• Price:
    $1.99
  • Release Date:
    11/19/1998
  • Franchise:
    Half-Life
  • Developer:
    Valve
  • Publisher:
    Valve
  • Last Updated:
    12/24/2024
  • Steam App Id:
    70

Half-Life

1,743 Players In-Game
Player Score
95
137,271
4,889
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Steam Deck (Verified)
$1.99 $9.99
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Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count

At the moment, Half-Life has 1,743 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 95% lower than its previous all-time peak of 33,471 players achieved on 11/19/2023.

1,743 Players In-Game
33,471 All-Time Peak
95
Player Score
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Half-Life Review

Half-Life has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 97 / 100. This score is calculated from 142,160 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Overwhelmingly Positive rating. These are split between 137,271 positive reviews, 4,889 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Half-Life has earned a metascore of 96 on Metacritic.

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Half-Life Price

Half-Life costs $1.99 in the Steam store as of 12/24/2024 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, Valve Complete Pack, or Half-Life 1 Anthology which offers a discount off the game's base price.

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Half-Life DLC

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

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

About Half-Life

Half-Life is an Action game developed by Valve. On 11/19/1998, it was released on the Steam Store by Valve.

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

It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). 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 supports the following features:

  • Family Sharing
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play Together
  • Single-player
  • Online PvP

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

  • PvP
  • Classic
  • Difficult
  • Atmospheric
  • Multiplayer
  • Story Rich
  • Aliens
  • 1990's
  • Shooter
  • First-Person
  • Retro
  • Gore
  • FPS
  • Action-Adventure
  • Sci-fi
  • Silent Protagonist
  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Moddable
  • Singleplayer

Media & Sceenshots

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

Half-Life Featured Screenshot #1

Related Bundles

Half-Life is included in 3 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
Half-Life 1 Anthology banner image
Half-Life 1 Anthology44$3.13View

Related Packages

Half-Life is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.

Supported Languages

Half-Life is available in 8 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
Spanish (Spain)
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese (Simplified)
Yes
Yes
No
Chinese (Traditional)
Yes
Yes
No
Korean
Yes
Yes
No

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