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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

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App ID 320
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 29465636
Last Record Update 9 June 2025 – 15:05:11 UTC ()
Release Date 1 November 2004 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.47%
14k reviews
120
In-Game

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!

Additional Information

Developer Valve
gamedir hl2mp
metacritic_name Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
icon steam/games/icon_hl2
icon2 steam/games/icon_hl2_dull
NoServers No
primarycache 321
state eStateUnAvailable
serverbrowsername Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
vacmacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulefilename sourceinit.dat
ValidOSList macOS Windows
developer_url http://www.valvesoftware.com
sourcegame Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Valve
no_revenue_accumulation Yes
Store Release Date 1 November 2004 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 1 November 2004 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 9 June 2025 – 15:05:04 UTC () (1749481504)
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Aliases hl2 deathmatch, half life 2 deathmatch, hl2dm
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, OpenVR SDK, SDL SDK, Steam_Networking SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • 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
  • 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: 5 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6935373
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
Anti-Cheat Software VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat)
First seen on SteamDB 12 March 2013 – 17:00:50 UTC (), in changelist #192566
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

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

Tags

💥 Action 🔫 FPS 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 Shooter 🙌 First-Person 🚀 Sci-fi 🔋 Physics 🥇 Competitive 😃 Funny 🤝 Co-op 🕹️ Old School 🥊 PvP 🌟 Arena Shooter 🛠️ Moddable 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺️ Adventure 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👤 Singleplayer 👊 Violent 🔧 Mod

Categories

Includes Source SDK Family Sharing Multi-player Valve Anti-Cheat Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Playable without Timed Input

Assets

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timestamp9 June 2025 – 15:05:06 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
321 HL2:DM Client server shared 2.88 GiB 1.69 GiB
320 HL2:DM Client 806.38 KiB 42.02 KiB
232371 Windows HL2:DM Windows client 309.81 MiB 113.72 MiB
232372 macOS HL2:DM OSX client 63.67 MiB 15.17 MiB
232373 Linux HL2:DM Linux client 202.69 MiB 59.60 MiB
209 Low ViolenceDoD:S Source LV dummy 48.91 KiB 13.02 KiB

Total size on disk is 3.44 GiB and total download size is 1.88 GiB.

Total size on disk is 3.18 GiB and total download size is 1.81 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 17399394 18 February 2025 – 19:47:39 UTC
prerelease Latest available build 18450801 13 May 2025 – 22:23:10 UTC
previous_build the last released update 16544454 18 February 2025 – 19:56:41 UTC
steam_legacy Pre-20th Anniversary Build 6935373 16 November 2024 – 18:05:53 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian, Czech, Romanian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Greek
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