Since as far back as 2017, Garry’s Mod creator Garry Newman has been working on a spiritual successor to the iconic Source Engine-based sandbox. Utilising Valve's new Source 2 Engine, Newman’s upcoming project – s&box – has now finally gotten an official release date.

Almost a decade after it was first announced (and years on from its initial closed tests) the long-awaited spiritual successor to the highly-popular Garry’s Mod is finally almost here, with the ‘game creation platform’ s&box officially launching on the 28th of April 2026.

No price has been given for the game, but considering that the original Garry’s Mod costs just £6.99 (and the fact that s&box focuses on revenue through user-generated content) expect it to be pleasantly affordable.

Garry’s Mod was a major part of Steam’s early success, with the creative platform garnering over 25 million copies sold throughout the years.

With s&box set to be everything its predecessor was and so much more, here’s to hoping that the past decade of work proves to be fruitful.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for this spiritual successor? Will it hit the same as the OG Garry’s Mod? Let us know your thoughts down below.

Garry's Mod is the kind of thing that, even if you've never heard of it, it has been so influential that it is nigh impossible for you to have not seen the impact it has had in something that came after it that was influenced by it. The game creation platform is responsible for scores of YouTube videos on top of entire games, and now, its spiritual successor s&box, which is powered by Valve's Source 2 engine, will be out on Steam later this month, on April 28, 2026. The release date was quietly revealed with the game creation platform's […]

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