Garry's Modfor Windows

Garry’s Mod is a title dedicated to giving you, the player, absolute freedom to design and create anything you could imagine on the maps it provides.

Endless creative opportunity

Garry’s Mod is less a game and more a sandbox tool for making new levels using assets from games that also use the Source engine.

A game’s assets can include its character models, background textures, weapons, and props.

Apart from Garry’s Mod itself, you can buy other games to enhance itt. Some of these include Half-Life Source, Half-Life 2, and Day of Defeat. The more games you have, the more assets you can use.

Once you’ve downloaded the games required to have access to their assets, you should be ready to play Garry’s Mod. There, you can either join games online that other players are running, or head to a sandbox mode and try to make a map or game yourself.

Sandbox mode is usually considered the meat of the game, and the hardest part to master. You have absolute freedom in arranging things however you like.

Thankfully the game, with its long history, has a trove of resources available to players who know where to look, with several tutorials, guides, and gameplay videos ready to help any confused and eager new players.

Where can you run this program?

Garry’s Mod can only run on desktop. On Windows, the minimum requirement is Windows XP. On Mac OS, OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3. On Linux, Ubuntu 12.04.

Is there a better alternative?

No, there is no better alternative. Garry’s Mod is unique, and it has no direct competition as a game maker or map editor with the Source engine.

Our take

Garry’s Mod is not free, nor are most of the games it needs. However, they aren’t too expensive and are often on sale. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll have fun building and creating.

Should you download it?

Yes, you should download it if you really enjoy games with the Source engine, and own a few already.