Garry's Mod
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CasualIndieSimulationSandboxModdableMultiplayerPhysicsBuilding

15,331 playing#74 on Steam by players#74 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 30,603

Peak in the last 7 days: 38,254

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Game description

Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

Basic info

DeveloperFacepunch Studios
PublisherValve
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 29, 2006
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® 10
Processor2 GHz Processor or better
Memory4 GB
Graphics1GB dedicated VRAM or better
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 375 reviews from the past 1 year

91.8/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

A sandbox for building and messing around, Garry's Mod scores 91.8 from 1,272,753 Steam reviews, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Gameplay ranks 4th of 1396 and Content Volume ranks 10th of 1351. 101 reviews find it addictive, some with hundreds of hours played, and 99 praise the freedom to build really wonderful things. Multiplayer ranks 87th of 642 and appears in 56% of analyzed reviews; 81 reviews say messing around with friends is the whole point. Players add that a single game mode can keep them busy for most of their playtime.

👎 Where it falls short

22 reviews mention stutter and weak optimization. 17 say the controls are not obvious and newcomers get few hints, and 13 find the community workshop crowded with low quality content that buries the good addons. A few report crashes, login problems or harmful mods, and some find the core play repetitive after many hours.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addictive gameplay, 638 hours played” · 101 reviews
“can build some really wonderful stuff” · 99 reviews
“playing with friends messing around is so much fun” · 81 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +4.61 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “can build some really wonderful stuff” · 99 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 6% · Strategy 13% · Controls & feel 2%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

World +2.92 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.10 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “workshop is the real content, endless playtime value” · 9 reviews
Negative “short playtime without mods or community content” · 4 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 14%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.12 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 1%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.78 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing with friends messing around is so much fun” · 81 reviews

Community 16% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.11 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “excellent value at 9 reais despite being older than many paid games” · 5 reviews
Negative “spending money on skins, servers” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.09 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “sometimes stutters, optimization not very good” · 22 reviews
Positive “runs well on old PCs with good optimization” · 4 reviews

Stability 3% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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