Garry's Mod
In short: Garry's Mod is a simulation game released in 2006 by Facepunch Studios, available on PC. Our score: 8.5/10 (highly recommended).
The ultimate physics sandbox with infinite possibilities.
Garry's Mod is the ultimate physics sandbox that has been a cornerstone of PC gaming creativity for over two decades. Built on Valve's Source engine, it provides unlimited tools to spawn, manipulate, and combine objects from Half-Life 2 and other Source games. The Steam Workshop hosts hundreds of thousands of community-created addons including maps, models, weapons, and entire game modes. Popular modes include Trouble in Terrorist Town (social deduction), Prop Hunt (hide-and-seek), DarkRP (role-playing), and Sandbox for pure creative building. Players have used Garry's Mod to create machinima films, Rube Goldberg machines, functional computers, and elaborate contraptions limited only by imagination. The game's accessible tools and massive community make it an endlessly renewable source of entertainment and creativity.
Game details
- Developer: Facepunch Studios
- Publisher: Valve
- Release year: 2006
- Platforms: PC
- Category: simulation
Our review
The ultimate sandbox playground. With virtually unlimited mod support, Garry's Mod is whatever you want it to be - from horror maps to roleplay servers.
Pros
- Infinite possibilities
- Massive Workshop support
- Active community
- Incredibly cheap
Cons
- Dated engine
- Toxic servers
- Requires Source games
FAQ
- What can you do in Garrys Mod?
- Almost anything - sandbox physics, custom game modes, millions of community mods.
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Last updated: 01/04/2026