Garry's Mod

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 1.3M player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Facepunch Studios · Sandbox · Nov 29, 2006

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
28,476
concurrent players
#55 by players on Steam
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
31
Full audio1 of 31
Subtitles1 of 31

Should I buy Garry's Mod?

Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1.3M player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It feels creative in a way modern multiplayer games often forgot how to be.
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
this game was THE GAME back in like 15 years ago. before among us or phasmaphobia etc we had gmod for everything. with community mods this can be your horror game, action game, story game etc anything is possible. it's still well maintained to this day. get a few good friends and you can do silly things and have fun. it's cheap and it has infinite replayability.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, the game is outdated, but this does not matter much because gameplay and creativity are the main focus.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Okay but just **MAKE SURE TO GET CS:S FOR TEXTURES**, that is a Garry's Mod must.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Steam Workshop adds thousands of free maps, weapons, vehicles, and game modes, so the game never gets old.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
very good game ngl, runs 40/50 fps when its on a good mood (now it runs smooth like 60/75 fps and i got alot of fps boosters thats why i have alot more fps)

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Multiplayer30 reviews
Story and characters20 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
94% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
90% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • LAN Co-op
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Captions available
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes Source SDK
  • Includes level editor
  • Playable without Timed Input

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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