s&box just dropped on Steam yesterday, Facepunch calling it the spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, but the vibes are straight Roblox slop with kid-friendly thumbnails and creator cash grabs. Mixed reviews at 44% positive from nearly 2k peeps already, peak players hit 12k in beta but chilling at like 3-6k now – Gmod fans hitting it with the L + ratio.

PC Gamer cooked it hard today: homepage looks like YouTube thumbnails on steroids, day-one games are low-effort like 'Mow The Lawn' incremental trash or meh FPS clones with jank gunplay. Facepunch paying creators via engagement from cosmetics – sounds like Roblox economy meets Source 2 tools, but where's the unhinged modder chaos? Garry's pure hobbyist spirit? Nah, this is monetized UGC platform energy.

Reddit's popping off in r/gmod and r/sandbox: threads calling it 'soulless Roblox clone,' 'looks kinda bad compared to competitors,' devs saying Gmod was a 'dead end.' Some hope for open source editor to save it, but Gmod loyalists like 'no way it replaces the OG chaos.' Peak copium or skill issue?

s&box wants to be the next big sandbox but launched mid – Gmod community sleeping on it or just uninstalling the Roblox dupe? Watch the player charts for the real ratio.