Videogame Volumes: Garry Mod’s

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Garry’s mod is a sandbox game (a game that gives the player more choice in what they want to do). Garry’s mod was made in 2006, so it has been here for a while.The game is most well known for how flexible it is, being able to do almost anything you want. 

Garry’s mod has a lot of things that make it an amazing game but here are the three main components that make it good.

Sandbox: Garry’s mod is a game that lets you do anything and there are so many tools and items you can have at your disposal to build and do anything you want. You want to strap three boosters to a watermelon that is connected to a barrel and watch it fly; you want to build a house that has wheels you can move around go ahead; you want to sit in a chair go ahead. The possibilities are endless 

Community: The community of Garry’s mod is a lot more special than other communities because of community-made content which is stuff made by the community that you can download from this thing called the workshop, and with the workshop, almost anything can be possible. Do you want to be Mario on the Death Star fighting skeletons? It’s possible with the workshop. You want to be Optimus Prime fighting an army of dinosaurs with the infinity gauntlet? it possible with the workshop, you can turn your game for anything you want. Any character, weapon, vehicle, and more you can think of is probably there. The possibilities are endless. 

Multiplayer: Garry’s mod has many different game modes and servers to join. Here are a couple of popular examples. A prop hunt is a game where you either play as a prop or a hunter. A prop’s job is to try to blend in with its environment while the hunters have to find the props and take them out. Trouble in Terror Town sees you play as an innocent or a traitor. The traitor’s job is to take out all the non-traitor players while the innocents have to find out who the traitor is and take them out. Those aren’t the only 2. There are so many options to choose from and the possibilities are endless if you can find them. 

Garry’s mod is an amazing game; if you haven’t tried it you should have a fun experience by yourself or with friends. You can only find Garry’s mod on steam.