2026-09-09 20:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
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 and players can still join old servers, but it is still highly recommended to update as soon as the update releases to get all the new features and fixes.You can preview the list of upcoming changes here:https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Update_Preview_Changelog(Please note this list is still work in progress and is subject to change.)Please
2026-04-29 14:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
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 enable players to use maps and models from these games in Sandbox and other gamemodes.HUD ImprovementsSome default HUD elements received some polish - the weapon selector, damage indicators, health and ammo displays.The ammo HUD now correctly displays ammo for certain modded weapon types that use secondary clips, the de
2026-04-28 15:18 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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 don't encourage using AI to create games for you. But we do acknowledge that it's a good learning tool and it's a good productivity tool. We'll be taking action to promote human creativity and push obviously AI-created slop off the main page." Original story follows: S&box, the open source game development platform/game a
2026-04-27 20:11 UTC · PC Gamer · Morgan Park
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 Black Mesa into the fold... Read more.
2026-04-23 17:06 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
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 date and test their servers on the pre-release beta beforehand to ensure smoothest update experience. This update will contain many under the hood changes that may break existing binary modules.You can preview the list of upcoming changes here:https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Update_Preview_Changelog(Please note this list
2026-03-12 13:55 UTC · PC Gamer · Christopher Livingston
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.
2026-03-10 16:33 UTC · PC Gamer · Christopher Livingston
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 Indie Videogame on Steam.".. Read more.
2025-12-10 16:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
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 follows:Fixed decals not rendering in HammerRe-added model scale to prop_dynamic in HammerLimit physics rescaling to prop_physics and sent_animFixed server Lua error when using "" for rope materialMake Resistance Mine have proper name in killfeedAdded Cable_DX8 to rope shader whitelist which is used by some default materials
2025-11-16 13:00 UTC · PC Gamer · Rick Lane
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, Garry's Mod is the 62 nd most popular game on Steam by daily active users (according to SteamDB). That makes it more popular than Monster Hunter Wilds and Elden Ring Nightreign—at least as far as Steam is concerned... Read more.
2025-11-12 14:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
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 mountable games, as well as enables map makers to use these new features in their maps.It must be noted that these changes may unexpectedly affect a small amount of existing maps. The issue here is that some map makers are using (modified) water materials from other Source Engine games which have parameters that did not prev
2025-11-05 15:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
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 still join old servers, but it is still highly recommended to update as soon as the update releases to get all the new features and fixes.You can preview the list of upcoming changes here:https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Update_Preview_ChangelogPlease note this list is still work in progress and is subject to change.Please hel
2025-08-18 11:55 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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 added to the Cambridge Dictionary, and this is a reality we've all got to reckon with. Skibidi Toilet, in case you've been living somewhere free from the influence of vertically-framed surrealism, is a long-running series of 3D animations by YouTuber Alexey 'DaFuq!?Boom!' Gerasimov. It generally conveys the tale of a grea
2025-07-25 15:55 UTC · GamingOnLinux
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: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/garrys-mod-now-has-lots-of-counter-strike-source-and-half-life-2-content-included/
2025-07-23 21:23 UTC · PC Gamer · Christopher Livingston
So long, pink checkerboards that represent missing textures! Adiós, pitch-black skies that signify an absent skybox! Don't let the door hit you on the way out, enormous 3D model that says ERROR where a car should be!.. Read more.
2025-07-23 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Rubat
Artwork Showcase - "The Construction"The July 2025 Update is now live.Update HighlightsThe biggest user-facing change in this update brings most of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 Episodic content to Garry's Mod by default, with gracious permission from Valve. This means that you no longer need to own those games and have them installed to play on community maps that expect you to have this content. Please do note that maps from those games are not included, so you'll still need to install those games to use their maps, and neither are voice over files and music, due to licensing issues
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