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Half-Life 2

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App ID 220
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Franchise Half-Life
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 29803295
Last Record Update 28 June 2025 – 16:04:06 UTC ()
Release Date 16 November 2004 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 96.47%
247k reviews
2,454
In-Game

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Additional Information

Developer Valve
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Publisher Valve
Store Release Date 16 November 2004 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 16 November 2004 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2025 – 00:35:44 UTC () (1745368544)
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Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
Timeline Markers Update 17 January 2025 – 18:07:47 UTC () (1737137267)
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:04 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

28 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes Yes
Bulgarian Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Greek Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes

Tags

🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 🕒 Classic 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🔫 Shooter 🙌 First-Person 🗺️ Adventure ⛓ Dystopian 🌫 Atmospheric 🔇 Silent Protagonist 🧟 Zombies 🔋 Physics 👽 Aliens 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😱 Horror 🕹️ Multiplayer 🧩 Puzzle 🛠️ Moddable

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes Source SDK Commentary available Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play Together Family Sharing Steam Timeline HDR rendering Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Steam Input API Supported

Accessibility Categories

Subtitle Options Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 2,454 players right now
  • 4,798 24-hour peak
  • 64,085 all-time peak 17 November 2024
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Store data

  • 96,656 followers
  • #1082 in top sellers
  • 241,455 positive reviews
  • 5,941 negative reviews
  • 97.60% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 261 viewers right now
  • 333 24-hour peak
  • 162,911 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 96.47% SteamDB Rating
  • 241,455 97.6% positive reviews
  • 5,941 2.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
16 November 2004 – 08:00 Steam Release -
4 February 2012 "A Red Letter Day" Community Event -
21 January 2020 – 18:00 Free Week -
14 August 2021 – 15:00 "Breaking the Bar" Community Event -
15 September 2021 – 11:13 Free Weekend -
15 November 2024 – 21:00 Free To Keep -
15 November 2024 – 22:00 20th Anniversary -

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How many players are playing Half-Life 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2454 players live playing Half-Life 2 on Steam.

Half-Life 2 had an all-time peak of 64085 concurrent players on 17 November 2024.

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