One of the most successful titles on Steam, which has stubbornly defended its place in the charts for 15 years, is not a game at all. Garry's Mod is the father of all physics kits. But now he should get a competitor with the Unreal Sandbox. What does the challenger offer?
On the Unreal Sandbox website, the developer talks about more or less developing a clone of Garry's Mod. But he goes into battle with the Unreal Engine 4, which is much more powerful and graphically a lot more attractive than the now completely outdated source engine version of Garry's Mod.
The previous champion: Garry's Mod
Who is Unreal Sandbox competing against? The Garry's Mod physics kit cannot be killed even after 15 years. You can still find the title with well over 20,000 simultaneously active players in the top 25 of all Steam games.
The fascination has not changed since he was born in 2004. You build your own playground and test the almost infinite possibilities. Where ordinary games have their limits, the fun of Garry's Mod is just beginning.
Replicating entire games, quick slapstick humor, cleverly working out complex machines and weapons – no game session is like the other.
The challenger: Unreal sandbox
The Unreal Sandbox now wants to offer all of this with the technology and graphics of Unreal Engine 4. But the developer is still covered. There is already a short trailer and the promise to offer online co-op and mod support.
The throne that Garry's Mod sits on doesn't seem to be shaking too much yet. An extensive sandbox and the technology of the Unreal Engine 4 are two powerful weapons, but the most important one has so far been missing from the Unreal Sandbox: the long-term loyalty of a community that has already made Garry's Mod what it is today.
It is not yet clear whether Unreal Sandbox can motivate players similarly. Is on steam the release date is March 9th, By then at the latest, we will know more about the simulation that bravely wants to mess with the sandbox giant Garry's Mod.
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