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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source cover art

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source

Valve · 2006-05-01

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Franchise: Half-Life · Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: May 01, 2006 (Mac), May 01, 2006 (Linux), May 01, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.

28
playing now
76%
positive of 5.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player controls Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of combat, exploration and puzzles.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 344 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 223k–446k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,579 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
656520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4302026-08-06 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 37 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 20 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 33 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 41 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 19 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 28 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 35 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012021-01-052015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-01-02 — best price $9.992015-06-11 — best price $2.492015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-11-25 — best price $2.492015-12-01 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $2.492016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-06-23 — best price $1.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992018-06-22 — best price $0.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-11-21 — best price $1.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-01-04 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $1.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-06-28 — best price $1.002019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $0.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $0.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $0.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-06-30 — best price $1.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $1.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $1.992021-01-05 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.7k8892026-05-30 — 1,057 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,178 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,175 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,206 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,098 pageviews2026-06-14 — 994 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1,144 pageviews2026-06-20 — 963 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,248 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,256 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,204 pageviews2026-07-02 — 1,161 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,244 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,080 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,021 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1,064 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1,025 pageviews2026-07-20 — 975 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,064 pageviews2026-07-26 — 1,052 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,133 pageviews2026-08-01 — 988 pageviews2026-08-04 — 982 pageviews2026-08-07 — 1,517 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1,098 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1,617 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,035 pageviews2026-08-19 — 1,048 pageviews2026-08-22 — 1,384 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,508 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,159 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsLinuxMulti-playerCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround SoundValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

FPSActionHorrorRemakeSci-fiClassicShooterViolentAdventureFast-Paced

Census log

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

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