diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplay.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplay.cs
index 098bd8799a..4883ce5842 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplay.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 {
-    public interface ICreateReplay
+    [Obsolete("Use ICreateReplayData instead")] // Can be removed 20220929
+    public interface ICreateReplay : ICreateReplayData
     {
         public Score CreateReplayScore(IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods);
+
+        ModReplayData ICreateReplayData.CreateReplayData(IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods)
+        {
+            var replayScore = CreateReplayScore(beatmap, mods);
+            return new ModReplayData(replayScore.Replay, new ModCreatedReplayUser { Username = replayScore.ScoreInfo.User.Username });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplayData.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplayData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b022949345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ICreateReplayData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+using osu.Game.Replays;
+using osu.Game.Users;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A mod which creates full replay data, which is to be played back in place of a local user playing the game.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICreateReplayData
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create replay data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="beatmap"></param>
+        /// <param name="mods"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public ModReplayData CreateReplayData(IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Data created by a mod that implements <see cref="ICreateReplayData"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ModReplayData
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The full replay data.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly Replay Replay;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Placeholder user data to show in place of the local user when the associated mod is active.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly ModCreatedReplayUser User;
+
+        public ModReplayData(Replay replay, ModCreatedReplayUser user = null)
+        {
+            Replay = replay;
+            User = user ?? new ModCreatedReplayUser();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A user which is associated with a replay that was created by a mod (ie. autoplay or cinema).
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ModCreatedReplayUser : IUser
+    {
+        public int OnlineID => APIUser.SYSTEM_USER_ID;
+        public bool IsBot => true;
+
+        public string Username { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModAutoplay.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModAutoplay.cs
index 60b9c29fe0..aa72812bc3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModAutoplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModAutoplay.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 {
-    public abstract class ModAutoplay : Mod, IApplicableFailOverride, ICreateReplay
+    public abstract class ModAutoplay : Mod, IApplicableFailOverride, ICreateReplayData
     {
         public override string Name => "Autoplay";
         public override string Acronym => "AT";
@@ -30,6 +31,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
         public override bool HasImplementation => GetType().GenericTypeArguments.Length == 0;
 
+        [Obsolete("Use CreateScoreFromReplayData(IBeatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod>) instead")] // Can be removed 20220929
         public virtual Score CreateReplayScore(IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods) => new Score { Replay = new Replay() };
+
+        public virtual ModReplayData CreateReplayData(IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods)
+        {
+            Logger.Log($"Ruleset mod implementation for {GetType().Name} should be updated to newer {nameof(ICreateReplayData)} signature.", LoggingTarget.Information);
+
+#pragma warning disable CS0618
+            var replayScore = CreateReplayScore(beatmap, mods);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618
+
+            return new ModReplayData(replayScore.Replay, new ModCreatedReplayUser { Username = replayScore.ScoreInfo.User.Username });
+        }
     }
 }