Huge Workshop and mod community
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The jack of all trades for video games, you can do anything with mods and the multiplayer is what makes it most fun”
Steam review · 806.1 h played ↗
Garry's Mod
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Facepunch Studios2006Sandbox · FPS · Casual
The verdict
A legendary physics sandbox whose Workshop mods and friends make it endless fun. Skip it if you play solo and dislike self-directed play, or hate toxic public servers and mod-download hassle.
Great for
Creative players and friend groups who enjoy chaotic physics, roleplay and Workshop mods
Main risk
No built-in goals, so it gets boring alone, and public servers and mod downloads can frustrate
What players love
Limitless creative freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It`s an incredibly massive sandbox where you can just create and create endlessly.”
Steam review · 788.5 h played ↗
Great fun with friends and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It will never get boring when you play with friends.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 792.2 h played ↗
Nostalgia and lasting memories
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“So many memories of mine stem from this very game.”
Steam review · 5473 h played ↗
Chaotic physics and silly moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“In most games, a barrel is just an object. In Garry's Mod, it's a weapon, a propulsion system, and a punchline.”
Steam review · 2761.3 h played ↗
Cheap, endless replayability and runs on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“love this game, cheap for thousands of hours of gameplay”
Steam review · 59.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Mods fail to download or work
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“THIS GAME WONT ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DOWNLOAD THE MODS”
Steam review · 36.3 h played ↗
Toxic community and bad public servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the community is absolute trash. If you purchase I recommend just sticking to single player.”
Steam review · 1210.7 h played ↗
Lag, crashes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“i wouldnt even call it a sandbox when it laggs suuuuuper hard with a few spawn ins of objects”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Servers dominated by RP and pay-to-win; population dying
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The game is dead, no decent servers; only donation-based awful servers remain.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 322.5 h played ↗
Boring without goals or friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“In this game you must be able to entertain yourself, which I unfortunately didn't know.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 6.8 h played ↗
Developer EULA, privacy and Workshop purges
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“EULA now has forced arbitration + class action waiver, which I am forced to accept if I want to continue playing the game I paid for.”
Steam review · 478.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10
Processor2 GHz Processor or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB dedicated VRAM or better
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10/11
Processor2.5 GHz Processor or better
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics4GB dedicated VRAM or better
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows® 10
Processor2 GHz Processor or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB dedicated VRAM or better
Storage10 GB available space
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