Half-Life 2
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold...
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:11/16/2004
- Franchise:Half-Life
- Developer:Valve
- Publisher:Valve
- Last Updated:9/11/2024
- Steam App Id:220
Half-Life 2
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Half-Life 2 has 908 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 82% lower than its previous all-time peak of 5,012 players achieved on 11/19/2023.
Half-Life 2 Review
Half-Life 2 has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 98 / 100. This score is calculated from 199,789 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Overwhelmingly Positive rating. These are split between 194,954 positive reviews, 4,835 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 $9.99 in the Steam store as of 9/11/2024. 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.
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Half-Life 2 DLC
Half-Life 2 has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life 2 Soundtrack | Music | 9/24/2014 | View |
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:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- 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
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Related Bundles
Half-Life 2 is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life Complete | 10 | 8 | $36.52 | View |
 | Valve Complete Pack | 25 | 18 | $131.22 | View |
Related Packages
Half-Life 2 is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life 2 - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| Half-Life 2 | $0.99 | View |
| The Orange Box | $1.99 | View |
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.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
More Steam Charts
Track historical trends for Half-Life 2 community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 80,761 followers in its community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Half-Life 2 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 11). Half-Life 2 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/220
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 11). Half-Life 2. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/220
- Metacritic. (2024, September 11). Half-Life 2 for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life-2
- Valve. (2023, July 7). Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2. http://www.half-life2.com