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Half-Life vs Half-Life 2 Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

Half-Life 2 is more popular right now with 1,116 players on Steam, 2.0 times as many players as Half-Life (549). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 1,482 players on average against 759 for Half-Life. The highest all-time peak belongs to Half-Life 2 (64,085 players).

Half-Life
549
playing now · 24h peak 989
Half-Life 2
1,116
playing now · 24h peak 1,913

Half-Life vs Half-Life 2 player count chart

  • Half-Life
  • Half-Life 2

Concurrent players on Steam. Drag or pinch to zoom; the table below has every number.

Half-Life vs Half-Life 2: side by side

StatHalf-LifeHalf-Life 2
Players right now5491,116
24-hour peak9891,913
All-time peak33,658Nov 19, 202364,085Nov 1, 2024
30-day average players7591,482
Steam reviews96.5% positive165k reviews97.6% positive281k reviews
Price now (US)$9.99$9.99
Lowest price we have seen$0.99 Nov 22, 2024$0.99 Jul 8, 2024
Release dateNov 19, 1998Nov 16, 2004

Green marks the leader in each row (for prices, the cheaper game). Prices are US Steam prices.

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Comparison FAQ

Which is more popular, Half-Life or Half-Life 2?

Half-Life 2 is more popular right now with 1,116 players on Steam, 2.0 times as many players as Half-Life (549). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 1,482 players on average against 759 for Half-Life. The highest all-time peak belongs to Half-Life 2 (64,085 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, Half-Life or Half-Life 2?

Half-Life 2 peaked at 64,085 concurrent players on November 1, 2024. Half-Life peaked at 33,658 concurrent players on November 19, 2023.

Is Half-Life or Half-Life 2 cheaper on Steam?

Half-Life costs $9.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $0.99. Half-Life 2 costs $9.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $0.99.

Player counts updated 7 minutes ago.

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