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Synergy

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App ID 17520
App Type Game
Developer
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 29286084
Last Record Update 30 May 2025 – 14:22:36 UTC ()
Release Date 3 October 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.00%
11k reviews
149
In-Game

Synergy enables you to play through the Half-Life 2 series and many other singleplayer Source Mods cooperatively with friends.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Synergy Team
gamedir Synergy
metacritic_name Synergy
icon empty string
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 82
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/synergy?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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serverbrowsername Synergy
vacmacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulefilename sourceinit.dat
developer_url http://synergymod.net/
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
LoadAllBeforeLaunch Yes
workshop_visible Yes
RequiredAppID Source SDK Base 2006 (215)
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 1 September 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Action (1), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 3 October 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 1 September 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1125558000)
Store Asset Modification Time 29 November 2024 – 19:36:37 UTC () (1732908997)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 89
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, OpenVR SDK, SDL SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 7 May 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 791804
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-3RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 4 May 2013 – 20:59:21 UTC (), in changelist #212484
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes
Dutch Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🔧 Mod 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 FPS 👥 Online Co-Op 🔫 Shooter 🙌 First-Person 🚀 Sci-fi 🧟 Zombies 🗺️ Adventure 😖 Gore 👊 Violent 😃 Funny 🛠️ Moddable 😱 Horror 🌲 Survival 🌍 Open World 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Online Co-op LAN Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Mods Mods (require HL2) Captions available Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Includes Source SDK Multi-player Co-op HDR rendering Valve Anti-Cheat Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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timestamp18 December 2024 – 23:34:31 UTC

Steam charts

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  • 149 players right now
  • 181 24-hour peak
  • 2,940 all-time peak 17 November 2024
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  • 26,335 followers
  • 9,836 positive reviews
  • 1,167 negative reviews
  • 89.39% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.00% SteamDB Rating
  • 9,836 89.4% positive reviews
  • 1,167 10.6% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Synergy right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 149 players live playing Synergy on Steam.

Synergy had an all-time peak of 2940 concurrent players on 17 November 2024.

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