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BeamNG.drive vs Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod is the more played game right now: 18,345 players on Steam against 15,441 for BeamNG.drive, about 19% more players. Garry's Mod has been ahead for 68 days straight, and has led on 130 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 108h in BeamNG.drive and 281h in Garry's Mod. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
BeamNG.drive
108h
average of 53 members
Garry's Mod
281h
average of 189 members
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BeamNG.drive
17,668Garry's Mod
18,889Daily averages · latest day · Garry's Mod, 7% ahead of BeamNG.drive
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Garry's Mod has had the higher daily player count for the last 68 days. BeamNG.drive last led on Aug 2, 2026.
BeamNG.drive led 6 daysGarry's Mod led 130 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 68 days
- Garry's Mod
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | BeamNG.drive | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,441 | 18,345 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,187 | 28,289 |
| 7-day average | 19,695 | 22,247 |
| 30-day average | 18,266 | 21,874 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,372 | 38,913 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 421,089 | 1,268,129 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2015 | Nov 29, 2006 |
| Price | $24.99 | $4.99 (−50%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | BeamNG.drive | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 20,559 | 31,518 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 19,088 | 30,117 | 23,173 | 36,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 20,684 | 47,372 | 24,902 | 37,888 |
| Aug 2026 | 20,811 | 38,386 | 25,642 | 38,913 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,328 | 30,437 | 21,447 | 38,610 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 18,454 | 30,671 | 21,855 | 37,687 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, BeamNG.drive or Garry's Mod?
Garry's Mod currently has more players: 18,345 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,441 for BeamNG.drive, about 19% more players.
Is BeamNG.drive bigger than Garry's Mod on Steam?
Over the last 30 days BeamNG.drive averaged 18,266 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 21,874. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
Has BeamNG.drive ever had more players than Garry's Mod?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, BeamNG.drive had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Aug 2, 2026. Garry's Mod has led for the last 68 days.
Is BeamNG.drive better than Garry's Mod?
By Steam review score, BeamNG.drive rates higher: 97% positive across 421,089 reviews vs 97% across 1,268,129 for Garry's Mod. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (18,345 vs 15,441 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is BeamNG.drive growing or declining on Steam?
BeamNG.drive averaged 18,266 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,372.
Is Garry's Mod growing or declining on Steam?
Garry's Mod averaged 21,874 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
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