Garry's Mod - izigame

Game Info

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. You spawn objects and weld them together to create your own contraptions - whether that's a car, a rocket, a catapult or something that doesn't have a name yet - that's up to you. You can do it offline, or join the thousands of players who play online each day. If you're not too great at construction - don't worry! You can place a variety of characters in silly positions. But if you want to do more, we have the means.

Name

Garry's Mod

Companies

Facepunch Studios

Released

12/24/2004

Platforms

Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)

Engines

Source

Type

Simulator, Indie

Social Networks

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Reviews

Monday, February 10, 2025 11:36:30 PM

37 Steam users votes up

Steventechno

Steam user

The Sandbox game to Rule em' All!

Garry's Mod is a classic. With it's Steam Debut launching all the way back in 2006, 19 years ago as of writing. This game was the first game I ever built a new rig just to play. The endless possibilities, The things you could build and show off, the social aspect, This game was absolutely amazing! While I initially played it Pirated back in 2009, I did eventually get a re-loadable card to get the full version. I will say though, Garry's Mod 2009 and 202x are completely different beasts. This game has a wealth of Gamemodes, There are even far more dedicated servers than there are players too. My hours played is wildly inaccurate. It should be tens of thousands of hours I played, so many years I went without regular internet access. hooey, Okay! so...
Pros

One of the oldest sandbox games that still has some relevance
A huge wealth of game modes
Some people are chill
The Community addons are abundant, and are still being made today.
The absolute freedom in Sandbox mode
LAN Play is still a thing
There is also P2P so hosting a session is very easy.
This game brought me and my nephews closer
There are so many fun tools to play with in the base game
Saving and sharing your dupes and game saves is effortless
There is a lot of history behind this gem of a game
gLUA allows for creation of unique, scripted weapons, vehicles, entities and more!

Cons

Many addons and maps are unmaintained, which can lead to broken-ness
This community is NOTORIOUS for venom and toxicity
A Younger playerbase, so older gamers like me were alienated.
There are too many low-effort sh*t-post dupes and addons
The limitations of the Source Engine
For LAN Play, you need "Addon share" in order to sync addons
A huge list of empty servers with zero activity
The Mapping utility, Hammer is quite a bit behind the times
This is huge, Vehicles built and saved via Duplication tends to have broken "saggy" constraints. This is a bug as old as time.

This game still, to this day is truly one of a kind. The absolute base game can still give some hours of fun, Expanding it with community addons, Some which go beyond the limitations of Source, i.e. Meetric's infmap, as well as classic maps, weapons, vehicles, unofficial VR Support, and so much more. If you ever wanted to play a sandbox game with so many things you can do, welcome home.