Garry's Mod creator admits S&box struggles, announces sweeping changes

Garry Newman acknowledged that S&box has failed to win over players since its April launch, with Steam reviews at roughly 47% positive. Facepunch will focus on curation, shift to Steam Workshop, and make the game free-to-play by late 2026.

• S&box holds only ~47% positive Steam reviews since its April release
• The game will go free-to-play by late 2026, with existing owners getting Steam items
• Facepunch will drop its own infrastructure in favor of Steam Workshop
• Focus shifts to curation of top games instead of a 'Netflix for games' flooded with AI projects