Garry's Mod Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-09-23
- Fun with friends and solo
- Physics sandbox creativity
- Vast multiplayer game modes
- Infinite content via mods
- Outdated engine and graphics
- Steep learning curve for new players
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows <8GB VRAMmixedWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,266,423
- Positive
- 1,226,86796.9%
- Negative
- 39,5563.1%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 63,311,688
- Estimated revenue
- $632,483,763
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 3720.35%
- Estimated copies lost
- 18,597
- Estimated revenue lost
- $185,784
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 3740.4% Avg playtime 0.9h | 1,0421% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 2,6002.5% Avg playtime 414.3h | 101,04996.2% Avg playtime 251.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 22.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 250.5 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 1,508.1 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,682.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
105,065 total
Organic purchasers93,16788.7%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations11,89811.3%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
105,065 total
First impression0-2h3,4003.24%
Voted up: 87%
Mid game2-10h29,78328.3%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h15,62014.9%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+56,26253.5%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
98.1%
Global baseline 97.2%
317 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,266,423 total.