Garry's Mod — Steam Launch Options

18 community-verified launch options for Garry's Mod on Steam ↗.

DeveloperFacepunch Studios

PublisherValve

Released2006-11-29

EngineUnity Engine

-disablehttp

exe" -console -applaunch 4000 -noaddons -noworkshop -disableluarefresh -nochromium -low -multirun -nomouse -nojoy -nosound -insecure -tickrate 10

Steam Community
-h

Set window height

manual_curation
✅ Verified
-noshaderapi

0001 +sv_lan 1 +map gm_construct

Steam Community
+connect

Use the +connect 1:1

PCGamingWiki
-high

Set process priority to high

manual_curation
✅ Verified
mangohud

Proton/Wine compatibility option.

ProtonDB
-novid

Skip video files and cutscenes

manual_curation
✅ Verified
-w

Set window width

manual_curation
✅ Verified
+fps_max

Set maximum FPS (e.g., +fps_max 144)

Source Engine
-noaddons

Disables legacy addons. Performance improvement for GMod.

Game-Specific Communities
✅ Verified
-console

Enable developer console

manual_curation
✅ Verified
gamemode

Proton/Wine compatibility option.

ProtonDB
-nojoy

Disable joystick/controller support

Source Engine
-threads

Specify number of CPU threads to use

manual_curation
✅ Verified
-multirun

Allows multiple instances. GMod-specific feature.

Game-Specific Communities
✅ Verified
-disableluarefresh

exe" -console -applaunch 4000 -noaddons -noworkshop -nochromium -disablehttp -low -multirun -nomouse -nojoy -nosound -insecure -tickrate 10

Steam Community
-insecure

Disables VAC protection. BLOCKS VAC-secured servers.

Valve Developer Community
✅ Verified
-freq

Example: 120 forces a 120 Hz refresh rate.

PCGamingWiki