5 Casual games like Garry's Mod that you should try

It comes from the same genre as Garry's Mod and shares a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and offline play.

Same family as Garry's Mod: a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: 2D presentation.

The genre is the same as Garry's Mod’s, and with it a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings an isometric view.

The thread back to Garry's Mod runs through sandbox freedom, a casual, approachable feel and melee combat. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre puts it alongside Garry's Mod, and so does a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and 2D presentation.