Garry's Mod

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Garry's Mod

Short description

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.

Developer
Facepunch Studios
Publisher
Valve
Release
Wed, Nov 29, 2006
Price
$9.99
Reviews
1,097,692
Positive
97%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
20M – 50M
Concurrent players
18,400
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Includes level editor, Includes Source SDK, Remote Play on Tablet
Tags
Sandbox Moddable Multiplayer Physics Building Casual Funny First-Person Singleplayer FPS Simulation Comedy Online Co-Op Co-op Shooter Action Indie PvP Realistic Exploration
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$455msomewhere between $202m and $461m · roughly 22M–50M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $9.21, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 8% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

85 data points since Jul 29, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$449m → ~$455m
Reviews 1,082,257 → 1,097,692
Concurrent players 18,400 → 18,400
Price $4.99 → $9.99
Positive reviews 97.0% → 97.0%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 352 further data points reach back to Oct 1, 2010 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $2.49 on Nov 2, 2012.

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