Best Stray mods: our top picks and how to install them

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Stray launches on PC alongside PlayStation consoles just a couple of weeks ago. Which means there's already countless mods out there waiting for you to install them. To help narrow down your options, we've rounded up some of our favorites for you.

Of course, first things first: you need to know how to install Stray mods. Happily, it's a fairly straightforward process. Once you've got to grips with that, the world of Stray mods is your oyster. Or something more cat appropriate, like a juicy dead mouse. 

There's tons to peruse, from putting your own cat in the game, or swapping it out for Spyro, to playing splitscreen multiplayer. Some Stray mods are verging on outright creepy, so of course, we've included those.

Before you start tinkering, you might want to double check where to find the Stray save file location on your PC. Once you're readied yourself, dive into the list of mods below and enjoy the benefits of playing Stray on PC. If you're on PS4 or PS5, you may be missing out on mods, but there's a PS Plus trick that'll let you play Stray for free that you should take advantage of if you can.

Yep, you read that right. You can turn the cat from Stray into CJ from GTA: San Andreas. Why you'd want to do that are your reasons, and your reasons alone. I don't think any of us need – or want – to dig any deeper. But it's possible, thanks to Sirgalahad172 over on Nexus Mods.

The Stray CJ mod page(opens in new tab) does state that this is «intended as a joke as cj needs to be modded in any game that exists.» And we applaud someone taking on that responsibility, regardless of how creepy the outcome. We're still waiting on that