• Price:
    $1.99
  • Release Date:
    11/16/2004
  • Franchise:
    Half-Life
  • Developer:
    Valve
  • Publisher:
    Valve
  • Last Updated:
    12/20/2024
  • Steam App Id:
    220

Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 banner
2,949Players In-Game
Player Score
96
222,802
5,497
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Steam Deck (Verified)
$1.99$9.99
In the Steam Store (80% off)

Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count

At the moment, Half-Life 2 has 2,949 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 95% lower than its previous all-time peak of 64,085 players achieved on 11/17/2024.

2,949Players In-Game
64,085All-Time Peak
96
Player Score
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Half-Life 2 Review

Half-Life 2 has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 98 / 100. This score is calculated from 228,299 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Overwhelmingly Positive rating. These are split between 222,802 positive reviews, 5,497 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Half-Life 2 has earned a metascore of 96 on Metacritic.

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Half-Life 2 Price

Half-Life 2 costs $1.99 in the Steam store as of 12/20/2024 which is a 80% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Half-Life Complete or Valve Complete Pack which offers a discount off the game's base price.

Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Half-Life 2.

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Half-Life 2 DLC

Half-Life 2 has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.

ImageNameTypeRelease DateActions
Half-Life 2 Soundtrack banner image
Half-Life 2 Soundtrack
Music
9/24/2014View

About Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is an Action game developed by Valve. On 11/16/2004, it was released on the Steam Store by Valve.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

It also supports 18 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, Half-Life 2 supports the following features:

  • Steam Timeline
  • Family Sharing
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Achievements
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Partial Controller Support
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Workshop
  • Single-player
  • Commentary available
  • Captions available
  • Includes Source SDK

From the Steam community, Half-Life 2 has been tagged with the following user tags:

  • Classic
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Multiplayer
  • Atmospheric
  • Aliens
  • Story Rich
  • Puzzle
  • Shooter
  • First-Person
  • FPS
  • Horror
  • Sci-fi
  • Zombies
  • Silent Protagonist
  • Dystopian
  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Singleplayer
  • Moddable
  • Physics

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Half-Life 2 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Bundles

Half-Life 2 is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.

ImageNameAppsPackagesPriceActions
Half-Life Complete banner image
Half-Life Complete108$5.79View
Valve Complete Pack banner image
Valve Complete Pack2518$24.62View

Related Packages

Half-Life 2 is referenced by 4 packages in the Steam Store.

Supported Languages

Half-Life 2 is available in 18 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
English
Yes
Yes
No
French
Yes
Yes
No
German
Yes
Yes
No
Italian
Yes
Yes
No
Korean
Yes
Yes
No
Spanish (Spain)
Yes
Yes
No
Russian
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese (Simplified)
Yes
No
No
Chinese (Traditional)
Yes
No
No
Dutch
Yes
No
No
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