In our world, though, Garry's Mod won out, and JBMod is only just making its way to Steam now, 18 years later. "JBMod was the first mod ever released for Half-Life 2," developer Team JBMod explains.

You might think players would be flocking in to play Garry's Mod after the July 2025 update, but the data tells a very different story.

Garry's Mod, a physics sandbox, started as a Half-Life 2 mod. The $10 download now works with most Source-powered Valve games, allowing the objects and characters of the world to be spawned ...

A guest post from GeekTeen John Ceceri: Garry’s Mod (GMod) is a program made by Garry Newman that allows you to manipulate the Half-Life and Source engine games. If you’ve ever searched ...