Followers
107k
Reviews
204k
Overwhelmingly Positive
Players yesterday
1,555
at the busiest moment
Owners
10M–20M
estimated
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Half-Life 2 · record updated 6 hours ago
Overview
App ID220
Release dateNov 16, 2004
Last change number39509243
Last record update6 hours ago
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Franchise
- Half-Life
- Technologies
- Source detected
- Metacritic
- 96
- Website
- half-life.com/halflife2
Languages
27 · 7 with full audio| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes |
All 27 languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | Yes | |
| Dutch | Yes | Yes | |
| Danish | Yes | Yes | |
| Finnish | Yes | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | |
| Norwegian | Yes | Yes | |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | |
| Portuguese - Portugal | Yes | Yes | |
| Swedish | Yes | Yes | |
| Thai | Yes | Yes | |
| Bulgarian | Yes | Yes | |
| Czech | Yes | Yes | |
| Greek | Yes | Yes | |
| Hungarian | Yes | Yes | |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | Yes | |
| Romanian | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Latin America | Yes | Yes | |
| Turkish | Yes | Yes | |
| Ukrainian | Yes | Yes |
Platforms
Windows
macOS
Linux
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Controller
- Full support
Features
18
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes Source SDKCommentary availableRemote Play on phoneRemote Play on tabletRemote Play TogetherFamily SharingSteam TimelineFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothHDR available
Related apps
Patches
Builds
4| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 19307283 | public | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19307283 | beta | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 16446692 | previous | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 12694556 | steam_legacy | Nov 15, 2024 |
Packages & DLC
Packages
5Depots
Depots
38| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | — | All | 5.06 GB | 2.56 GB | 4622516436473900521 |
| 222 | — | Windows | 318.0 MB | 196.0 MB | 6432688940779947022 |
| 223 | — | macOS | 298.7 MB | 172.9 MB | 5765085572202220494 |
| 224 | — | Linux | 321.4 MB | 185.4 MB | 2413749032760673540 |
| 225 | — Russian | All | 777.4 MB | 674.0 MB | 1805911430347137415 |
| 226 | — Spanish | All | 732.3 MB | 628.2 MB | 2714357289061426116 |
| 227 | — French | All | 730.8 MB | 616.2 MB | 7050670928848178928 |
| 228 | — German | All | 733.2 MB | 622.5 MB | 6436857496404272512 |
| 229 | — Koreana | All | 735.0 MB | 588.1 MB | 8840945565145076094 |
| 230 | — Tchinese | All | 687.1 MB | 583.3 MB | 6084315296130989856 |
| 231 | — Schinese | All | 741.6 MB | 621.9 MB | 6094809064806846880 |
| 232 | — Italian | All | 733.4 MB | 630.7 MB | 5674666767121162923 |
| 233 | — | All | 3.00 GB | 1.78 GB | 1358845133936836982 |
| 234 | — | All | 3.1 KB | 944 B | 488462887721122399 |
| 340 | — shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 341 | — French shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 342 | — German shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 343 | — Russian shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 344 | — Spanish shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 345 | — Italian shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 346 | — Koreana shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 347 | — Schinese shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 348 | — Tchinese shared from 340 | All | — | — | — |
| 380 | — shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 381 | — French shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 382 | — German shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 383 | — Russian shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 384 | — Spanish shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 385 | — Koreana shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 386 | — Tchinese shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 387 | — Schinese shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 388 | — Italian shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 389 | — shared from 380 | All | — | — | — |
| 420 | — shared from 420 | All | — | — | — |
| 421 | — French shared from 420 | All | — | — | — |
| 422 | — German shared from 420 | All | — | — | — |
| 423 | — Russian shared from 420 | All | — | — | — |
| 424 | — Spanish shared from 420 | All | — | — | — |
Branches
4| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 19307283 | Jul 23, 2025 | Open |
| beta Beta updates | 19307283 | Jul 23, 2025 | Open |
| previous The previous public build | 16446692 | Nov 26, 2024 | Open |
| steam_legacy Pre-20th Anniversary Build | 12694556 | Nov 15, 2024 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/Half-Life 2
Launch options
7| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2_complete | Windows | |
| hl2.sh | -game hl2 -steam | macOS | |
| hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2_complete | Linux | |
| hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2 | Windows | |
| hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2 | Linux | |
| hl2.exe | -steam -game hl2_complete | Windows |
All 7 launch options
| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hl2.sh | -steam -game hl2_complete | Linux |
Cloud saves
Space per player290.7 MB
Filesup to 1,000
Save locations4
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| gameinstall | hl2/save | *.* | All |
| gameinstall | episodic/save | *.* | All |
| gameinstall | ep2/save | *.* | All |
| gameinstall | lostcoast/save | *.* | All |
Screenshots
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