It’s only competition is Minecraft, and kinda, Roblox (which bares a lot of similarities in its Studio Mode, but I still think Garry’s Mod wins over).
If this mode wasn’t so expansive, and allowed for so much replayability in My Opinion: Once you get over the learning curve (My reason for a 9, not 10) this game is quite possibly the best sandbox games ever made, and this is without mods. Finally, it’s just fun to build your own scenes.My Opinion: Once you get over the learning curve (My reason for a 9, not 10) this game is quite possibly the best sandbox games ever made, and this is without mods. It’s a perfect platform for machinima, where you create your own movies in the environment of the game, or for mini-games where you set the rules and invite others. Garry’s Mod is a playground where you can play your own games. On the other hand, on desktops, you can use any possible inputs, make your own mods, and upload your own content to Steam Workshop.
Neither can you download Garry’s Mod for mobile devices: it’s too large. So it’s not available on consoles (and hardly will it ever be). The freedom it offers is the result of modding. So far Garry’s Mod is only available on desktop platforms, including Windows, OS X, and Linux-based SteamOS. There are also independent servers that provide even more opportunities than Steam Workshop.
Many enthusiastic modders create and import their own objects or skins or create secondary mods to add more freedom. This unleashed imagination makes Garry’s Mod a popular gaming platform. You can set the rules for interactions between players and the environment, making your own multiplayer games and uploading them. The most attractive thing about Garry’s Mod, though, is mini-games. After editing, there will be a machinima video, similar to in-game cutscenes. If you think it over, you can create long sequences and record them from any point with a virtual camera. Time, gravity, shots, and explosions, other physical effects will apply as you start. Position them as you like in the location, and then release to see the physics take over. So you can create the location from scratch, position trees and grass, houses and roads, set the weather and the daytime.Ĭharacters and objects can also be imported from libraries that already exist. The engine has been reworked to give a player many developer tools. In Garry’s Mod, you can create and form environments or import entire scenes from other games built on Source. It uses Source engine we know by The Orange Box games by Valve. Lack of polish (as for 2020) is equalized by creativeness and incredible landscapes one can create with Garry’s Mod. Remember Minecraft! On the other hand, Garry’s Mod is quite a decent disassembled version of Half-Life 2 or any other game based on the same engine. Sandbox games never look as elaborate as RPGs or action ones with predefined scenarios and locations.