Half-Life
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.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:11/19/1998
- Franchise:Half-Life
- Developer:Valve
- Publisher:Valve
- Last Updated:3/11/2026
- Steam App Id:70
Half-Life
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Half-Life has 740 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 33,471 players achieved on 11/19/2023.
Half-Life Review
Half-Life has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 97 / 100. This score is calculated from 158,585 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Overwhelmingly Positive rating. These are split between 153,058 positive reviews, 5,527 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.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Half-Life using the chart below.
Half-Life Price
Half-Life costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 3/11/2026. 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.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life Soundtrack | Music | 9/24/2014 | View |
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:
- Save Anytime
- Color Alternatives
- Playable without Timed Input
- Full controller support
- Custom Volume Controls
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
- Single-player
- PvP
- Stereo Sound
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Remote Play Together
- Keyboard Only Option
- Adjustable Difficulty
- 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.
Related Bundles
Half-Life is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life Complete | 10 | 8 | $26.94 | View |
 | Valve Complete Pack | 25 | 18 | $116.84 | View |
 | Half-Life 1 Anthology | 4 | 4 | $13.71 | View |
Related Packages
Half-Life is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | $0.99 | View |
| Half-Life - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| Half-Life Limited Free Promotional Package - Nov 2023 | ??? | View |
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.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Half-Life data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). Half-Life on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/70
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). Half-Life. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/70
- Metacritic. (2026, March 11). Half-Life for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life
- Valve. (2023, July 7). Half-Life. Half-Life. http://www.half-life.com/