Half-Life 2
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
- Price:$1.99
- Release Date:11/16/2004
- Franchise:Half-Life
- Developer:Valve
- Publisher:Valve
- Last Updated:12/19/2025
- 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 3,190 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.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Half-Life 2. It has received a total of 261,141 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 96 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Half-Life 2 and its growth over time. It currently has 100,587 followers on its community page.
Half-Life 2 Price
Half-Life 2 costs $1.99 in the Steam store as of 12/19/2025 which is a 80% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Half-Life Complete or Valve Complete Pack which offer 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.
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.
Players have rated Half-Life 2 as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 261,141 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 254,898 positive reviews and 6,243 negative reviews — an overall 98% positive review rating. Additionally, Half-Life 2 has earned a metascore of 96 on Metacritic.
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 27 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:
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Timeline
- Steam Trading Cards
- Partial Controller Support
- Surround Sound
- Remote Play on Phone
- Save Anytime
- Steam Cloud
- Subtitle Options
- Stereo Sound
- Camera Comfort
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play Together
- Family Sharing
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Steam Workshop
- Custom Volume Controls
- 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.
DLC & Related Apps
Half-Life 2 is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life 2 Soundtrack | Music | 9/24/2014 | View |
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 | $5.79 | View |
 | Valve Complete Pack | 25 | 18 | $24.62 | View |
Related Packages
Half-Life 2 is referenced by 4 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life 2 - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| Half-Life 2 | $0.99 | View |
| Half-Life 2 Limited Free Promotional Package - Nov 2024 | ??? | View |
| The Orange Box | $1.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Half-Life 2 is available in 27 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Half-Life 2 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Half-Life 2 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/220
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Half-Life 2. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/220
- Metacritic. (2025, December 19). 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-life.com/halflife2