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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.
716 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
172 months, July 2012 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 342 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 374 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Half-Life 2 includes violence throughout the game.
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A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
69 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Jun 2013 to Jul 2025 · times in UTC
Restored speed of the train near the end of Highway 17 to better match the original shipped difficulty. Fixed missing collision that was allowing NPCs to shoot through some walls in Entanglement. Fixed issue where Alyx could obstruct the…
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Fixed a Linux client crash on launch. - Localization updates.
Patch notesEnable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign (no convar needed). Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list. Added a slider to the…
Patch notesFixed issue where NPC reactions to the player's flashlight and some incidental dialogue would not play after switching between episodes. Fixed amount of bloom applied after switching between Episode One and Episode Two. Fixed the FOV…
Patch notesFixed a crash that could occur in some languages when starting a new chapter. UI - Fixed some weapon icon alignment issues at various resolutions. Workshop - Fixed campaigns set to expand on Episode One loading some Episode Two content.…
Patch notesHalf-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we're using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. The complete…
JakeAn update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever - Fixed sprinting when using an external controller
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Update to DXVK Version 2.0
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Updated localization strings and captions
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed corrupted models on OSX - Fixed some controller glyphs in HUD hints
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed support for external controllers on Deck - Restored missing Commentary menu items - Fixed some stuttering on level transitions - Added chapter…
Patch notesAn update has been released for Half-Life 2 - UI and Input support for Steam Deck verification.
Patch notesThe Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virtual Reality display at higher than the…
Programmer JoeThe Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virtual Reality display at higher than the…
Programmer JoeHalf-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. This is the release of everything in the previous beta. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options.
Programmer JoeHalf-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. This is the release of everything in the previous beta. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options.
Programmer JoeThe Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options.
Programmer JoeThe Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options.
Programmer JoeHalf-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated. This includes all the changes in the Beta since November 2013. The following changes are included: Improved readability of the UI in VR…
Programmer JoeHalf-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated. This includes all the changes in the Beta since November 2013. The following changes are included: Improved readability of the UI in VR…
Programmer JoeThe Beta version of Half-Life 2 has been updated. This update includes a fix some players were seeing for the second train in Route Kanal getting stuck and blocking forward progress. Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source…
Programmer JoeThe Beta version of Half-Life 2 has been updated. This update includes a fix some players were seeing for the second train in Route Kanal getting stuck and blocking forward progress. Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source…
Programmer JoeThe Half-Life 2 Beta has been updated to include support for launching directly into VR mode when started from VR mode in Steam. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source.
Programmer JoeThe Half-Life 2 Beta has been updated to include support for launching directly into VR mode when started from VR mode in Steam. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source.
Programmer JoeUpdated the beta to fix a bug that could cause Steam to fail to update game binaries for Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. After this update it is possible that one or more of these games will fail to start with the…
Programmer JoeUpdated the beta to fix a bug that could cause Steam to fail to update game binaries for Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. After this update it is possible that one or more of these games will fail to start with the…
Programmer JoeThe beta for Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated with VR bug fixes. The following Virtual Reality-related changes are included: Support has been fixed for resolutions other than…
Programmer JoeThe beta for Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated with VR bug fixes. The following Virtual Reality-related changes are included: Support has been fixed for resolutions other than…
Programmer JoeThe beta for Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated with enhanced VR support. To opt-in to these changes open the Properties for Half-Life 2, click on the Betas tab and pick Beta…
Programmer JoeThe beta for Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated with enhanced VR support. To opt-in to these changes open the Properties for Half-Life 2, click on the Betas tab and pick Beta…
Programmer JoeWe have released an update to Half-Life 2. This update contains the fixes from the current beta. Changes for this update are: Added support for Half-Life:Source Improved threaded performance on Linux and Mac OS X
alfredWe have released an update to Half-Life 2. This update contains the fixes from the current beta. Changes for this update are: Added support for Half-Life:Source Improved threaded performance on Linux and Mac OS X
alfredWe have started a new Beta for Half-Life 2 and associated games. To access this beta go to the Properties page for each Half-Life 2 game you want to try and use the Beta tab to opt-in. To opt-out use the same tab. Changes in this update…
alfredWe have started a new Beta for Half-Life 2 and associated games. To access this beta go to the Properties page for each Half-Life 2 game you want to try and use the Beta tab to opt-in. To opt-out use the same tab. Changes in this update…
alfredWe have released an update to Half-Life 2. This update contains the fixes from the current beta. Changes for this update are: Added missing set_sdk_env.bat file for the Source SDK Updated localization in all languages with improved strings…
alfredWe have released an update to Half-Life 2. This update contains the fixes from the current beta. Changes for this update are: Added missing set_sdk_env.bat file for the Source SDK Updated localization in all languages with improved strings…
alfredWe have started a new Beta for Half-Life 2 and associated games. This beta will address issues discovered in the recent update and also help improve the recently released Source SDK update. To access this beta go to the Properties page for…
alfredWe have started a new Beta for Half-Life 2 and associated games. This beta will address issues discovered in the recent update and also help improve the recently released Source SDK update. To access this beta go to the Properties page for…
alfredWe have updated the public release of Half-Life 2. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are: Converted…
alfredWe have updated the public release of Half-Life 2. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are: Converted…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Fixed in game text language to follow Steam language, not the selected game language Fixed corrupt audio in game due to out of date sound cache…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Fixed in game text language to follow Steam language, not the selected game language Fixed corrupt audio in game due to out of date sound cache…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Added a gl_finish cvar, useful for certain Linux GL drivers that require an explicit GL_Finish() at the end of each frame Fixed some materials…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Added a gl_finish cvar, useful for certain Linux GL drivers that require an explicit GL_Finish() at the end of each frame Fixed some materials…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Fixed save game corruption (part 3)
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Fixed save game corruption (part 3)
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Added SDK tools in the bin folder Further improved Russian localization voice overs Fixed save game corruption under Linux Fixed d1_town_01…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Added SDK tools in the bin folder Further improved Russian localization voice overs Fixed save game corruption under Linux Fixed d1_town_01…
alfredWe have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: Fixed occasional save game corruption when running under Linux and Mac OS X Fixed strider footsteps not being heard in Episode One
alfredEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Half-Life 2 Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 24 Sep 2014 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2_complete | windows | branch default |
| Launch | hl2.sh | -game hl2 -steam | macos | |
| Launch | hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2_complete | linux | |
| Launch | hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2 | windows | branch steam_legacy |
| Launch | hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2 | linux | branch steam_legacy |
| Launch | hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2_complete | windows | branch test |
| Launch | hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2_complete | linux | branch test |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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gameinstall | hl2/save | *.* |
gameinstall | episodic/save | *.* |
gameinstall | ep2/save | *.* |
gameinstall | lostcoast/save | *.* |
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