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 (US)
- $9.99
- Developer
- Valve
- Released
- Nov 16, 2004
- Genre
- Action
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Metacritic
- 96 ↗
- Website
- half-life.com ↗
How many people are playing Half-Life 2?
Half-Life 2 had 2,230 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 7, 2026, 20:00 UTC, up 17% from 1,900 a day earlier. As of Nov 7, 2026, 20:00 UTC, it ranks #392 of the 505 games tracked here, up 3 places from #395 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 23, 2026 is 2,719, on Oct 4, 2026; the latest reading is 82% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Half-Life 2 has been busiest during the evening in Europe, with the busiest hour around 18:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
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Recent Half-Life 2 updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Nov 15, 2024 Major update Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update ↗ Not tracked the week before
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