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!
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95
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204
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204
SteamScope Score
46.0
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Total reviews
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Score
91%Very Positive
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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 46/100. Search for "Half-Life 2: Deathmatch player count" or "Half-Life 2: Deathmatch steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is developed by Valve, released 1 Nov 2004, a Action title. Available on Windows, Linux.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch currently reports 95 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 204 and an all-time peak of 204.
Player counts fell -30.8% over the past 24 hours, signalling a notable decline.
Among tracked Steam titles, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch ranks #3692 of 4,432 by momentum score.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 47/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 204.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has 0 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
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Minimum: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: 2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch - Commercial License - 3,99€
The Orange Box - 19,50€
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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has 91% Steam reviews across 7.1K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Very Positive". Review volume grew by 6 reviews over the tracked period. SteamScope stores 12 review history snapshots for trend analysis.
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