Steam News 5 November 20256mo ago

November 2025 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 12th of November at 3PM GMT. This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so s…

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addedThis update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers will not need immediate updating and players can still join old servers, but it is still highly recommended to update as soon as the update releases to get all the new features and fixes.

changedPlease help us test the updateWe 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.

addedPlease help us test the updateJust 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.

changedPlease help us test the updateThe 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.

changedPlease help us test the updateOr at the very least in the comments below, or on our official Discord server or:

changedPlease help us test the updateIf you wish to set up a dedicated server instance using any of the beta branches, please see this article:

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noteJust 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.

noteThe 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.

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

The next Garry's Mod update is coming soon.

The current plan is to release the next Garry's Mod update on 12th of November at 3PM GMT.

This update will be backwards compatible with existing servers, so servers will not need immediate updating and players can still join old servers, but it is still highly recommended to update as soon as the update releases to get all the new features and fixes.

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.

Please help us test the update

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
- CosmeticNoneThis is the normal version of the game
- CosmeticPre-ReleaseThis is the next update
- CosmeticDevThis is a bleeding edge version of the game, expect it to contain more bugs than usual

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