Garry's Mod Has Sold More Than 310,000 Units

On November 29, 2006, Garry's Mod dropped the version numbers and became available for purchase on Steam for $9.99. Since then, the sandbox tool/game has sold over 312,541 units according to lead designer Garry Newman (via Gamasutra ). The game has generated roughly $3.1 million over the course of two years. "The popularity took me and Valve by surprise," said Newman. "As soon as it went on sale the steam servers were temporarily knocked out, due to the demand." Humble as ever, Newman shared an anecdote of when he met one of the industry's legendary designers: GMod hasn't just given me financial stability, it's also made me a lot more experienced in C++. I learned how game engines are meant to work. I got to fly to Valve HQ and meet some game making dudes. I got to tell a nice bearded fellow how I was sick all over myself in the shower after eating airline food, and then realizing I was talking to Warren Spector." Newman added that he hopes Garry's Mod "has inspired other ... (link)