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Half-Life

App ID 70
App Type Game
Name Half-Life
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (19 February 2020 – 17:19:07 UTC)
Last Change Number 7790717
Release Date 19 November 1998 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

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User Tags

ActionAdventureFPSModdableAliensClassicStory RichGreat SoundtrackShooterFirst-PersonMultiplayerSci-fiRetroDifficultAtmosphericSingleplayerMasterpiece1990'sLinearSilent Protagonist

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Additional Information

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metacritic_url pc/halflife
gamedir valve
metacritic_name Half-Life
icon steam/games/icon_hl
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metacritic_score 96
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 1
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serverbrowsername Half-Life
vacmacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulefilename sourceinit.dat
community_visible_stats Yes
linuxclienticon 87bda297bfca8fa26490f4a35d634d978c7da319
MinClientVersion 1000000
Store Release Date 8 November 1998 ()
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
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header_image
  • english: header.jpg
Associations
  • 0/name: Valve
  • 0/type: developer
  • 1/name: Valve
  • 1/type: publisher
  • 2/name: Half-Life
  • 2/type: franchise
Primary Genre 1 (Action)
Store Genres 1 (Action)
Supported Languages
  • english/full_audio: true
  • english/supported: true
  • french/full_audio: true
  • french/supported: true
  • german/full_audio: true
  • german/supported: true
  • italian/full_audio: true
  • italian/supported: true
  • koreana/full_audio: true
  • koreana/supported: true
  • schinese/full_audio: true
  • schinese/supported: true
  • spanish/full_audio: true
  • spanish/supported: true
  • tchinese/full_audio: true
  • tchinese/supported: true
Steam Release Date 19 November 1998 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 7 February 2013 – 00:26:36 UTC (1360196796)
library_assets
Web Assets
capsule_231x87.jpgLast-Modified: 7 February 2013 – 00:26:42 UTC
capsule_467x181.jpgLast-Modified: 7 February 2013 – 00:26:42 UTC
capsule_616x353.jpgLast-Modified: 7 February 2013 – 00:26:42 UTC
header.jpgLast-Modified: 7 February 2013 – 00:26:43 UTC
library_600x900.jpgLast-Modified: 2 September 2019 – 20:49:36 UTC
library_hero.jpgLast-Modified: 2 September 2019 – 20:49:36 UTC
logo.pngLast-Modified: 2 September 2019 – 20:49:36 UTC
review_score 9
review_percentage 96
  • 1,262 players right now
  • 1,508 24-hour player peak
  • 6,022 all-time player peak 23 January 2020 – 18:10:03 UTC
  • 29,892 followers

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Bundles that include this app

ID Name % Created
231 Half-Life Complete -40% No 10 June 2016 – 11:43:58 UTC
232 Valve Complete Pack -55% No 12 December 2018 – 20:03:32 UTC
237 Half-Life 1 Anthology -45% No 10 June 2016 – 11:43:58 UTC

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
1 Half-Life Platinum Pack CD Key 15 July 2017 – 22:29:50 UTC
2 Day of Defeat CD Key 15 July 2017 – 22:30:24 UTC
4 Cyber Cafe CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
5 ATI Bundle CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
8 Valve Premier Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:59:10 UTC
10 Half-Life 2 Silver Store 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
13 Half-Life 2 Gold Store 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
14 Valve Friends and Family Complimentary CD Key 4 February 2020 – 01:02:32 UTC
21 Half-Life 1 Anthology CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
24 Half-Life 1 Classic CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
26 Online Multiplayer CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
34 Half-Life Store 19 November 2018 – 22:50:31 UTC
40 Half-Life 1 Anthology Store 24 October 2017 – 19:59:10 UTC
44 Valve Complete Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:31 UTC
61 Steam Master CD Key 2 April 2020 – 16:28:02 UTC
68 Valve Complete Pack Complementary CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
81 Valve Complete Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
478 Valve Complete 2007 Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
715 Half-Life Complete Store 17 January 2018 – 19:18:06 UTC
1134 Valve Complete 2008 Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:31 UTC
1135 Valve Complete 2008 Pack (DE) Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
1194 Half-Life 1 Classic Promo CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
2546 Valve Complete 2009 Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:31 UTC
2547 Valve Complete 2009 Pack (DE) Store 2 November 2018 – 22:21:58 UTC
6302 Portal 2 - Potato Champions Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:31 UTC
7874 Portal 2 - Potato Champions Comp CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
7897 Half-Life 1 Gift 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
7930 Valve Complete 2011 Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
7931 Valve Complete 2011 Pack (DE) Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
12415 Half-Life Complete Retail CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
12899 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: Valve Complete 2011 Pack No Cost 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
12900 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: Valve Complete 2011 Pack (DE) No Cost 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
13092 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: Half-Life 1 No Cost 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
16236 Valve Complete 2012 Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
16237 Valve Complete 2012 Pack (DE) Store 10 January 2020 – 01:34:52 UTC
17878 Valve Complete 2012 Pack (CN) Store 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
18702 Valve Complete Pack - Winter Sale 2012 Store 5 January 2018 – 16:29:33 UTC
18703 Valve Complete Pack - Winter Sale 2012 (DE) Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
18939 Valve Complete 2012 Pack Retail CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
27267 Valve Complete 2012 Pack - PaySafeCard CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
29197 Valve Complete Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
29198 Valve Complete Pack Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
34620 Half-Life 1 (Retail) CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
36071 SteamMachine and Steam Controller Prototype Beta CD Key 11 June 2017 – 18:39:20 UTC
39221 Native SteamOS Titles CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
39297 Steam Machine Partners Test Package Store or CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
51835 Valve Complete Pack - 2014 Store 1 June 2018 – 04:10:43 UTC
51836 Valve Complete Pack - 2014 (DE) Store 24 October 2017 – 19:57:24 UTC
53711 Valve Complete Pack - 2014 Retail CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
59228 PAX South/East 2015 CD Key 4 April 2019 – 01:35:06 UTC
62690 Valve Complete Pack - 2014 Retail (RU) CD Key 5 May 2017 – 22:04:11 UTC
172289 Steam Sub 172289 No Cost 5 May 2017 – 22:04:33 UTC
204259 Complimentary reviewer package CD Key 30 August 2017 – 00:52:40 UTC
261665 VV2019 No Cost 13 February 2020 – 16:59:12 UTC
277644 Valve Selection Commercial License Commercial License 1 June 2018 – 04:30:42 UTC
283812 Steam Sub 283812 No Cost 22 June 2018 – 18:31:48 UTC
292347 Half-Life - Commercial License Commercial License 2 January 2020 – 18:00:05 UTC
347115 Valve Internal Testing VV2019 CD Key 27 February 2019 – 23:41:25 UTC
392171 Valve Selection Samsung Event CD Key 28 August 2019 – 02:10:42 UTC
425760 Steam Sub 425760 CD Key 2 April 2020 – 21:22:00 UTC
427520 Half-Life Free Weekend - Jan 2020 Free Weekend (Demand) 21 January 2020 – 17:50:32 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

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AppID Name Last Updated
254430 Half-Life SDK 11 July 2019 – 18:48:10 UTC
323130 Half-Life Soundtrack 13 February 2020 – 20:19:27 UTC
632440 Half-Life Uncensored 14 June 2018 – 11:44:34 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
1 Base Goldsrc Shared Content 409.92 MiB
3 Base Goldsrc Shared Platform 874.45 KiB
71 Half-Life Base Content 14.59 MiB
96 Half-Life High Definition 7.69 MiB
9 Base Goldsrc OSX 50.54 MiB
8 Base Goldsrc Linux 96.58 MiB
2 Base Goldsrc Shared Binaries 41.40 MiB
6 Base Goldsrc LV 49.78 MiB Low Violence
72 Half-Life French 37.55 MiB French
73 Half-Life Italian 52.20 MiB Italian
74 Half-Life German 50.02 MiB German
75 Half-Life Spanish 45.83 MiB Spanish
77 Half-Life sChinese 43.62 MiB Schinese
78 Half-Life Koreana 43.44 MiB Koreana
79 Half-Life tChinese 43.62 MiB Tchinese
141 Half-Life Russian 77.76 KiB Russian
323130 Half-Life Soundtrack (323130) Depot 82.54 MiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 4321161 25 October 2019 – 19:59:33 UTC
beta Beta 4321161 24 October 2019 – 19:16:53 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
None hl.exe -steam Default
None hl.sh -steam Default
None hl.sh -steam Default

Configuration

Key Value
launch See section above
systemprofile 1
contenttype 3
installdir Half-Life
convertgcfs 1

User File System

Key Value
quota 100.00 MiB (104857600)
maxnumfiles 500
savefiles
  • 1/path: valve/SAVE
  • 1/pattern: *.*
  • 1/platforms/1: all
  • 1/root: gameinstall
  • 2/path: valve
  • 2/pattern: *.cfg
  • 2/platforms/1: all
  • 2/recursive: 1
  • 2/root: gameinstall

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