diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd687a9e..c3f9fd25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ SRC_DIRS := src src/engine src/game src/audio src/menu src/buffers actors levels
 BIN_DIRS := bin bin/$(VERSION)
 
 # PC files
-SRC_DIRS += src/pc src/pc/gfx src/pc/audio src/pc/controller src/pc/fs src/pc/fs/packtypes src/pc/network src/pc/network/packets src/pc/network/socket src/pc/utils src/pc/djui src/pc/lua src/pc/lua/utils
+SRC_DIRS += src/pc src/pc/gfx src/pc/audio src/pc/controller src/pc/fs src/pc/fs/packtypes src/pc/mods src/pc/network src/pc/network/packets src/pc/network/socket src/pc/utils src/pc/djui src/pc/lua src/pc/lua/utils
 
 #ifeq ($(DISCORDRPC),1)
 #  SRC_DIRS += src/pc/discord
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mod.c b/src/pc/mods/mod.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..680c7c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mod.c
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+#include "mod.h"
+#include "mods.h"
+#include "mods_utils.h"
+#include "pc/utils/misc.h"
+#include "pc/debuglog.h"
+
+void mod_clear(struct Mod* mod) {
+    for (int j = 0; j < mod->fileCount; j++) {
+        struct ModFile* file = &mod->files[j];
+        file = file;
+    }
+
+    if (mod->name != NULL) {
+        free(mod->name);
+        mod->name = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (mod->incompatible != NULL) {
+        free(mod->incompatible);
+        mod->incompatible = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (mod->description != NULL) {
+        free(mod->description);
+        mod->description = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (mod->files != NULL) {
+        free(mod->files);
+    }
+
+    mod->fileCount = 0;
+}
+
+static struct ModFile* mod_allocate_file(struct Mod* mod, char* relativePath) {
+    // actual allocation
+    u16 fileIndex = mod->fileCount++;
+    mod->files = realloc(mod->files, sizeof(struct ModFile) * mod->fileCount);
+    if (mod->files == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate file: '%s'", relativePath);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // clear memory
+    struct ModFile* file = &mod->files[fileIndex];
+    memset(file, 0, sizeof(struct ModFile));
+
+    // set relative path
+    if (snprintf(file->relativePath, SYS_MAX_PATH - 1, "%s", relativePath) < 0) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to remember relative path '%s'", relativePath);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return file;
+}
+
+static bool mod_load_files(struct Mod* mod, char* modName, char* fullPath) {
+    // read single lua file
+    if (!mod->isDirectory) {
+        return (mod_allocate_file(mod, modName) != NULL);
+    }
+
+    // deal with mod directory
+    {
+        // open mod directory
+        struct dirent* dir = NULL;
+        DIR* d = opendir(fullPath);
+        if (!d) {
+            LOG_ERROR("Could not open directory '%s'", fullPath);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // iterate mod directory
+        char path[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+        while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+            // sanity check / fill path[]
+            if (!directory_sanity_check(dir, fullPath, path)) { continue; }
+
+            // only consider lua files
+            if (!str_ends_with(path, ".lua")) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // allocate file
+            struct ModFile* file = mod_allocate_file(mod, dir->d_name);
+            if (file == NULL) { return false; }
+        }
+
+        closedir(d);
+    }
+
+    // deal with actors directory
+    {
+        // concat actors directory
+        char actorsPath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+        if (!concat_path(actorsPath, fullPath, "actors")) {
+            LOG_ERROR("Could not concat directory '%s' + '%s'", fullPath, "actors");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // open actors directory
+        struct dirent* dir = NULL;
+        DIR* d = opendir(actorsPath);
+        if (!d) {
+            LOG_ERROR("Could not open directory '%s'", actorsPath);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // iterate mod directory
+        char path[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+        char relativePath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+        while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+            // sanity check / fill path[]
+            if (!directory_sanity_check(dir, actorsPath, path)) { continue; }
+            if (snprintf(relativePath, SYS_MAX_PATH - 1, "%s/actors/%s", modName, dir->d_name) < 0) {
+                LOG_ERROR("Could not concat actor path!");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // only consider bin files
+            if (!str_ends_with(path, ".bin")) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // allocate file
+            struct ModFile* file = mod_allocate_file(mod, relativePath);
+            if (file == NULL) { return false; }
+        }
+
+        closedir(d);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void mod_extract_fields(struct Mod* mod) {
+    // get full path
+    char path[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+    char* relativePath = NULL;
+    if (mod->isDirectory) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < mod->fileCount; i++) {
+            struct ModFile* file = &mod->files[i];
+            if (!strcmp(file->relativePath, "main.lua")) {
+                relativePath = file->relativePath;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        relativePath = mod->files[0].relativePath;
+    }
+
+    if (relativePath == NULL || !concat_path(path, mod->basePath, relativePath)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to find main lua file.");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // open file
+    FILE* f = fopen(path, "rb");
+    if (f == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to open '%s'", path);
+        return;
+    }
+    fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+    // default to null
+    mod->name = NULL;
+    mod->incompatible = NULL;
+    mod->description = NULL;
+
+    // read line-by-line
+    char buffer[512] = { 0 };
+    while (!feof(f)) {
+        file_get_line(buffer, 512, f);
+
+        // no longer in header
+        if (buffer[0] != '-' || buffer[1] != '-') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // extract the field
+        char* extracted = NULL;
+        if (mod->name == NULL && (extracted = extract_lua_field("-- name:", buffer))) {
+            mod->name = calloc(33, sizeof(char));
+            if (snprintf(mod->name, 32, "%s", extracted) < 0) {
+                LOG_INFO("Truncated mod name field '%s'", mod->name);
+            }
+        } else if (mod->incompatible == NULL && (extracted = extract_lua_field("-- incompatible:", buffer))) {
+            mod->incompatible = calloc(257, sizeof(char));
+            if (snprintf(mod->incompatible, 256, "%s", extracted) < 0) {
+                LOG_INFO("Truncated mod incompatible field '%s'", mod->incompatible);
+            }
+        } else if (mod->description == NULL && (extracted = extract_lua_field("-- description:", buffer))) {
+            mod->description = calloc(513, sizeof(char));
+            if (snprintf(mod->description, 512, "%s", extracted) < 0) {
+                LOG_INFO("Truncated mod description field '%s'", mod->description);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // close file
+    fclose(f);
+}
+
+bool mod_load(struct Mods* mods, char* basePath, char* modName) {
+    bool valid = false;
+
+    char fullPath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+    if (!concat_path(fullPath, basePath, modName)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to concat path '%s' + '%s'", basePath, modName);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool isDirectory = is_directory(fullPath);
+
+    // make sure mod is valid
+    if (str_ends_with(modName, ".lua")) {
+        valid = true;
+    } else if (is_directory(fullPath)) {
+        char tmpPath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+        if (!concat_path(tmpPath, fullPath, "main.lua")) {
+            LOG_ERROR("Failed to concat path '%s' + '%s'", fullPath, "main.lua");
+            return true;
+        }
+        valid = path_exists(tmpPath);
+    }
+
+    if (!valid) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Found invalid mod '%s'", fullPath);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // make sure mod is unique
+    for (int i = 0; i < mods->modCount; i++) {
+        struct Mod* compareMod = &mods->entries[i];
+        if (!strcmp(compareMod->relativePath, modName)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // allocate mod
+    u16 modIndex = mods->modCount++;
+    mods->entries = realloc(mods->entries, sizeof(struct Mod) * mods->modCount);
+    if (mods->entries == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate entries!");
+        mods_clear(mods);
+        return false;
+    }
+    struct Mod* mod = &mods->entries[modIndex];
+    memset(mod, 0, sizeof(struct Mod));
+
+    // set paths
+    char* cpyPath = isDirectory ? fullPath : basePath;
+    if (snprintf(mod->basePath, SYS_MAX_PATH - 1, "%s", cpyPath) < 0) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to remember mod path '%s'!", cpyPath);
+        mods_clear(mods);
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (snprintf(mod->relativePath, SYS_MAX_PATH - 1, "%s", modName) < 0) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to remember mod path '%s'!", modName);
+        mods_clear(mods);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // set directory
+    mod->isDirectory = isDirectory;
+
+    // read files
+    if (!mod_load_files(mod, modName, fullPath)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to load mod files for '%s'", modName);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // extract fields
+    mod_extract_fields(mod);
+
+    // set name
+    if (mod->name == NULL) {
+        mod->name = strdup(modName);
+    }
+
+    // print
+    LOG_INFO("    %s", mod->name);
+    if (isDirectory) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < mod->fileCount; i++) {
+            struct ModFile* file = &mod->files[i];
+            LOG_INFO("      - %s", file->relativePath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mod.h b/src/pc/mods/mod.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc292e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mod.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef MOD_H
+#define MOD_H
+
+#include "PR/ultratypes.h"
+#include <types.h>
+#include "src/pc/platform.h"
+
+struct Mods;
+
+struct ModFile {
+    char relativePath[SYS_MAX_PATH];
+};
+
+struct Mod {
+    char* name;
+    char* incompatible;
+    char* description;
+    char relativePath[SYS_MAX_PATH];
+    char basePath[SYS_MAX_PATH];
+    struct ModFile* files;
+    u16 fileCount;
+    bool isDirectory;
+    bool enabled;
+};
+
+void mod_clear(struct Mod* mod);
+bool mod_load(struct Mods* mods, char* basePath, char* modName);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mods.c b/src/pc/mods/mods.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ce4bec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mods.c
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "mods.h"
+#include "mods_utils.h"
+#include "pc/debuglog.h"
+
+#define MOD_DIRECTORY "mods"
+
+static struct Mods gLocalMods = { 0 };
+
+void mods_clear(struct Mods* mods) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < mods->modCount; i ++) {
+        struct Mod* mod = &mods->entries[i];
+        mod_clear(mod);
+    }
+
+    if (mods->entries != NULL) {
+        free(mods->entries);
+        mods->entries = NULL;
+    }
+    mods->modCount = 0;
+}
+
+static void mods_load(struct Mods* mods, char* modsBasePath) {
+    // sanity check
+    if (modsBasePath == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Trying to load from NULL path!");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // make the path normal
+    normalize_path(modsBasePath);
+
+    // check for existence
+    if (!is_directory(modsBasePath)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Could not find directory '%s'", modsBasePath);
+    }
+
+    LOG_INFO("Loading mods in '%s':", modsBasePath);
+
+    // open directory
+    struct dirent* dir = NULL;
+    DIR* d = opendir(modsBasePath);
+    if (!d) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Could not open directory '%s'", modsBasePath);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // iterate
+    char path[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+    while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+        // sanity check / fill path[]
+        if (!directory_sanity_check(dir, modsBasePath, path)) { continue; }
+
+        // load the mod
+        if (!mod_load(mods, modsBasePath, dir->d_name)) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    closedir(d);
+
+}
+
+void mods_init(void) {
+    // figure out user path
+    bool hasUserPath = true;
+    char userModPath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+    if (snprintf(userModPath, SYS_MAX_PATH - 1, "%s", fs_get_write_path(MOD_DIRECTORY)) < 0) {
+        hasUserPath = false;
+    }
+    if (!fs_sys_dir_exists(userModPath)) {
+        hasUserPath = fs_sys_mkdir(userModPath);
+    }
+
+    // clear mods
+    mods_clear(&gLocalMods);
+
+    // load mods
+    if (hasUserPath) { mods_load(&gLocalMods, userModPath); }
+    mods_load(&gLocalMods, "./" MOD_DIRECTORY);
+}
+
+void mods_shutdown(void) {
+    mods_clear(&gLocalMods);
+}
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mods.h b/src/pc/mods/mods.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36f4d9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mods.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef MODS_H
+#define MODS_H
+
+#include "PR/ultratypes.h"
+#include <types.h>
+#include "src/pc/platform.h"
+#include "mod.h"
+
+struct Mods {
+    struct Mod* entries;
+    u16 modCount;
+};
+
+void mods_clear(struct Mods* mods);
+void mods_init(void);
+void mods_shutdown(void);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mods_utils.c b/src/pc/mods/mods_utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d35c7aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mods_utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include "mods_utils.h"
+#include "pc/debuglog.h"
+
+bool str_ends_with(char* string, char* suffix) {
+    if (string == NULL || suffix == NULL) { return false; }
+
+    size_t stringLength = strlen(string);
+    size_t suffixLength = strlen(suffix);
+
+    if (suffixLength > stringLength) { return false; }
+
+    return !strcmp(&string[stringLength - suffixLength], suffix);
+}
+
+
+char* extract_lua_field(char* fieldName, char* buffer) {
+    size_t length = strlen(fieldName);
+    if (strncmp(fieldName, buffer, length) == 0) {
+        char* s = &buffer[length];
+        while (*s == ' ' || *s == '\t') { s++; }
+        return s;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+bool path_exists(char* path) {
+    struct stat sb = { 0 };
+    return (stat(path, &sb) == 0);
+}
+
+bool is_directory(char* path) {
+    struct stat sb = { 0 };
+    return (stat(path, &sb) == 0 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode));
+}
+
+void normalize_path(char* path) {
+    // replace slashes
+    char* p = path;
+    while (*p) {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+        if (*p == '/') { *p = '\\'; }
+#else
+        if (*p == '\\') { *p = '/'; }
+#endif
+        p++;
+    }
+}
+
+bool concat_path(char* destination, char* path, char* fname) {
+    return (snprintf(destination, SYS_MAX_PATH - 1, "%s/%s", path, fname) >= 0);
+}
+
+char* path_basename(char* path) {
+    char* base = path;
+    while (*path != '\0') {
+        if (*(path + 1) != '\0') {
+            if (*path == '\\' || *path == '/') {
+                base = path + 1;
+            }
+        }
+        path++;
+    }
+    return base;
+}
+
+bool directory_sanity_check(struct dirent* dir, char* dirPath, char* outPath) {
+    // skip anything that contains \ or /
+    if (strchr(dir->d_name, '/') != NULL)  { return false; }
+    if (strchr(dir->d_name, '\\') != NULL) { return false; }
+
+    // skip anything that starts with .
+    if (dir->d_name == NULL || dir->d_name[0] == '.') { return false; }
+
+    // build path
+    if (!concat_path(outPath, dirPath, dir->d_name)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to concat path '%s' + '%s'", dirPath, dir->d_name);
+        return false;
+    }
+    normalize_path(outPath);
+
+    // sanity check
+    if (!path_exists(outPath)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Path doesn't exist: '%s'", outPath);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mods_utils.h b/src/pc/mods/mods_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33449b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mods_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef MODS_UTILS_H
+#define MODS_UTILS_H
+
+#include "PR/ultratypes.h"
+#include <types.h>
+#include "src/pc/platform.h"
+
+bool str_ends_with(char* string, char* suffix);
+
+char* extract_lua_field(char* fieldName, char* buffer);
+
+bool path_exists(char* path);
+bool is_directory(char* path);
+void normalize_path(char* path);
+bool concat_path(char* destination, char* path, char* fname);
+char* path_basename(char* path);
+bool directory_sanity_check(struct dirent* dir, char* dirPath, char* outPath);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pc/pc_main.c b/src/pc/pc_main.c
index c181d5ab..8faeb2e4 100644
--- a/src/pc/pc_main.c
+++ b/src/pc/pc_main.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "pc/djui/djui.h"
 
 #include "pc/mod_list.h"
+#include "pc/mods/mods.h"
 
 OSMesg D_80339BEC;
 OSMesgQueue gSIEventMesgQueue;
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ void game_deinit(void) {
     network_shutdown(true);
     smlua_shutdown();
     mod_list_shutdown();
+    mods_shutdown();
     inited = false;
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ void main_func(void) {
     fs_init(sys_ropaths, gamedir, userpath);
 
     mod_list_init();
+    mods_init();
     configfile_load(configfile_name());
     if (configPlayerModel >= CT_MAX) { configPlayerModel = 0; }
     if (configPlayerPalette >= PALETTE_MAX) { configPlayerPalette = 0; }