my friend is in gmod but it doesn't say that he is

[Air-bud fan 117]

I've been trying to join my friends game but it says he just online I know he's in game but it says hes online

[wuddih]

https://steamcommunity.com/my/edit/settings
he has to modify his privacy settings to be not private.

[Private Storage]

Hello,

Your friend's game activity probably private.

Here's how you can change it:
Edit profile -> My privacy setting -> Game details: Public