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Deathmatch Classic cover art

Deathmatch Classic

Valve · 2001-06-01

Steam

Action

Modes: Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 01, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 31, 2013 (Mac), Jul 31, 2013 (Linux)

Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings.

Deathmatch Classic is an Action game released in 2001, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 3320 reviews).

4
playing now
83%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

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Trailer

Deathmatch Classic trailer thumbnail

Valve's FORGOTTEN Game... [Deathmatch Classic]

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 138 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 133k–266k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,320 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2019-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
555520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

812026-09-16 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
102Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 9 · peak 21Dec 2012 — avg 7 · peak 26May 2013 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2013 — avg 3 · peak 16Mar 2014 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2014 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2015 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2015 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2015 — avg 3 · peak 17Apr 2016 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2016 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2017 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2017 — avg 10 · peak 20Dec 2017 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2018 — avg 3 · peak 17Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Mar 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2019 — avg 7 · peak 19Jan 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2020 — avg 7 · peak 16Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-07-21 — best price $1.242015-12-01 — best price $4.992016-02-05 — best price $1.242016-03-25 — best price $4.992016-06-23 — best price $1.242016-07-24 — best price $4.572016-10-18 — best price $3.992016-12-22 — best price $0.992017-07-05 — best price $4.992017-12-21 — best price $0.992018-02-19 — best price $4.992018-11-21 — best price $0.992019-01-03 — best price $4.992019-06-26 — best price $0.492019-12-03 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $0.992020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $0.992021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $0.992022-07-07 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $0.492023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $0.692024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $0.742024-12-04 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $1.242025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $1.242026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4862026-05-30 — 20 pageviews2026-06-03 — 19 pageviews2026-06-07 — 9 pageviews2026-06-11 — 13 pageviews2026-06-15 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 15 pageviews2026-06-23 — 13 pageviews2026-06-27 — 8 pageviews2026-07-01 — 22 pageviews2026-07-05 — 21 pageviews2026-07-09 — 23 pageviews2026-07-13 — 14 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-21 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-29 — 13 pageviews2026-08-02 — 13 pageviews2026-08-06 — 14 pageviews2026-08-10 — 13 pageviews2026-08-14 — 13 pageviews2026-08-18 — 18 pageviews2026-08-22 — 18 pageviews2026-08-26 — 20 pageviews2026-08-30 — 17 pageviews2026-09-03 — 11 pageviews2026-09-07 — 11 pageviews2026-09-11 — 24 pageviews2026-09-15 — 11 pageviews2026-09-19 — 23 pageviews2026-09-23 — 28 pageviews2026-09-27 — 30 pageviews2026-10-01 — 48 pageviews2026-10-05 — 21 pageviews2026-10-08 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionStereo SoundValve Anti-Cheat enabledRemote Play Together

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreCo-opRetro1990'sActionSci-fiClassicShooterFast-Paced

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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