diff --git a/src/loaders/forge/forge-dependency.ts b/src/loaders/forge/forge-dependency.ts
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+import { ACTION_NAME } from "@/action";
+import { Dependency, DependencyType, createDependency } from "@/dependencies";
+import { PlatformType } from "@/platforms";
+import { $i } from "@/utils/collections";
+import { asString } from "@/utils/string-utils";
+import { PartialRecord } from "@/utils/types";
+import { deprecate } from "node:util";
+import { ForgeEnvironmentType } from "./forge-environment-type";
+import { RawForgeMetadata } from "./raw-forge-metadata";
+
+// TODO: Remove the deprecated stuff in v4.0.
+
+/**
+ * A dependency configuration for a Forge mod.
+ */
+export interface ForgeDependency {
+    /**
+     * The mod id of the dependency.
+     */
+    modId: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to crash if this dependency is not met.
+     */
+    mandatory: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether this dependency is embedded or not.
+     *
+     * @custom
+     */
+    embedded?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether this dependency is incompatible with the project or not.
+     *
+     * @custom
+     */
+    incompatible?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * The acceptable version range of the dependency, expressed as a Maven version spec.
+     *
+     * An empty string is an unbounded version range, which matches any version.
+     */
+    versionRange?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Defines if the mod must load before or after this dependency.
+     *
+     * The valid values are `BEFORE` (must load before), `AFTER` (must load after), and `NONE` (does not care about order).
+     *
+     * Defaults to `NONE`.
+     */
+    ordering?: "BEFORE" | "AFTER" | "NONE";
+
+    /**
+     * The physical side. The valid values are:
+     *
+     *  - `CLIENT` (present on the client).
+     *  - `SERVER` (present on the dedicated server).
+     *  - `BOTH`, the default one, (present on both sides).
+     */
+    side?: ForgeEnvironmentType;
+
+    /**
+     * Custom action payload.
+     */
+    [ACTION_NAME]?: ForgeDependencyCustomPayload;
+
+    /**
+     * Custom action payload (legacy).
+     *
+     * @deprecated
+     *
+     * Use [{@link ACTION_NAME}] instead.
+     */
+    custom?: {
+        /**
+         * Custom action payload.
+         */
+        [ACTION_NAME]?: ForgeDependencyCustomPayload;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Custom payload attached to a Forge dependency.
+ */
+type ForgeDependencyCustomPayload = {
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the dependency should be ignored globally,
+     * or by the platforms specified in the given array.
+     */
+    ignore?: boolean | PlatformType[];
+} & PartialRecord<PlatformType, string>;
+
+/**
+ * A list of special dependencies that should be ignored.
+ */
+const IGNORED_DEPENDENCIES: readonly string[] = [
+    "minecraft",
+    "java",
+    "forge",
+];
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves Forge dependencies from the metadata.
+ *
+ * @param metadata - The raw Forge metadata.
+ *
+ * @returns An array of Forge dependencies.
+ */
+export function getForgeDependencies(metadata: RawForgeMetadata): ForgeDependency[] {
+    const dependencyMap = $i(Object.values(metadata?.dependencies || {}))
+        .filter(x => Array.isArray(x))
+        .flatMap(x => x)
+        .filter(x => x?.modId)
+        .map(x => [x.modId, x] as const)
+        .reverse()
+        .toMap();
+
+    return [...dependencyMap.values()];
+}
+
+/**
+* Converts {@link FabricDependency} to a {@link Dependency} object.
+*
+* @returns A Dependency object representing the given Fabric dependency, or `undefined` if the input is invalid..
+*/
+export function normalizeForgeDependency(dependency: ForgeDependency): Dependency | undefined {
+    const payload = getForgeDependencyCustomPayload(dependency);
+
+    const id = dependency?.modId;
+    const versions = dependency?.versionRange;
+    const ignore = IGNORED_DEPENDENCIES.includes(dependency?.modId) || typeof payload.ignore === "boolean" && payload.ignore;
+    const ignoredPlatforms = typeof payload.ignore === "boolean" ? undefined : payload.ignore;
+    const aliases = $i(PlatformType.values()).map(type => [type, payload[type] ? asString(payload[type]) : undefined] as const).filter(([, id]) => id).toMap();
+    const type = (
+        dependency?.incompatible && DependencyType.INCOMPATIBLE ||
+        dependency?.embedded && DependencyType.EMBEDDED ||
+        dependency?.mandatory && DependencyType.REQUIRED ||
+        DependencyType.OPTIONAL
+    );
+
+    return createDependency({
+        id,
+        versions,
+        type,
+        ignore,
+        ignoredPlatforms,
+        aliases,
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the custom payload from the Forge dependency.
+ *
+ * @param dependency - The Forge dependency.
+ *
+ * @returns The custom payload object.
+ */
+function getForgeDependencyCustomPayload(dependency: ForgeDependency): ForgeDependencyCustomPayload {
+    return containsLegacyForgeDependencyCustomPayload(dependency)
+        ? getLegacyForgeDependencyCustomPayload(dependency)
+        : (dependency?.[ACTION_NAME] || {});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the dependency contains a legacy custom payload definition.
+ *
+ * @param dependency - The dependency to check.
+ *
+ * @returns A boolean indicating if the legacy custom payload definition is present.
+ */
+function containsLegacyForgeDependencyCustomPayload(dependency: ForgeDependency): boolean {
+    return !!dependency?.custom?.[ACTION_NAME];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the legacy custom payload from the Forge dependency.
+ *
+ * @param dependency - The Forge dependency.
+ *
+ * @returns The custom payload object.
+ */
+function _getLegacyForgeDependencyCustomPayload(dependency: ForgeDependency): ForgeDependencyCustomPayload {
+    const legacyPayload = dependency?.custom?.[ACTION_NAME];
+    const basePayload = dependency?.[ACTION_NAME];
+    return { ...legacyPayload, ...basePayload };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the legacy custom payload from the Forge dependency.
+ *
+ * @param dependency - The Forge dependency.
+ *
+ * @returns The custom payload object.
+ *
+ * @deprecated
+ *
+ * Define `mc-publish` property directly on your Forge dependency object instead of using nested `custom.mc-publish`.
+ */
+const getLegacyForgeDependencyCustomPayload = deprecate(
+    _getLegacyForgeDependencyCustomPayload,
+    "Define `mc-publish` property directly on your Forge dependency object instead of using nested `custom.mc-publish`.",
+);
diff --git a/tests/unit/loaders/forge/forge-dependency.spec.ts b/tests/unit/loaders/forge/forge-dependency.spec.ts
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+import { DependencyType } from "@/dependencies/dependency-type";
+import { RawForgeMetadata } from "@/loaders/forge/raw-forge-metadata";
+import { getForgeDependencies, normalizeForgeDependency } from "@/loaders/forge/forge-dependency";
+
+describe("getForgeDependencies", () => {
+    test("returns an array of dependencies specified in the given metadata", () => {
+        const metadata = {
+            dependencies: {
+                "example-mod": [
+                    {
+                        modId: "depends-id",
+                        versionRange: "[1.0.0,)",
+                        mandatory: true,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        modId: "suggests-id",
+                        versionRange: "[2.0.0,)",
+                        mandatory: false,
+                    },
+                ],
+
+                "example-mod-2": [{
+                    modId: "breaks-id",
+                    versionRange: "[4.0.0,5.0.0]",
+                    mandatory: false,
+                    incompatible: true,
+                }],
+            },
+        } as unknown as RawForgeMetadata;
+
+        const dependencies = getForgeDependencies(metadata);
+
+        expect(dependencies).toEqual([
+            { modId: "breaks-id", versionRange: "[4.0.0,5.0.0]", mandatory: false, incompatible: true },
+            { modId: "suggests-id", versionRange: "[2.0.0,)", mandatory: false },
+            { modId: "depends-id", versionRange: "[1.0.0,)", mandatory: true },
+        ]);
+    });
+
+    test("returns an empty array if no dependencies were specified", () => {
+        expect(getForgeDependencies({} as RawForgeMetadata)).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    test("returns an empty array if metadata was null or undefined", () => {
+        expect(getForgeDependencies(null)).toEqual([]);
+        expect(getForgeDependencies(undefined)).toEqual([]);
+    });
+});
+
+describe("normalizeForgeDependency", () => {
+    test("converts Forge dependency to a more abstract Dependency object", () => {
+        const forgeDependency = { modId: "suggests-id", mandatory: false, versionRange: "[2.0.0,)" };
+
+        const dependency = normalizeForgeDependency(forgeDependency);
+
+        expect(dependency).toMatchObject({ id: "suggests-id", versions: ["[2.0.0,)"], type: DependencyType.OPTIONAL });
+    });
+
+    test("returns undefined if dependency was null or undefined", () => {
+        expect(normalizeForgeDependency(null)).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(normalizeForgeDependency(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+});