April 2026 Update is coming soon

Hello everyone,

The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon.

The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 29th of April at 3PM GMT.

This update will require existing servers to update before they can be joined, so servers owners are advised to take notice of the date and test their servers on the pre-release beta beforehand to ensure smoothest update experience.

This update will contain many under the hood changes that may break existing binary modules.

You can preview the list of upcoming changes here:

https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Update_Preview_Changelog

(Please note this list is still work in progress and is subject to change.)

By popular demand and with approval from its developers, this update will be adding mounting support for Black Mesa in Garry's Mod.

We've partnered with Crowbar Collective to offer both our fans this limited time bundle to buy both games at one discounted price:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/72825/Garrys_Mod_x_Black_Mesa/

We kindly ask anyone willing to help us, players, modders and server owners alike, to test this update before it releases, to minimize any potential problems on release day.

Just run your game or your (development/test) server on one of the beta versions briefly to see if any new issues crop up compared to the non-beta version of the game.

The Pre-Release Steam beta branch for Garry's Mod has been updated and contains all the changes that will be included in the next update. The "dev" and "x86-64" betas also contain all the upcoming changes.

You can report any found issues preferably on our official bug tracking repository on GitHub: (be sure to search before posting)

https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues

Or at the very least in the comments below, or on our official Discord server or:

https://discord.com/invite/gmod

If you wish to set up a dedicated server instance using any of the beta branches, please see this article:

https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Downloading_a_Dedicated_Server

How to switch game branches:

• Exit the game

• Right click on Garry's Mod in Steam and select Properties

• Go to the Betas tab and select your desired branch

  • None - This is the normal version of the game

  • Pre-Release - This is the next update

  • Dev - This is a bleeding edge version of the game, expect it to contain more bugs than usual