Car Jump Arena.

This insane map is a cornucopia of car destruction, featuring loop-de-loops, bridges and a couple of massive ramps perched precariously atop a cliff.

It’s the perfect place to crash-test your cars, then, with vehicles that make it to the bottom treated to a dip in a strategically placed swimming pool. Lovely.

For those looking for a more unusual challenge, you can drive inside a giant glass ball, proving once and for all whether it’s possible to drive a bog-standard ‘90s hatchback upside down… or not.

Car Jump Arena: Download

Off-Road Open Desert Trails

Now on version 1.8.2, the Off Road Open Desert Trails environment mod adds a gargantuan 31 miles of drivable desert trails to the game.

Reminiscent of the Baja 1000 off-road event, the Desert Trails mod was originally released way back in 2018, but an update in 2024 saw it become the perfect playground for BeamNG’s range of Baja-inspired cars, including the SP Dunekicker and Autobello Autobuggy.

Designed to complement the game’s vanilla (and slightly restricted) Johnson Valley map, the Desert Trails mod’s USP is its epic size, with it taking nearly 40 minutes to explore the environment’s dirt roads.

Off-Road Open Desert Trails: Download

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks are an ideal fit for BeamNG’s hilariously over-the-top physics. Thankfully, there are a few high-quality mods out there that put you behind the wheel of one of these big-tyred brutes.

There are also many custom maps to drive them on, featuring layouts perfect for attempting reverse poppers, nose wheelies, backflips and pogoes – it’s impressive stuff when it all goes to plan.

The team at Beam Monsters has authentically created Monster Jam-style trucks, liveries and tracks, with the CRD truck variant the most popular thanks to its array of authentic liveries, including fan favourite Grave Digger (don’t fret, Scooby Doo is also available!).

To get these and a bunch of other monster truck-themed mods, you’ll need to register for a free account at the Beam Monsters website. For more monster truck choices, you can also visit the Sim Monster website.

Beam Monsters CRD Monster Truck: Download

Beam Monsters World Finals 23: Download

Universal Weapons

To finish off the list, the Universal Weapons mod turns BeamNG into a vehicular combat sim, along similar lines to Twisted Metal or Interstate ‘76.

Thanks to the addition of several guns, including a minigun and a, ahem, Howitzer, players can attack other vehicles in both offline and online modes (thanks to Beam MP).

Only cars with a roof bar accessory can currently use the armaments, with AI-controlled vehicles capable of hunting players down in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

It’s a totally different way of playing BeamNG, but it’s very, very fun. For full instructions on how to install and set up the mod, please refer to the link below.

Universal Weapons: Download