The coolest sandbox maps are below!
Sandbox maps are pretty much the main pillar of a gorgeous video game called Garry's Mod. The main purpose of Garry’s mod over a decade ago was to hop on a single-player map and shoot stuff, build stuff, have fun with your friends, or just trolling.
I’ll be including maps that are legendary classics, maps that have different content, such as railroad tracks, destructive environment, map size, and plenty of other awesome things that I forgot to include here. Come with me and lemme show ya a list of the best sandbox maps for Gmod!
10. Flatgrass
ONLY TOP 10? #%%&^%@&^%!&%#@!$%$#%#*!*&
Look guys, this is a great version of an OLD and LEGENDARY sandbox map called Flatgrass - I believe it was the first map I ever played and had plenty of fun dat consisted mostly of mindlessly shooting zombies or starting NPC wars, cuz playing around with wiremod was too difficult. I could have placed this map at a better place, but guys, cmon, it’s literally FLAT GRASS.
What’s fun about this map:
- A Gmod legendary classic
- Flat terrain
- Massive skybox
- The map is in the single-player tab by default, so no need for downloads, sweetie!
9. Construct
ONLY TOP 9?
Yes, boys, another legendary classic map with only a 9th spot, not including this map on the list would be a sin worse than murder. This map is the second-first map I have played straight after Flatgrass and I automatically fell in love. It gets a better spot than Flatgrass mostly because it has a lake, buildings that you can make a base from and the famous white room. Truly a classic!
What’s fun about this map:
- Cool designed buildings that you can make a base from(Used to do that a lot as a kiddo!)
- White room that you can color with the color tool in your physgun(cool for making screenshots)
- A medium-tall building from which you can shoot Kleiners off.
No download link for you buddy.
8. Bigcity
AND RITE NAOW BABYLON DE PON MAH CASE
I’ve included this map before on one of my previous articles that had to do with “best cities”, but I had to include this map as a sandbox map cuz it’s just simply that good. It makes a great sandbox map due to its massive skybox and plenty of tall buildings, great for helicopter/plane training and it also has some interactable buildings. + some easter eggs!
What’s fun about this map:
- What’s fun about this map are the tall as hell buildings that you can do plenty of stuff with
- Matter of fact this map is also a classic, it’s pretty old and it’s one of my childhood specials so it deserves a spot!
- Plenty of roads to drive around
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?l=polish&id=105982362
7. Freespace 13
Both a flying map and a sandbox map.
Freespace 13 is a pretty big skybox map that offers a small empty city, plenty of space, bridges, random cozy houses with a view over the lake, I believe there are also hangars? I don’t remember very well, but I do know that this is also a great flying map and I’m pretty sure that I’ve included it AGAIN previously somewhere(cmon, it’s a gucci sandbox map too!)
What’s fun about this map:
- NPC nodes
- Randomized terrain
- Awesome and realistic skybox
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=115510325
6. Genesis
Idk man, another sandbox map plz leave me alone now
Welcome to Genesis, a multi-purpose map with large undergrounds, plenty of roads, a helipad, a long airstrip, and plenty of other cool things. From my experience, I used to spend more time underground than outside(just like IRL). A pretty decent map that’s surely worth trying if you’re into multiple random things at once!
What’s fun about this map:
- An underground obstacle course
- It’s pretty flying friendly
- Did I mention undergrounds? Yeah, this map has plenty of those!
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=266666023
5. Racetest
Gas, gas, gas!
Welcome to a race map, first time ever including a map like this, I’m not sure whether this map is as fun in singleplayer as in multiplayer(I doubt it), so I suggest you guys get a friend with ya and try to push him off the road, or into a tree. It’s a pretty fun map as it offers something different from the other maps mentioned above, worth trying out!
What’s fun about this map:
- 8 different racing tracks
- Massive loops
- There’s even an ice rink :o!
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1638539427
4. Blackwoods
Something pretty for once!
I had to sooner or later include a sandbox map with pretty scenery, playing maps with bland, repetitive grass would eventually make everyone yawn and quit reading this article. A medium-sized map with asphalt roads in a forest with grim-looking trees. According to the author, the map is supposed to be located in Oregon, USA. It’s a nice map if you’re bored of standard sandbox maps with predictable texture design.
What’s fun about this map:
- Gorgeous scenery
- If you like NPC battles, this map is just perfect
- It’s also awesome for making HQ screenshots!
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1756466920
3. Redrock
Look what a lovely junkyard, that's where I'll live in the next few months!
Lack of deserts in my list made me include this map, I’m a fanatic of desert maps and I had to put it in here, this map has to offer one of the prettiest skyboxes I’ve ever seen in Gmod and vast amounts of space, filled with plenty of areas and objects to discover. The map description says that this map was made for off-road driving, but I had more fun than just driving on this map and I offer it to anyone who likes pretty/desert sandbox maps!
What’s fun about this map:
- The terrain is pretty diverse
- Railroads for buildable trains
- Hey man, dat skybox doe!
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=350869194
2. Cliffhouse2
Boom.
Ya know, I played plenty of maps and after countless maps with massive skyboxes, massive amounts of space I finally had to find something small and simple - a fully destructible house located on a cliff. Idk why, but I love this map, I found out about it recently and had plenty of fun detonating it with TNT, rocketing it down with attack helicopters, or just putting Kleiners inside of it and THEN detonating it to ash. It is a fun map but specifically designed just to focus on that one house.
What’s fun about this map:
- The phys house, god damn it
- The view of the collapsing house is always spectacular
- Idk man I just love nuking it to bits
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=105767065
1. Calamity Coast V2
Some of my readers might remember this map
Calamity Coast is a very popular map that leaves options for literally everything - building stuff, destroying buildings, massive skybox allows for flying vehicles(WAC vehicles go well with this map, as some of them are armed and it’s satisfying as hell to destroy buildings with rockets from an attack heli). The map’s terrain is also pretty randomized, has cliffs and rivers, and plenty of other locations!
This map has everything a sandbox map needs - and yes, I did mention this map in one of my other articles ([Top 10] Garry's Mod Best Maps For Flying). It fits both in this and that article and I suggest this map to anyone who has WAC vehicles installed, as it’s extremely fun to fly around and shoot every building you see. Try it now!
What’s fun about this map:
- Multi-use map
- Filled with destructible buildings(Houses, shacks, lighthouses, bridges, etc)
- Resettable buildings after destruction
- AI nodes
Download link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=110311417
SUMMARY:
We done, boys. I’m pretty sure that I’ve included content that’s fit for all types of Gmod players, everything from iconic maps like Flatgrass/Construct to maps like Genesis, Blackwoods, and Calamity Coast. As always sweethearts, you don’t have to agree with me on the maps placement, I think they’re awesome and you gotta agree with me <3.
Thanks for reading this article though, means a lot to me, and have fun!
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