‘My idea of a Netflix for games doesn’t work’: Garry’s Mod successor is getting ‘sweeping changes’
Garry’s Mod creator Garry Newman says his original vision for Facepunch’s upcoming game s&box, as a “Netflix for games”, does not work. The project is now undergoing sweeping changes, reflecting a shift away from a model built around a large library of community-made games.
Newman said the team had tried to make every game inside s&box feel like a polished, standalone release, but that approach proved difficult to sustain. The article gives no specific figures or timetable for the changes; it presents them as a substantial rethink of how the Garry’s Mod successor will work and how creators’ projects will be presented.
- s&box is being substantially reworked.
- Garry Newman says the “Netflix for games” idea failed.
- The shift affects how community-made games are presented.
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Garry’s Mod is a long-running sandbox game created by Garry Newman’s studio, Facepunch. It lets players use objects and tools to build their own experiences, and has supported a large community of creators.
The upcoming s&box is intended to follow that tradition by giving people a place to make and play community-created games. Its original plan drew a comparison with Netflix: a broad library of games available through one platform. The challenge is how to support creators while making each game feel complete and easy for players to discover.