So if you're familiar with Steam, the online games distribution service, you probably know what Garry's Mod (GMod) is. It's a game that uses assets from most Source engine games, such as Counter Strike Source and Half Life 2, to allow you to essentially mess around and create maps, vehicles, more assets and even gamemodes. Sounds pretty dumb/cool right? Well i've put almost 80 hours in over the last few years and that's nothing compared to most GMod players.
GMod is constantly adapting and changing with new user-created assets and gamemodes. Even the base game, in which you use other Source game's assets to create things such as vehicles or just fun mini-games, has kept people entertained for waaaay too many hours. The highest amount of total time i've seen one person have in the game is 18,000 hours.
GMod is pretty unique in that regard. Not many games can boast the amount of content that it has, which is clearly backed up by how much time people spend in the game. Combined with the fact that the game's creator, Garry Newman, continuously updates the game with upgraded features (such as the semi-recent Steam Workshop integration), I feel like the question needs to be asked; Is Garry's Mod an immortal game? Will it last forever, being constantly updated, or will the creator eventually have to make a sequel to accommodate for newer versions of the Source engine?
Personally I'd say the game still has a lot of life in it! Perhaps not 'immortal' but it could easily last another 4 or 5 years. I think it's inevitable that the game will either stop being updated, or receive a sequel for newer engines, but until then Garry and his small team will continue to update alongside the heaps of fan-created content such as the 'Deathrun' and 'Trouble In Terrorist Town' gamemodes that have become increasingly popular over the last few years. I for one, will be along for the ride, but what do you guys think? Drop me a tweet over on my twitter or leave a comment on this post!
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