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Half-Life player count chart
Half-Life has a small but active player base. 951 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 9% on the month before).
History from Sep 7, 2008
Half-Life monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 693 | -13.48% | 1,250 |
| October 2026 | 801 | +19.91% | 1,608 |
| September 2026 | 668 | +2.53% | 1,174 |
| August 2026 | n/a | -32.25% | 1,145 |
| July 2026 | n/a | +5.43% | 1,690 |
| June 2026 | n/a | +31.18% | 1,603 |
| May 2026 | n/a | -3.48% | 1,222 |
| April 2026 | n/a | -13.23% | 1,266 |
| March 2026 | n/a | +7.36% | 1,459 |
| February 2026 | n/a | -38.84% | 1,359 |
| January 2026 | n/a | +1.41% | 2,222 |
| December 2025 | n/a | +14.65% | 2,191 |
| November 2025 | n/a | +53.99% | 1,911 |
| October 2025 | n/a | +28.2% | 1,241 |
| September 2025 | n/a | -13.49% | 968 |
| August 2025 | n/a | -21.53% | 1,119 |
| July 2025 | n/a | +2.81% | 1,426 |
| June 2025 | n/a | +19.36% | 1,387 |
| May 2025 | n/a | -7.26% | 1,162 |
| April 2025 | n/a | -17.73% | 1,253 |
| March 2025 | n/a | +4.32% | 1,523 |
| February 2025 | n/a | -70.36% | 1,460 |
| January 2025 | n/a | -2.15% | 4,926 |
| December 2024 | n/a | -21.36% | 5,034 |
| November 2024 | n/a | +385.29% | 6,401 |
| October 2024 | n/a | +6.63% | 1,319 |
| September 2024 | n/a | -14.57% | 1,237 |
| August 2024 | n/a | -19.73% | 1,448 |
| July 2024 | n/a | +3.92% | 1,804 |
| June 2024 | n/a | +1.82% | 1,736 |
| May 2024 | n/a | +8.05% | 1,705 |
| April 2024 | n/a | -22.65% | 1,578 |
| March 2024 | n/a | +7.37% | 2,040 |
| February 2024 | n/a | -40.88% | 1,900 |
| January 2024 | n/a | -56.86% | 3,214 |
| December 2023 | n/a | -77.86% | 7,451 |
| November 2023 | n/a | +3327.49% | 33,658 |
| October 2023 | n/a | -50.68% | 982 |
| September 2023 | n/a | +130.97% | 1,991 |
| August 2023 | n/a | -55.61% | 862 |
| July 2023 | n/a | +28.18% | 1,942 |
| June 2023 | n/a | +71.19% | 1,515 |
| May 2023 | n/a | -18.51% | 885 |
| April 2023 | n/a | -40.85% | 1,086 |
| March 2023 | n/a | +83.78% | 1,836 |
| February 2023 | n/a | -45.44% | 999 |
| January 2023 | n/a | +0.49% | 1,831 |
| December 2022 | n/a | -19.27% | 1,822 |
| November 2022 | n/a | +261.7% | 2,257 |
| October 2022 | n/a | -9.83% | 624 |
| September 2022 | n/a | -93.4% | 692 |
| August 2022 | n/a | +646.44% | 10,480 |
| July 2022 | n/a | +21.24% | 1,404 |
| June 2022 | n/a | +68.8% | 1,158 |
| May 2022 | n/a | -5.9% | 686 |
| April 2022 | n/a | -4.46% | 729 |
| March 2022 | n/a | -34.9% | 763 |
| February 2022 | n/a | -14.76% | 1,172 |
| January 2022 | n/a | +7.17% | 1,375 |
| December 2021 | n/a | -0.08% | 1,283 |
| November 2021 | n/a | +78.33% | 1,284 |
| October 2021 | n/a | -5.76% | 720 |
| September 2021 | n/a | -3.05% | 764 |
| August 2021 | n/a | -41.85% | 788 |
| July 2021 | n/a | -7.26% | 1,355 |
| June 2021 | n/a | +68.12% | 1,461 |
| May 2021 | n/a | +6.11% | 869 |
| April 2021 | n/a | -7.25% | 819 |
| March 2021 | n/a | -14.11% | 883 |
| February 2021 | n/a | -36.23% | 1,028 |
| January 2021 | n/a | +4.07% | 1,612 |
| December 2020 | n/a | -2.09% | 1,549 |
| November 2020 | n/a | +35.21% | 1,582 |
| October 2020 | n/a | +68.83% | 1,170 |
| September 2020 | n/a | -6.98% | 693 |
| August 2020 | n/a | -46.01% | 745 |
| July 2020 | n/a | -1.99% | 1,380 |
| June 2020 | n/a | +25.38% | 1,408 |
| May 2020 | n/a | -59.41% | 1,123 |
| April 2020 | n/a | -35.89% | 2,767 |
| March 2020 | n/a | +45.37% | 4,316 |
| February 2020 | n/a | -50.5% | 2,969 |
| January 2020 | n/a | +222.47% | 5,998 |
| December 2019 | n/a | -3.48% | 1,860 |
| November 2019 | n/a | +122.52% | 1,927 |
| October 2019 | n/a | +39.68% | 866 |
| September 2019 | n/a | -7.46% | 620 |
| August 2019 | n/a | -47.29% | 670 |
| July 2019 | n/a | -6.34% | 1,271 |
| June 2019 | n/a | +153.64% | 1,357 |
| May 2019 | n/a | -10.98% | 535 |
| April 2019 | n/a | -7.25% | 601 |
| March 2019 | n/a | -24.83% | 648 |
| February 2019 | n/a | -15.41% | 862 |
| January 2019 | n/a | +0% | 1,019 |
| December 2018 | n/a | -4.23% | 1,019 |
| November 2018 | n/a | +109.04% | 1,064 |
| October 2018 | n/a | -6.26% | 509 |
| September 2018 | n/a | -3.04% | 543 |
| August 2018 | n/a | -57.8% | 560 |
| July 2018 | n/a | -6.55% | 1,327 |
| June 2018 | n/a | +131.27% | 1,420 |
| May 2018 | n/a | +0.82% | 614 |
| April 2018 | n/a | -17.03% | 609 |
| March 2018 | n/a | -36.23% | 734 |
| February 2018 | n/a | -19.06% | 1,151 |
| January 2018 | n/a | -11.35% | 1,422 |
| December 2017 | n/a | +6.3% | 1,604 |
| November 2017 | n/a | +157.51% | 1,509 |
| October 2017 | n/a | -13.57% | 586 |
| September 2017 | n/a | -1.45% | 678 |
| August 2017 | n/a | -61.74% | 688 |
| July 2017 | n/a | +0.5% | 1,798 |
| June 2017 | n/a | +256.37% | 1,789 |
| May 2017 | n/a | -1.38% | 502 |
| April 2017 | n/a | -13.87% | 509 |
| March 2017 | n/a | -7.66% | 591 |
| February 2017 | n/a | -45.3% | 640 |
| January 2017 | n/a | +8.33% | 1,170 |
| December 2016 | n/a | +5.99% | 1,080 |
| November 2016 | n/a | +129.5% | 1,019 |
| October 2016 | n/a | -3.48% | 444 |
| September 2016 | n/a | -0.22% | 460 |
| August 2016 | n/a | -51.73% | 461 |
| July 2016 | n/a | +4.14% | 955 |
| June 2016 | n/a | +115.76% | 917 |
| May 2016 | n/a | -1.16% | 425 |
| April 2016 | n/a | -19.93% | 430 |
| March 2016 | n/a | -31.59% | 537 |
| February 2016 | n/a | -24.88% | 785 |
| January 2016 | n/a | +0.77% | 1,045 |
| December 2015 | n/a | +6.36% | 1,037 |
| November 2015 | n/a | +131.04% | 975 |
| October 2015 | n/a | +9.9% | 422 |
| September 2015 | n/a | -6.57% | 384 |
| August 2015 | n/a | -17.96% | 411 |
| July 2015 | n/a | -52.42% | 501 |
| June 2015 | n/a | +129.91% | 1,053 |
| May 2015 | n/a | -12.43% | 458 |
| April 2015 | n/a | -1.13% | 523 |
| March 2015 | n/a | +0% | 529 |
| February 2015 | n/a | -43.78% | 529 |
| January 2015 | n/a | -9.61% | 941 |
| December 2014 | n/a | +42.21% | 1,041 |
| November 2014 | n/a | -27.81% | 732 |
| October 2014 | n/a | -23.01% | 1,014 |
| September 2014 | n/a | +239.43% | 1,317 |
| August 2014 | n/a | -21.3% | 388 |
| July 2014 | n/a | -41.03% | 493 |
| June 2014 | n/a | +120.58% | 836 |
| May 2014 | n/a | -2.57% | 379 |
| April 2014 | n/a | -5.35% | 389 |
| March 2014 | n/a | -10.07% | 411 |
| February 2014 | n/a | -58.72% | 457 |
| January 2014 | n/a | +61.14% | 1,107 |
| December 2013 | n/a | +0.73% | 687 |
| November 2013 | n/a | -44.37% | 682 |
| October 2013 | n/a | +198.3% | 1,226 |
| September 2013 | n/a | -11.42% | 411 |
| August 2013 | n/a | -78.91% | 464 |
| July 2013 | n/a | +541.4% | 2,200 |
| June 2013 | n/a | +5.86% | 343 |
| May 2013 | n/a | -9.75% | 324 |
| April 2013 | n/a | -13.7% | 359 |
| March 2013 | n/a | -42.3% | 416 |
| February 2013 | n/a | +47.14% | 721 |
| January 2013 | n/a | -17.92% | 490 |
| December 2012 | n/a | +67.7% | 597 |
| November 2012 | n/a | +3.19% | 356 |
| October 2012 | n/a | -25.65% | 345 |
| September 2012 | n/a | +10.74% | 464 |
| August 2012 | n/a | -37.83% | 419 |
| July 2012 | n/a | +89.33% | 674 |
| March 2012 | n/a | -60.49% | 356 |
| December 2011 | n/a | +6% | 901 |
| July 2011 | n/a | +159.15% | 850 |
| June 2011 | n/a | -24.6% | 328 |
| May 2011 | n/a | +0.93% | 435 |
| April 2011 | n/a | +3.11% | 431 |
| March 2011 | n/a | -9.13% | 418 |
| February 2011 | n/a | -57.72% | 460 |
| January 2011 | n/a | +126.2% | 1,088 |
| December 2010 | n/a | +30% | 481 |
| November 2010 | n/a | +3.64% | 370 |
| October 2010 | n/a | -7.51% | 357 |
| September 2010 | n/a | +4.61% | 386 |
| August 2010 | n/a | -57.73% | 369 |
| July 2010 | n/a | -30.88% | 873 |
| June 2010 | n/a | +189.68% | 1,263 |
| May 2010 | n/a | +24.22% | 436 |
| April 2010 | n/a | -19.12% | 351 |
| March 2010 | n/a | +3.58% | 434 |
| February 2010 | n/a | -16.87% | 419 |
| January 2010 | n/a | +9.09% | 504 |
| December 2009 | n/a | +4.05% | 462 |
| November 2009 | n/a | -13.95% | 444 |
| October 2009 | n/a | +14.92% | 516 |
| September 2009 | n/a | -46.99% | 449 |
| August 2009 | n/a | +102.15% | 847 |
| July 2009 | n/a | -3.46% | 419 |
| June 2009 | n/a | -42.59% | 434 |
| May 2009 | n/a | -8.14% | 756 |
| April 2009 | n/a | -0.6% | 823 |
| March 2009 | n/a | +0.98% | 828 |
| February 2009 | n/a | +85.1% | 820 |
| January 2009 | n/a | -31.74% | 443 |
| December 2008 | n/a | -51.13% | 649 |
| November 2008 | n/a | +167.74% | 1,328 |
| October 2008 | n/a | -7.29% | 496 |
| September 2008 | n/a | n/a | 535 |
How many people are playing Half-Life?
Right now, 951 players are in Half-Life on Steam. That makes it the #786 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 951 players. Today's peak is 16% below its 30-day average daily peak of 1,127.
Is Half-Life growing or declining?
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged a daily peak of 1,127 players, up 9% compared with the 30 days before (1,038). Its highest point this month (1,434) is 25% below the same period last year (1,911). Today's player count is 3% of its all-time peak of 33,658, set on Nov 19, 2023.
Best time to play Half-Life
Based on the last 14 days, Half-Life is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 59% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.
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Half-Life players by hour and weekday
When Half-Life has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.
Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.
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About Half-Life
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
- Developer
- Valve
- Released
- Nov 19, 1998
- Genre
- Action
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Languages
- 8 languages, 8 with full audio
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Half-Life price history
Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Half-Life is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $0.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown
US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.
Half-Life price by region
| Region | Steam price | In USD | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $9.99 | $9.99 | base |
| Euro area | 9,69€ | $10.88 | +9% |
| United Kingdom | £8.19 | $11.02 | +10% |
| Canada | C$ 12.49 | $8.94 | -10% |
| Australia | A$ 14.15 | $9.91 | -1% |
| New Zealand | NZ$ 15.99 | $8.99 | -10% |
| Brazil | R$33,99 | $6.22 | -38% |
| Mexico | Mex$ 129.99 | $6.99 | -30% |
| Argentina (LATAM USD) | $5.69 | $5.69 | -43% |
| Poland | 40,49 zł | $10.35 | +4% |
| Switzerland | CHF 9.99 | $12.21 | +22% |
| Norway | 105,00 kr | $11.29 | +13% |
| Turkey (MENA USD) | $7.19 | $7.19 | -28% |
| Azerbaijan (CIS USD) | $5.69 | $5.69 | -43% |
| South Africa | R 94.99 | $5.79 | -42% |
| India | ₹509.00 | $5.39 | -46% |
| Indonesia cheapest | Rp 92 999 | $5.15 | -48% |
| China | ¥35.00 | $5.25 | -47% |
| Japan | ¥1,400 | $8.84 | -12% |
| South Korea | ₩ 11,000 | $8.18 | -18% |
Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.
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Half-Life reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
Latest Half-Life news and patch notes
- Oct 2, 2024 October 2, 2024 Update Patch notes
- Dec 22, 2023 December 22, 2023 Update Patch notes
- Dec 12, 2023 December 12, 2023 Update Patch notes
- Dec 1, 2023 December 1, 2023 Update Patch notes
- Nov 29, 2023 November 29, 2023 Update Patch notes
- Nov 22, 2023 November 22, 2023 Update Patch notes
- Nov 21, 2023 November 21, 2023 Update Patch notes
- Nov 19, 2023 November 19, 2023 Update Patch notes
Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
Half-Life FAQ
Is Half-Life dead?
Half-Life has a small but active player base. 951 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 9% on the month before).
How many people play Half-Life?
951 people are playing Half-Life on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 951 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for Half-Life?
Half-Life reached its all-time Steam peak of 33,658 concurrent players on Nov 19, 2023.
Is Half-Life growing or declining?
Half-Life is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 1,127, up 9% compared with the previous 30 days.
When is Half-Life most active?
Half-Life usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).
How much does Half-Life cost?
Half-Life costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price Half-Life has been on Steam?
The lowest US price we have recorded for Half-Life on Steam is $0.99 (90% off), on Nov 22, 2024 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.
Is Half-Life on sale right now?
No, Half-Life is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.
Where is Half-Life cheapest on Steam?
Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Half-Life is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 92 999, about $5.15 or 48% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.
Is Half-Life good?
Steam players rate Half-Life Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 165,149 reviews are positive.
When did Half-Life come out?
Half-Life was released on Steam on Nov 19, 1998.
Who made Half-Life?
Half-Life was developed by Valve.
Is Half-Life still worth playing?
Half-Life has a smaller but active community on Steam today (951 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).
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