Released Nov 29, 2006 $9.99 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Garry's Mod

By Facepunch Studios · published by Valve

Sandbox Moddable Multiplayer Physics Building Funny Casual First-Person SingleplayerFPSSimulationComedy

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Reviews 1.1M Overwhelmingly Positive

Players yesterday 18,400 at the busiest moment

Owners 20M–50M estimated

Garry's Mod is a game tagged Sandbox, Moddable and Multiplayer by Facepunch Studios, released Nov 29, 2006. It has 1,098,551 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 20M–50M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Gabe's Mod, Hammer SandBox and Blockland.

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.

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Gabe's Mod 98% match · Sandbox, Moddable, Multiplayer
Hammer SandBox 82% match · Sandbox, Moddable, Multiplayer
Blockland 80% match · Sandbox, Moddable, Multiplayer
Building Destruction 75% match · Sandbox, Multiplayer, Building
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nanos world™ 71% match · Sandbox, Moddable, Multiplayer
Fireworks Frenzy 70% match · Sandbox, Multiplayer, Physics
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Garry's Mod · record updated 1 hour ago

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Overview

App ID4000

Release dateNov 29, 2006Early Access Nov 29, 2006

Last change number40186592

Last record update1 hour ago

App type: Game
Developer: Facepunch Studios
Publisher: Valve
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Technologies: Source detected
Website: gmod.facepunch.com
Links: X Facebook Discord Twitch YouTube Website

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes
Italian	Yes
German	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Bulgarian	Yes
Czech	Yes
Danish	Yes

All 26 languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
Dutch	Yes
Finnish	Yes
Greek	Yes
Hungarian	Yes
Japanese	Yes
Korean	Yes
Norwegian	Yes
Polish	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes
Russian	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes
Swedish	Yes
Thai	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes
Turkish	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes
Vietnamese	Yes

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline co-opLAN co-opCross-platform multiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorIncludes Source SDKRemote Play on tabletFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$9.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$9.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked17 hours agoin 41 regions

BrazilR$BRL

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Patches

Sep 16, 2026 September 2026 Update
Artwork showcase: "Just one more thing!"The September 2026 Update is now live.64-bit binaries on WindowsThis update brings 64-bit binaries for the Windows game client, dedicated servers and most developer tools, such as Hammer, to every ve…
Sep 9, 2026 September 2026 Update is coming soon
Hello everyone, The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon.The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 16th of September at 3PM GMT.This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers will not need …
Apr 29, 2026 April 2026 Update
New mountable gamesWith community effort and permission from the respective game developers, 2 new games are now available to be mounted in Garry's Mod: Black Mesa and Military Conflict: Vietnam!As with other mountable games, you will need…
Apr 23, 2026 April 2026 Update is coming soon
Hello everyone, The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon.The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 29th of April at 3PM GMT.This update will require existing servers to update before they can be joined, so servers own…
Dec 10, 2025 December 2025 Patch
Hello everyone,A new small patch has been released.This one contains mostly fixes for regressions introduced by the November Update, as well as some other minor fixes.Sandbox servers and clients are recommended to update at their earliest …
Nov 12, 2025 November 2025 Update
The November 2025 Update is now live.New water visualsThis update adds new water rendering features from newer Source Engine games to Garry's Mod. Here's a comparison:This includes flow maps, lightmaps and ability to reflect 3D skybox. Thi…
Nov 5, 2025 November 2025 Update is coming soon
Hello everyone, The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon.The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 12th of November at 3PM GMT.This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers will not need i…
Jul 23, 2025 July 2025 Update
Artwork Showcase - "The Construction"The July 2025 Update is now live.Update HighlightsThe biggest user-facing change in this update brings most of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 Episodic content to Garry's Mod by default, with gra…
Jul 15, 2025 July 2025 Update is coming soon
Hello everyone, The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon.The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 23rd of July at 3PM GMT.This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers will not need immed…
May 9, 2025 May 2025 Patch
Hello everyone, A new patch has been released. This one contains mostly stability and security fixes. Servers and clients are recommended to update as soon as possible. The change list is as follows: Throw a non halting Lua error when hitt…
Apr 30, 2025 April 2025 Patch
Hello everyone, A new patch has been released. This one contains mostly fixes, some for regressions introduced by previous update, as well as some crash fixes, security improvements and a number of under the hood changes. Servers and clien…

Build	Branch	Updated
26171539	dev	Oct 23, 2026
26168646	x86-64	Oct 23, 2026
25375506	public	Sep 17, 2026
25375506	prerelease	Sep 17, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
218	Garry's Mod	1	$9.99
295508	Garry's Mod - Commercial License	1	$9.99
12958 Bundle	Facepunch Complete Bundle	1	$47.64

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4001	—	All	6.36 GB	3.33 GB	2904029089870460835
4002	—	Windows	481.4 MB	188.5 MB	8456439456790142762
4003	—	Linux	264.7 MB	62.2 MB	5169228716831564971
4004	—	macOS	152.7 MB	36.2 MB	5143526130592293759
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25375506	Sep 17, 2026	Open
dev Development branch - Live daily updates	26171539	Oct 23, 2026	Open
x86-64 Linux and MacOS 64-bit binaries & Chromium Embedded Framework	26168646	Oct 23, 2026	Open
prerelease Preview of the next Default Public Version	25375506	Sep 17, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/GarrysMod

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
gmod.exe	-steam	Windows	Play Garry's Mod
hl2_osx	-steam -game garrysmod	macOS	Play Garry's Mod
hl2.sh	-steam -game garrysmod	Linux	Play Garry's Mod
bin/gmod.exe	-steam -game garrysmod	Windows	Play Garry's Mod (x86-64 beta, Legacy 32-bit version)
bin/win64/gmod.exe	-steam -game garrysmod	Windows · 64-bit	Play Garry's Mod (x86-64 beta, 64-bit)
gmod_win64.exe	-steam	Windows · 64-bit	Play Garry's Mod (64-bit)

Space per player1.00 GB

Filesup to 10,000

Save locations3

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
gameinstall	garrysmod/saves/	*	All
gameinstall	garrysmod/dupes/	*	All
gameinstall	garrysmod/demos/	*	All

Screenshots

Update history

Oct 25, 2026 · 12:43 #40186592
- appid removed
- config.launch.3.config.BetaKey added x86-64
- config.launch.3.config.betakey removed
- config.launch.4.config.BetaKey added x86-64
- config.launch.4.config.betakey removed
- config.launch.5.config.BetaKey added dev,prerelease,public
- config.launch.5.config.betakey removed

News

Oct 14, 2026 · PC Gamer 'My idea of a Netflix for games doesn't work': Garry's Mod successor is getting 'sweeping changes'
More radical changes beyond just giving the characters necks are coming to Garry's Mod successor s&box. Facepunch Studios' game creation platform's launch in April was met with a swarm of negative re…
Apr 28, 2026 · Rock, Paper, Shotgun Garry's Mod devs Facepunch will be taking action to "push obviously AI-created slop off" sequel S&box's main page, Garry Newman confirms
Update: "Low quality, obvious AI-created slop is going to be a growing problem in every creative outlet," Facepunch founder Garry Newman said in response on RPS' reachout about S&box being plagued by…
Apr 27, 2026 · PC Gamer The Valve-approved Half-Life remake is joining the Garry's Mod family 'by popular demand'
Sandbox fun times simulator Garry's Mod has gobbled up pretty much every official Valve Source game into its toybox at this point, but there is land yet to conquer. Facepunch announced this week that…
Mar 12, 2026 · PC Gamer Garry's Mod creator says programmers over-relying on AI is like using too much porn: 'You lose your ability to ejaculate using your imagination'
I got the rare chance this week to sit down with Garry's Mod creator and Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman, whose next project, game creation platform s&box, is preparing for launch in April... …
Mar 10, 2026 · PC Gamer Garry Newman says he originally expected Garry's Mod to make 'about $30,000' as a 'best case scenario'
It's been 20 years since Garry's Mod launched on Steam, and it's hard to think of a bigger success. The physics sandbox is the top-selling PC exclusive on Steam, is still one of the platforms most-pl…
Nov 16, 2025 · PC Gamer Almost 20 years since it hit Steam, Garry's Mod finally addresses 'lackluster support for weapons used by NPCs' and gives Dr Kleiner his gun license
I'm always taken by surprise when Garry's Mod receives a new update. Since it came out when I was still a teenager, I just assume it's ancient history. Yet in reality, Facepunch's anarchic toolbox re…
Aug 18, 2025 · Rock, Paper, Shotgun Why the skibidi are you adding skibidi to the Cambridge Dictionary? We think it has "staying power", answer word boffins
Skibidi. Dop, dop, dop. Yes, yes. Skibidi. Double u. Neem, neem. This is the clarion call of the modern age, the infernal message brought unto our virgin ears by the Skibidi Toilets. No, wait, keep r…
Jul 25, 2025 · GamingOnLinux Garry's Mod now has lots of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 content included
Valve have given special permission to Garry's Mod from Facepunch to include a whole bunch of extra content for the popular physics sandbox. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/…
Jul 23, 2025 · PC Gamer At long last and 'with gracious permission from Valve,' Garry's Mod now contains 'most of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 Episodic content' even if you don't own those games
So long, pink checkerboards that represent missing textures! Adiós, pitch-black skies that signify an absent skybox! Don't let the door hit you on the way out, enormous 3D model that says ERROR where…

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Garry's Mod

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