Steam app 320 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:53 UTC
Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
171 months, July 2012 to September 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.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch was released on 1 Nov, 2004.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch includes weapons-based villence throughout the game.
| Language | Full audio |
|---|---|
| English |
A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
4 developer announcements, Jul 2021 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
An update to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The major changes include: Security and stability improvements Fixed a bug where certain custom maps…
Patch notesAn update to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The major changes include: Added 64-bit Support. 64-bit binaries will automatically be launched on…
Patch notesHalf-Life 2: Deathmatch Fixes Fixed player model selection in the options menu. Fixed slam not being able to be detonated if you were too close to a wall Fixed view bob with the SMG equipped. Fixed using the Gravity Gun to yo-yo grenades…
Patch notesAn update to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The major changes include: Numerous security and stability improvements
Patch notesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | hl2mp.exe | -steam | windows 32 | |
| Launch | hl2mp.sh | -steam | linux 64 | |
| Launch | hl2mp_win64.exe | -steam | windows 64 | |
| Play Previous Build Branch | hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2mp | windows | branch previous_build |
| Play Previous Build Branch | hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2mp | linux | branch previous_build |
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