Half-Life: Source

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App ID	280
App Type	Game
Developer	Valve
Publisher	Valve
Franchise	Half-Life
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Source Engine
Last Changenumber	28969249
Last Record Update	13 May 2025 – 22:20:27 UTC ()
Release Date	1 June 2004 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

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16k reviews

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Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more.

Additional Information

Developer

Valve

gamedir

hl1

metacritic_name

Half-Life: Source

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NoServers

Yes

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281

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eStateAvailable

developer_url

http://www.valvesoftware.com

directx_minver

4.09.00.0903

sourcegame

Yes

Publisher

Valve

Store Release Date

1 June 2004 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1)

Steam Release Date

1 June 2004 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

31 August 2019 – 08:23:51 UTC () (1567239831)

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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:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4233304

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

First seen on SteamDB

20 March 2013 – 07:42:04 UTC (), in changelist #196163

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes
French	Yes
German	Yes
Italian	Yes
Japanese	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Russian	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes
Thai	Yes
Korean	Yes

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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg

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Assets

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community_icon	b4f572a6cc5a6a84ae84634c31414b9123d2f26b.jpg
page_background_path	app/280
timestamp	25 July 2024 – 18:37:58 UTC

User File System

Key

Value

quota

9.54 MiB (10000000)

maxnumfiles

256

savefiles

0 ↴
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path	hl1/save
pattern	*.sav
1 ↴
root	gameinstall
path	hl1
pattern	*.cfg
recursive	1

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Platform	Path	Pattern
[All OSes]	[Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Half-Life 2/hl1/save	*.sav
[All OSes]	[Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Half-Life 2/hl1	*.cfg

Half-Life: Source

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