Garry's Mod — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Garry's Mod is currently the #49 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 30K concurrent players — ▼ cooling off (was #45 last week).
Last official update Apr 29, 2026 (35 days ago) · 6 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.
- Steam rank
- #49 ▼
- Peak (24h)
- 30K
- Genre
- Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Developer
- Facepunch Studios
- Released
- Nov 29, 2006
- Price
- $9.99
- Steam reviews
- 1.07M
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.
Latest updates & patch notes
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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 to own them on Steam first, which will…
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News
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 such things out of the gate. "We don't encourage using AI to be creative. We…
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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 the 20-year-old game's next patch, planned for April 29, will finally bring…
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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 owners are advised to take notice of the…
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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... Read more.
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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-played games daily, and even holds a Guinness World Record—it's the " Most Liked…
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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 convenience. The change list is as…
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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 remains very much a going concern. With over 22,000 players in the last 24 hours…
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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. This both improves compatibility with…
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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 immediate updating and players can…
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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 reading! It'll be worth it. Probably. After all, the word skibidi has now been…
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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:
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About Garry's Mod
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. Beyond the Sandbox The Garry's Mod community is a tremendous source of content and has added hundreds of…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 Processor: 2 GHz Processor or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB dedicated VRAM or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 9 compatible Additional Notes: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
- Languages
- English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified…
- Official site
- gmod.facepunch.com
Frequently asked questions
- Is Garry's Mod free to play?
- Garry's Mod is a paid game ($9.99) on Steam.
- What is the latest Garry's Mod update?
- The most recent official update is "April 2026 Update" (Apr 29, 2026), categorized as Patch. 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 to own them on Steam first, which will…
- How many people play Garry's Mod?
- Garry's Mod peaked at 30K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #49 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #45 the previous week).
- When was Garry's Mod released?
- Garry's Mod was released on Nov 29, 2006 by Facepunch Studios.
- What kind of game is Garry's Mod?
- Garry's Mod is a Casual, Indie, Simulation game, featuring single-player, multi-player, pvp.
Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Jun 4, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Garry's Mod and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.