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Garry's Mod

Physics sandbox for building contraptions and playing community-made modes

Facepunch Studios · Published by Valve · Released Nov 29, 2006

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 1.2M
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 5,530 in 30 days
Players
23K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 17, 2026
Minimum PC
1GB dedicated VRAM
4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Garry's Mod?

A first-person physics sandbox with no preset goals. You spawn objects, weld them into contraptions, pose characters, or play offline and online community-made modes such as murder mysteries and hide-and-seek.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy open-ended building and physics experiments
  • +you want community-made modes for solo or multiplayer play
  • +you like creating chaotic scenes with friends

Not for you if...

  • −you want clear objectives and a guided structure
  • −you dislike creating your own goals in sandbox games
  • −you want consistently welcoming public multiplayer communities

What players say

97% of 1,210,205 reviews are positive · 97% of 5,530 in the last 30 days

Players praise the creative freedom, physics building, and variety of community-made modes, especially with friends. The most common complaint is the public-server community, which players describe as troll-heavy and less varied than it once was.

Players over time

▲ +2% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24,426 players on Oct 25, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202622,836
Nov 6, 202617,764
Nov 5, 202617,373
Nov 4, 202618,306
Nov 3, 202619,219
Nov 2, 202621,351
Nov 1, 202621,697
Oct 31, 202623,263
Oct 30, 202618,840
Oct 29, 202618,022
Oct 28, 202617,870
Oct 27, 202613,655
Oct 27, 202618,094
Oct 26, 202619,965
Oct 25, 202624,426
Oct 24, 202622,294
Oct 23, 202618,292
Oct 22, 202618,200
Oct 21, 202617,537
Oct 20, 202617,922
Oct 19, 202620,536
Oct 18, 202623,908
Oct 17, 202621,768
Oct 16, 202617,868
Oct 15, 202617,618
Oct 14, 202617,570
Oct 13, 202618,749
Oct 12, 202621,151
Oct 11, 202623,173
Oct 10, 202620,091
Oct 9, 202617,694
Oct 8, 202617,502
Oct 7, 202618,183
Oct 6, 202618,209
Oct 5, 202620,663
Oct 4, 202622,786
Oct 3, 202620,571
Oct 2, 202617,446
Oct 1, 202617,679
Sep 30, 202616,800
Sep 29, 202617,082
Sep 28, 202619,547
Sep 27, 202622,965
Sep 26, 202620,861
Sep 25, 202618,445
Sep 24, 202617,127
Sep 23, 202612,828
Sep 23, 202617,616
Sep 22, 202619,085
Sep 21, 202620,008

Screenshots and trailer

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Garry's Mod system requirements

Minimum: 1GB dedicated VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10
Processor
2 GHz Processor or better
Graphics
1GB dedicated VRAM or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10/11
Processor
2.5 GHz Processor or better
Graphics
4GB dedicated VRAM or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Garry's Mod have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Garry's Mod run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
29
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Croatian, Estonian, Hebrew, Lithuanian, Slovak.

Does Garry's Mod use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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