Garry's Mod: Steam reviews, players & page score
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Garry's Mod at a glance
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.
- Price
- $9.99
- Release
- Nov 29, 2006
- Steam reviews
- 1,100,369 reviews, 97% positive recently
- Playing now
- 20,459 players
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- Facepunch Studios
- Languages
- 31 (English, French, Italian, German…)
Games like Garry's Mod
Similar games: screenshots 92/255 · 4 trailers · 13 languages
Garry's ModFacepunch Studios · 20 tags · 20 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Open World & Sandbox
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 4 ISSUES
criticalNo trailer+7 pts
The page has no video.
Add a gameplay trailer that shows play in the first 5 seconds.
mediumContrast could be stronger+1 pts
Brightness spread 46.
Increase separation between subject and background.
lowOpens with the game's name+1 pts
Starts "Garry's Mod is a…", which wastes the first words.
Open with what the player does instead.
lowBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts
Top five tags include Multiplayer.
Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 117/255, contrast 46, colorfulness 120, 0% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 80 · long 84
Short description · 121 / 300Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Opens with the game's name. Starts "Garry's Mod is a…", which wastes the first words.
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- fixNo trailer on the page.
- warnTop five tags include Multiplayer.
- warn1 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- ok97% positive recent reviews.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok31 languages.
- okDiscord, X, website linked.
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 31 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ Short description uses 121 of 300 characters
- ✓ 97% positive recent reviews
- ✓ Capsule stands out at small size
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- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ No tracking
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
YouTubers & streamers who play Garry's Mod
12 YouTube channels named Garry's Mod in a video title in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.
- SpyCakes YouTube · 4.9M subscribers“SPRINTBEAR IS AFTER ME! (Garry's Mod)” · Oct 11, 2026
- JustJoeKing YouTube · 1.9M subscribers“How to Steal an Egg in Garry's Mod!” · Oct 14, 2026
- RilGames YouTube · 1.2M subscribers“CHASE EVOLUTION PAW PATROL MUSCLES HELICOPTER HUNGRY WORM BIG MAZE in Garry's Mod” · Nov 5, 2026
- TheFrizkyFrog YouTube · 1.2M subscribers“THE HORROR VS DESTRUCTABLE BUILDINGS! - Garry's mod Sandbox” · Oct 15, 2026
- ENCORE UN AUTRE ALEXANGA YouTube · 514K subscribers“L'Évolution des Créatures TREVOR HENDERSON m'ont Traumatisé... (GARRY'S MOD)” · Nov 6, 2026
- Camodo2 YouTube · 252K subscribers“We Hit FREDBEAR with a TRAIN in Gmod! (Garry’s Mod RP)” · Oct 10, 2026
- PROMENADE YouTube · 168K subscribers“All Trevor Henderson Creatures vs Escape of Cows From Cyriak | Garry's Mod” · Nov 6, 2026
- Ozzy Gmod 3 YouTube · 69K subscribers“Hoggie Nextbot in Parallax! Garry's Mod” · Nov 6, 2026
- SHOOTABIRDIE YouTube · 4M subscribers“FLIGHT REACTS burps way too much in Garry’s Mod.. #gmod #flightreacts” · Sep 13, 2026
- cringechoppa YouTube · 1.3M subscribers“Can You Catch Garry's mod DBillions Lyalya Character Ep 1 #gmod #shorts #funny” · Sep 25, 2026
- GIAHUY GMOD YouTube · 10K subscribers“Number Block 3D Meme vs Laser Pit Garry's Mod ! #shorts #gmod” · Oct 24, 2026
- RoboKast YouTube · 520K subscribers“Garry's Mod Should Be Dead By Now” · Aug 28, 2026
From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.
Garry's Mod: common questions
Is Garry's Mod on Steam?
Yes. Garry's Mod is on Steam (app ID 4000) at store.steampowered.com/app/4000.
When did Garry's Mod come out?
Garry's Mod was released on Steam on Nov 29, 2006.
How much does Garry's Mod cost on Steam?
Garry's Mod costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Regional prices differ.
Are Garry's Mod's Steam reviews good?
Garry's Mod has 1,100,369 Steam reviews and 97% of recent reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Does Garry's Mod have a demo?
There was no demo on Garry's Mod's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made Garry's Mod?
Garry's Mod is made by Facepunch Studios and published by Valve.
What kind of game is Garry's Mod?
Steam players tag it Sandbox, Moddable, Multiplayer, Physics, Building. 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.
Which YouTubers and streamers play Garry's Mod?
Recent Garry's Mod videos and streams include SpyCakes (YouTube), JustJoeKing (YouTube), RilGames (YouTube), TheFrizkyFrog (YouTube), ENCORE UN AUTRE ALEXANGA (YouTube). StoreCheck lists 12 of them on this page, with subscriber counts and their latest Garry's Mod video.
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