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Garry's Mod vs GTA 5 Legacy
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is the more played game right now: 70,674 players on Steam against 23,325 for Garry's Mod, about 3× more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has been ahead for 174 days straight.
Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy every 5 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 283h in Garry's Mod and 347h in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. 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.
Garry's Mod
283h
average of 186 members
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
347h
average of 145 members
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Garry's Mod
19,789Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
45,402Daily averages · latest day · Grand Theft Auto V Legacy, 2.3× the players of Garry's Mod
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy every 5 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
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 174 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Garry's Mod led 0 daysGrand Theft Auto V Legacy led 174 days
- Days tracked
- 174
- Current streak
- 174 days
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 27%
- May 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 174 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 | Garry's Mod | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,325 | 70,674 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,162 | 70,674 |
| 7-day average | 22,315 | 45,557 |
| 30-day average | 21,927 | 46,668 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,913 | 105,399 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,268,129 | 2,080,010 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Price | $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 | Garry's Mod | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | 35,350 | 85,977 |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 50,474 | 92,488 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,173 | 36,690 | 68,517 | 105,399 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,902 | 37,888 | 69,055 | 101,733 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,642 | 38,913 | 62,773 | 96,391 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,449 | 38,610 | 48,128 | 84,258 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,221 | 37,687 | 45,149 | 74,192 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Garry's Mod or GTA 5 Legacy?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 70,674 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,325 for Garry's Mod, about 3× more players.
Is Garry's Mod bigger than GTA 5 Legacy on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 21,927 concurrent players and Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 46,668. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod ever had more players than Grand Theft Auto V Legacy?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 174 days both games have been tracked.
Is Garry's Mod better than GTA 5 Legacy?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,268,129 reviews vs 88% across 2,080,010 for Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (70,674 vs 23,325 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Garry's Mod growing or declining on Steam?
Garry's Mod averaged 21,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
Is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 46,668 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
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