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.
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471
24h peak
1,169
All-time peak
1,169
SteamScope Score
51.0
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Player intelligence
Current activity, peaks, and momentum windows calculated from tracked player metrics.
Current players
471
-14.5%
24 hour peak
1,169
30 day growth
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Concurrent Steam players over time, aggregated per selected range from stored metrics.
Steam intelligence
Estimated owners and playtime from SteamSpy, plus official Steam Charts peaks where available.
Estimated owners
10,000,000 .. 20,000,000
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SteamSpy positive reviews
143K
SteamSpy negative reviews
5.1K
Steam reviews
Community sentiment and review volume tracked from the Steam store.
Total reviews
79K
Positive
77K
Negative
2.8K
Score
97%Overwhelmingly Positive
SteamScope Score
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SteamScope Score
Higher scores indicate stronger recent momentum, sustained activity, and healthier long-term player retention.
Player growth windows
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-14.5%
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Half-Life is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 51/100. Search for "Half-Life player count" or "Half-Life steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Half-Life is developed by Valve, released 19 Nov 1998, a Action title. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Half-Life currently reports 471 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 1,169 and an all-time peak of 1,169.
Player counts fell -14.5% over the past 24 hours, signalling a notable decline.
Among tracked Steam titles, Half-Life ranks #3306 of 4,432 by momentum score.
Half-Life has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 40/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 1,169.
Half-Life has 0 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
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Controller support: Full controller support
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Minimum
Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
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Half-Life - 8,19€
Half-Life - Commercial License - 8,19€
Pricing
Lowest tracked price: £7.19 in Australia
| Region | Price | Discount |
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| Australia | £7.19 | — |
| Brazil | £7.19 | — |
| Canada | £7.19 | — |
| Germany | £7.19 | — |
| France | £7.19 | — |
| United Kingdom | £7.19 | — |
| Poland | £7.19 | — |
| United States | £7.19 | — |
Tracked Steam store price snapshots over time.
Half-Life is currently €8.19 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €7.19 (recorded Jul 22, 2026). The highest tracked store price is €9.99. SteamScope has 21 price snapshots in its tracked history.
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How Steam review score and volume have changed over time.
Half-Life has 97% Steam reviews across 79K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Overwhelmingly Positive". Review score has increased by 1.0 percentage points since the earliest tracked snapshot. Review volume grew by 107 reviews over the tracked period. SteamScope stores 11 review history snapshots for trend analysis.
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