As you might know, recently Garry’s Mod was on a weekend sale with a 50% discount, which made Garry’s Mod only 5 pounds. It proved to be more than successful, as you can see here: (Click to enlarge)

The 8 days before the sale GMod sold 2,975 units, in the 8 days during the sale GMod sold 34,927 units. Because it was 50% off, Gmod kind of needed at least a 200% rise in sales for it to justifty itself; the actual rise was 1074%, which makes 9% of the total amount of units sold since the release of Garry’s Mod 10.

So, if you’re going to sell games in the future: get a 50% discount for extreme profit!

  • Crille
    I would have bought it again if i didn't already have it.
  • Damion
    Yes I do agree 50% off makes people buy. Heck I just bought the 15 dollar l4d for the pc for the mods and graphics and controls because it was such a good deal.
  • Congratz! Clever marketing and a loving community is all you need!
    I must have recommended at least 3 friends to get gMod and i was told about it by a friend myself!

    There should be a reward system in place don't you think :>
  • Skippy
    I wonder if they would gain on making it 4.99 always
  • pater
    yeh,garry must make us better things now like offical roleplay or things like that :3
  • a opinionz
    suprising
  • weskerr
    do'h
  • TourDex
    Sweet mother Mary! Thats a awful lot of money! Yet i think that 5 pounds for this game is such a low price... Oh well atleast he got a nice reward for this mod :D
  • Cakeguy
    Well i think that gmod sold more not just because of the dis count. witch did make it sell more, but because it was listed on the front page of steam.
  • Turbis
    "What’s the point of this news post again? That Garry is a rich bitch?"

    People on facepunch was curious.
  • Mr.Clean
    O.O' Are you sure you sure you should be posting this information...? People might come after you O.o
    <..>
    >.<'
  • krouton3
    i tried getting my clan members to buy during the weekoff but they were stubburn -.-
  • Mr.Clean
    O.O' Should you realy poast this information...? Some people might come after you O.o
    <..>
    >.<'
  • Chances are there will still be some cheap-skates out there that still be thinking a fiver is too much.
  • bay
    No wonder Valve did the same with L4D. They must have made a ton from that, too.
  • fishface60
    It's only 87 thousand (£5*34927/2(Valve takes half)), he's not into millionnaire territory.
  • Nori
    87 thousand in a week. That's probably more than your parents make a year.
  • Jeziah
    WOAH

    I imagine Garry sitting in a pure-gold hottub filled with dry-cleaned 100$ bills and ringed with 50 bars of diamond-studded soap, reading this report and nodding contentedly to himself.
  • FP BJK
    "All I made was a Half Life 2 mod, and now

    bling bling moneh's mah thing"
  • What's the point of this news post again? That Garry is a rich bitch?
  • Pungrongo
    Wow. That's... Wow. Can I have some?
  • Holy balls! Garry, would you kindly donate me a new car? :3
  • DeathDoom
    Dayum, I'm speechless. I didn't think it'd be THAT successful!
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