Garry's Mod

Physics sandbox for building contraptions and playing community-made modes

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

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 1.3M
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 7,370 in 30 days
Playing now: 13K; peak 24h 18K
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 days ago; Sep 16, 2026

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 1,266,191 reviews are positive · 97% of 7,370 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.

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Garry's Mod system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 29
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

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.