How many people are playing Garry's Mod right now?

20,362 people are playing Garry's Mod on Steam right now, making it the 67th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 30,670 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Garry's Mod's all-time peak player count?

Garry's Mod's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 73,824, reached in January 2015.

Is Garry's Mod good? What do Steam reviews say?

96% of 1,099,942 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).

How much does Garry's Mod cost on Steam?

Garry's Mod costs $9.99 on Steam (US).

Does Garry's Mod work on Steam Deck?

Garry's Mod is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Garry's Mod

by Facepunch Studios · published by Valve · Released Nov 29, 2006

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#67

20,362

▲ 0.9%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

96% positive

Overwhelmingly Positive1,099,942 reviews

Owners (est.)20M–50M

24h peak

30,670

Highest seen73,824

Jan 201511.8 years ago

Price on Steam

$9.99

Lowest ever $9.99 Oct 2026

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Players +0.9% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 12:24 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

Concurrent players

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Media & details

Screenshots, achievements, specs and price history from Steam.

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Where to buy

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Editions and bundles on Steam

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Reviews

96% positive of 1,099,942 · Overwhelmingly Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Default controller config not fully functional
!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Sep 17, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC
Build 25375506the current build when we started tracking7.3 GB on Windows

Betas and other versions (3)

Oct 30, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC
dev · build 26334140
Development branch - Live daily updates
Oct 26, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC
x86-64 · build 26229091
Linux and MacOS 64-bit binaries & Chromium Embedded Framework
Sep 17, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC
prerelease · build 25375506
Preview of the next Default Public Version

Patch notes

Sep 16, 2026
PatchSeptember 2026 Update
Artwork showcase: "Just one more thing!"The September 2026 Update is now live.64-bit binaries on WindowsThis update brings 64-bit binaries for the Windows game client, dedicated servers and most developer tools, such as Hammer, to every version of the game.Thi…
Sep 9, 2026
PatchSeptember 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 16th of September at 3PM GMT.This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers will not need immediate updating an…
Apr 29, 2026
PatchApril 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…
Apr 23, 2026
PatchApril 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 ta…
Dec 10, 2025
PatchDecember 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 chan…
Nov 12, 2025
PatchNovember 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 compa…

Other news (9)

Oct 14, 2026
'My idea of a Netflix for games doesn't work': Garry's Mod successor is getting 'sweeping changes'
More radical changes beyond just giving the characters necks are coming to Garry's Mod successor s&box . Facepunch Studios' game creation platform's launch in April was met with a swarm of negative reviews, complaints of AI slop filling its user-generated game…
Apr 28, 2026
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…
Apr 27, 2026
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, wil…
Mar 12, 2026
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.
Mar 10, 2026
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…
Nov 16, 2025

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 96% on 2026-11-01 → 96% today (1,099,942 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$9.99

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Trading cards

9 cards. Buying one of each costs $0.69, which crafts this game's badge; the foil set costs $4.66.

Trouble In Terrorist Town (Trading Card)$0.08

Missing Textures$0.08

Movie Maker$0.08

Trouble In Terrorist Town$1.09

Foil cards (8)

Invasion$0.21

Missing Textures$0.26

Prices checked 2026-11-01, lowest Steam Community Market listing in US dollars.

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Garry's Mod player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Garry's Mod right now?: 20,362 people are playing Garry's Mod on Steam right now, making it the 67th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 30,670 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Garry's Mod's all-time peak player count?: Garry's Mod's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 73,824, reached in January 2015.
Is Garry's Mod good? What do Steam reviews say?: 96% of 1,099,942 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).
How much does Garry's Mod cost on Steam?: Garry's Mod costs $9.99 on Steam (US).
Does Garry's Mod work on Steam Deck?: Garry's Mod is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Live data from Steam, tracked by SteamPlayerBase.