Half-Life 2
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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About This Game
Half-Life 2 is a action game designed for single-player, developed by Valve and released in 2004. With an estimated 11.3 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 267.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 97.6/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 12.09 hours, with side content bringing that to 15.84 hours, and a completionist run can reach 20.39 hours. Players commonly describe it as FPS, Action, Sci-fi, Classic and Singleplayer.
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User Reviews
97.6
Overall Score / 100
9.8/10
Steam (267824 rev)
Playtime Estimates
12.09h
🎯 Main Story
15.84h
⭐ Main + Sides
20.39h
💯 Completionist
Based on 179 player submissions
DLCs (1)
Half-Life 2 Soundtrack
Free
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Game Information
Release Date
November 16, 2004
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
11.3M
(9M - 13.5M) VRI ScoreLearning
87.7
Early data shows positive opinions outweighing the negative.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Captions available
Steam Workshop
Camera Comfort
Custom Volume Controls
Adjustable Difficulty
Playable without Timed Input
Save Anytime
Stereo Sound
Subtitle Options
Surround Sound
Steam Cloud
Includes Source SDK
Commentary available
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Steam Timeline
Tags
FPS
Action
Sci-fi
Classic
Singleplayer
Story Rich
Shooter
First-Person
Adventure
Dystopian
Atmospheric
Silent Protagonist
Zombies
Physics
Aliens
Great Soundtrack
Horror
Multiplayer
Puzzle
Moddable
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
French
German
Italian
Korean
Spanish - Spain
Russian
Text Only
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
Danish
Finnish
Japanese
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Swedish
Thai
Bulgarian
Czech
Greek
Hungarian
Portuguese - Brazil
Romanian
Spanish - Latin America
Turkish
Ukrainian
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7, Vista, XP
- Processor: 1.7 Ghz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)
- Storage: 6500 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or higher
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, Intel HD 3000 or higher