Garry's Mod
Hacker ApprovedRanked 6 of 12 sandbox games by recommenders
People recommend Garry's Mod for its open-ended sandbox play, with mods and maps still being made years later and a lasting influence on culture and games.
People recommend Garry's Mod for its open-ended sandbox play, with mods and maps still being made years later and a lasting influence on culture and games.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 12 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Mods and maps still made
“People are playing and making Gmod and HL2 mods and maps to this day.”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “S&box is now an open source game engine” “on gmod i have a couple dozen IP mods”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “S&box is now an open source game engine” Active, lively community
“It's just as lively as ever but other games have blown up by an order of magnitude larger.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “The best is over: The fun has been optimized out of the Internet” “People are playing and making Gmod and HL2 mods and maps to this day.”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “S&box is now an open source game engine” Lasting cultural and industry influence
“I really like all the cultural oddities that Garry's Mod spawned.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “S&box is now an open source game engine” “absolutely paved the way for VTubing and Unreal Engine in film”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “S&box is now an open source game engine”
Other sandbox games people recommend
The four most recommended other sandbox games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | 222 | 149 | 60% | 13 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Luanti | 23 | 4 | 85% | 7 | — | Approved |
| No Man's Sky Cosmos | 22 | 31 | 42% | 1 | — | — |
| Voxile | 16 | 1 | 94% | 3 | — | — |
| Garry's ModThis page | 12 | 1 | 92% | 4 | — | Approved |
What people said
9 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's just as lively as ever but other games have blown up by an order of magnitude larger.”
“the sandbox game "Garry's Mod" was extended with scripting support and chose Lua”
“on gmod i have a couple dozen IP mods”
“Both games were a defining feature of my childhood”
“absolutely paved the way for VTubing and Unreal Engine in film”
“People are playing and making Gmod and HL2 mods and maps to this day.”
“I really like all the cultural oddities that Garry's Mod spawned.”
“S&box (and Garry's Mod and Rust) is pure game developers making things they want to make.”
“GMod is still the community with the most colorful vocabulary I've ever encountered”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.