Can you trust Garry's Mod's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 96.7%

Release date: 2006年11月29日 View on Steam

Official Steam rating
96.9%
1,269,859 reviews
Adjusted rating
96.7%
95% range 96.6%–96.9%
vs official −0.2pt
Japanese-language reviews
95.8%
1,729 reviews
vs overall −1.0pt

Overrated 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12

Summary

The adjusted rating for Garry's Mod is 96.7% (95% range 96.6–96.9%), in line with the official 96.9% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Overrated" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher, but the positive reviews carry low average trust).

Average trust is 0.68 for positive and 0.72 for negative reviews, but the gap is too small to move the official rating much. The most common discount factor is very short reviews, at 52% of all reviews.

Across 193 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.

The last 180 days show 97.0% (last 30 days: 97.2%), close to the all-time figure.

Japanese-language reviews (1,729) show 95.8%, close to the overall rating. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 98.3%.

The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.

Positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review3%11%
Very short text52%45%
Key activated outside Steam10%19%
Received for free3%4%
Owns very few games35%12%
Over 100 reviews written1%1%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.680.72

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 24.6 hours.

Rating history

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month (green = positive, red = negative)
0 10k 20k 30k 2010-10: +6 / −0 2010-11: +169 / −3 2010-12: +250 / −3 2011-01: +142 / −2 2011-02: +99 / −1 2011-03: +120 / −2 2011-04: +115 / −4 2011-05: +92 / −1 2011-06: +106 / −0 2011-07: +404 / −3 2011-08: +147 / −5 2011-09: +116 / −1 2011-10: +100 / −2 2011-11: +115 / −4 2011-12: +530 / −10 2012-01: +205 / −7 2012-02: +139 / −3 2012-03: +180 / −1 2012-04: +123 / −3 2012-05: +124 / −0 2012-06: +154 / −2 2012-07: +541 / −4 2012-08: +312 / −5 2012-09: +203 / −2 2012-10: +174 / −1 2012-11: +342 / −7 2012-12: +472 / −7 2013-01: +505 / −8 2013-02: +480 / −7 2013-03: +625 / −9 2013-04: +516 / −8 2013-05: +483 / −13 2013-06: +544 / −14 2013-07: +701 / −10 2013-08: +470 / −8 2013-09: +547 / −7 2013-10: +481 / −5 2013-11: +1,449 / −22 2013-12: +6,447 / −130 2014-01: +5,054 / −117 2014-02: +4,817 / −112 2014-03: +3,139 / −79 2014-04: +3,127 / −86 2014-05: +2,996 / −77 2014-06: +7,398 / −169 2014-07: +4,667 / −128 2014-08: +3,967 / −128 2014-09: +2,956 / −89 2014-10: +2,804 / −90 2014-11: +3,867 / −160 2014-12: +5,543 / −235 2015-01: +4,868 / −218 2015-02: +4,214 / −184 2015-03: +3,847 / −208 2015-04: +3,478 / −179 2015-05: +3,372 / −148 2015-06: +4,680 / −282 2015-07: +3,879 / −219 2015-08: +4,408 / −276 2015-09: +2,904 / −146 2015-10: +2,873 / −139 2015-11: +3,693 / −220 2015-12: +5,630 / −345 2016-01: +5,652 / −337 2016-02: +4,351 / −229 2016-03: +3,739 / −216 2016-04: +3,585 / −208 2016-05: +3,032 / −169 2016-06: +4,181 / −257 2016-07: +4,311 / −245 2016-08: +3,455 / −189 2016-09: +2,322 / −139 2016-10: +2,344 / −111 2016-11: +10,386 / −206 2016-12: +4,313 / −208 2017-01: +4,622 / −257 2017-02: +3,904 / −219 2017-03: +3,141 / −151 2017-04: +3,186 / −141 2017-05: +3,088 / −153 2017-06: +4,704 / −241 2017-07: +4,781 / −267 2017-08: +3,546 / −197 2017-09: +2,948 / −151 2017-10: +3,171 / −170 2017-11: +8,852 / −245 2017-12: +4,696 / −258 2018-01: +4,332 / −211 2018-02: +3,257 / −165 2018-03: +2,993 / −170 2018-04: +2,417 / −156 2018-05: +2,551 / −131 2018-06: +3,532 / −211 2018-07: +3,897 / −211 2018-08: +2,843 / −155 2018-09: +2,016 / −122 2018-10: +2,024 / −133 2018-11: +8,976 / −196 2018-12: +3,091 / −185 2019-01: +3,104 / −185 2019-02: +2,880 / −147 2019-03: +2,339 / −106 2019-04: +2,335 / −119 2019-05: +2,448 / −151 2019-06: +10,735 / −304 2019-07: +12,942 / −348 2019-08: +2,394 / −135 2019-09: +1,963 / −100 2019-10: +4,620 / −110 2019-11: +26,680 / −447 2019-12: +21,785 / −456 2020-01: +17,443 / −388 2020-02: +12,552 / −314 2020-03: +17,065 / −436 2020-04: +17,043 / −493 2020-05: +13,676 / −395 2020-06: +12,337 / −378 2020-07: +13,632 / −384 2020-08: +11,497 / −346 2020-09: +9,508 / −299 2020-10: +9,701 / −241 2020-11: +12,783 / −332 2020-12: +12,908 / −352 2021-01: +13,955 / −383 2021-02: +11,231 / −329 2021-03: +10,547 / −323 2021-04: +9,571 / −290 2021-05: +9,757 / −338 2021-06: +10,350 / −377 2021-07: +12,361 / −425 2021-08: +11,466 / −351 2021-09: +8,796 / −270 2021-10: +9,353 / −326 2021-11: +11,068 / −324 2021-12: +11,176 / −367 2022-01: +14,008 / −443 2022-02: +10,796 / −382 2022-03: +9,372 / −519 2022-04: +8,729 / −310 2022-05: +8,915 / −343 2022-06: +11,297 / −406 2022-07: +14,257 / −494 2022-08: +13,415 / −424 2022-09: +10,002 / −299 2022-10: +9,390 / −310 2022-11: +11,470 / −298 2022-12: +11,482 / −389 2023-01: +12,533 / −413 2023-02: +8,343 / −272 2023-03: +9,087 / −284 2023-04: +8,181 / −285 2023-05: +8,585 / −275 2023-06: +10,500 / −352 2023-07: +14,759 / −446 2023-08: +10,172 / −353 2023-09: +7,761 / −254 2023-10: +7,574 / −249 2023-11: +10,968 / −294 2023-12: +10,333 / −338 2024-01: +10,923 / −375 2024-02: +8,066 / −270 2024-03: +8,972 / −300 2024-04: +6,991 / −302 2024-05: +7,035 / −273 2024-06: +8,230 / −316 2024-07: +11,199 / −395 2024-08: +8,653 / −312 2024-09: +5,851 / −225 2024-10: +6,101 / −221 2024-11: +9,997 / −257 2024-12: +10,038 / −261 2025-01: +10,921 / −385 2025-02: +7,306 / −271 2025-03: +8,099 / −281 2025-04: +5,970 / −222 2025-05: +5,828 / −213 2025-06: +7,155 / −226 2025-07: +7,944 / −277 2025-08: +6,647 / −243 2025-09: +5,580 / −194 2025-10: +6,918 / −268 2025-11: +9,885 / −213 2025-12: +8,420 / −242 2026-01: +9,817 / −290 2026-02: +8,053 / −247 2026-03: +8,298 / −252 2026-04: +7,235 / −229 2026-05: +7,508 / −257 2026-06: +7,833 / −262 2026-07: +9,636 / −309 2026-08: +8,651 / −295 2026-09: +6,516 / −195 2026-10: +2,556 / −65 2010/102011/012012/012013/012014/012015/012016/012017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01
Positive share per month (months under 30 reviews omitted)
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 96.7% 2010-11: 98.3%2010-12: 98.8%2011-01: 98.6%2011-02: 99.0%2011-03: 98.4%2011-04: 96.6%2011-05: 98.9%2011-06: 100.0%2011-07: 99.3%2011-08: 96.7%2011-09: 99.1%2011-10: 98.0%2011-11: 96.6%2011-12: 98.1%2012-01: 96.7%2012-02: 97.9%2012-03: 99.4%2012-04: 97.6%2012-05: 100.0%2012-06: 98.7%2012-07: 99.3%2012-08: 98.4%2012-09: 99.0%2012-10: 99.4%2012-11: 98.0%2012-12: 98.5%2013-01: 98.4%2013-02: 98.6%2013-03: 98.6%2013-04: 98.5%2013-05: 97.4%2013-06: 97.5%2013-07: 98.6%2013-08: 98.3%2013-09: 98.7%2013-10: 99.0%2013-11: 98.5%2013-12: 98.0%2014-01: 97.7%2014-02: 97.7%2014-03: 97.5%2014-04: 97.3%2014-05: 97.5%2014-06: 97.8%2014-07: 97.3%2014-08: 96.9%2014-09: 97.1%2014-10: 96.9%2014-11: 96.0%2014-12: 95.9%2015-01: 95.7%2015-02: 95.8%2015-03: 94.9%2015-04: 95.1%2015-05: 95.8%2015-06: 94.3%2015-07: 94.7%2015-08: 94.1%2015-09: 95.2%2015-10: 95.4%2015-11: 94.4%2015-12: 94.2%2016-01: 94.4%2016-02: 95.0%2016-03: 94.5%2016-04: 94.5%2016-05: 94.7%2016-06: 94.2%2016-07: 94.6%2016-08: 94.8%2016-09: 94.4%2016-10: 95.5%2016-11: 98.1%2016-12: 95.4%2017-01: 94.7%2017-02: 94.7%2017-03: 95.4%2017-04: 95.8%2017-05: 95.3%2017-06: 95.1%2017-07: 94.7%2017-08: 94.7%2017-09: 95.1%2017-10: 94.9%2017-11: 97.3%2017-12: 94.8%2018-01: 95.4%2018-02: 95.2%2018-03: 94.6%2018-04: 93.9%2018-05: 95.1%2018-06: 94.4%2018-07: 94.9%2018-08: 94.8%2018-09: 94.3%2018-10: 93.8%2018-11: 97.9%2018-12: 94.4%2019-01: 94.4%2019-02: 95.1%2019-03: 95.7%2019-04: 95.2%2019-05: 94.2%2019-06: 97.2%2019-07: 97.4%2019-08: 94.7%2019-09: 95.2%2019-10: 97.7%2019-11: 98.4%2019-12: 97.9%2020-01: 97.8%2020-02: 97.6%2020-03: 97.5%2020-04: 97.2%2020-05: 97.2%2020-06: 97.0%2020-07: 97.3%2020-08: 97.1%2020-09: 97.0%2020-10: 97.6%2020-11: 97.5%2020-12: 97.3%2021-01: 97.3%2021-02: 97.2%2021-03: 97.0%2021-04: 97.1%2021-05: 96.7%2021-06: 96.5%2021-07: 96.7%2021-08: 97.0%2021-09: 97.0%2021-10: 96.6%2021-11: 97.2%2021-12: 96.8%2022-01: 96.9%2022-02: 96.6%2022-03: 94.8%2022-04: 96.6%2022-05: 96.3%2022-06: 96.5%2022-07: 96.7%2022-08: 96.9%2022-09: 97.1%2022-10: 96.8%2022-11: 97.5%2022-12: 96.7%2023-01: 96.8%2023-02: 96.8%2023-03: 97.0%2023-04: 96.6%2023-05: 96.9%2023-06: 96.8%2023-07: 97.1%2023-08: 96.6%2023-09: 96.8%2023-10: 96.8%2023-11: 97.4%2023-12: 96.8%2024-01: 96.7%2024-02: 96.8%2024-03: 96.8%2024-04: 95.9%2024-05: 96.3%2024-06: 96.3%2024-07: 96.6%2024-08: 96.5%2024-09: 96.3%2024-10: 96.5%2024-11: 97.5%2024-12: 97.5%2025-01: 96.6%2025-02: 96.4%2025-03: 96.6%2025-04: 96.4%2025-05: 96.5%2025-06: 96.9%2025-07: 96.6%2025-08: 96.5%2025-09: 96.6%2025-10: 96.3%2025-11: 97.9%2025-12: 97.2%2026-01: 97.1%2026-02: 97.0%2026-03: 97.1%2026-04: 96.9%2026-05: 96.7%2026-06: 96.8%2026-07: 96.9%2026-08: 96.7%2026-09: 97.1%2026-10: 97.5% 2010/102011/012012/012013/012014/012015/012016/012017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01
Reviews per day, last 30 days
0 100 200 300 400 2026-09-13: +318 / −10 2026-09-14: +212 / −1 2026-09-15: +190 / −4 2026-09-16: +219 / −1 2026-09-17: +217 / −8 2026-09-18: +238 / −9 2026-09-19: +271 / −7 2026-09-20: +257 / −9 2026-09-21: +183 / −3 2026-09-22: +151 / −4 2026-09-23: +173 / −11 2026-09-24: +160 / −4 2026-09-25: +227 / −6 2026-09-26: +285 / −7 2026-09-27: +238 / −4 2026-09-28: +155 / −4 2026-09-29: +178 / −6 2026-09-30: +139 / −11 2026-10-01: +191 / −6 2026-10-02: +207 / −6 2026-10-03: +282 / −6 2026-10-04: +273 / −9 2026-10-05: +215 / −6 2026-10-06: +190 / −4 2026-10-07: +225 / −2 2026-10-08: +218 / −9 2026-10-09: +195 / −5 2026-10-10: +264 / −6 2026-10-11: +249 / −6 2026-10-12: +47 / −0 09/1309/2009/2710/0410/11

Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days97.2%7,667
Last 180 days97.0%53,150
All time96.9%1,269,859
Japanese, last 180 days98.3%58

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