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.
Last Updated: 12/20/2024
| Steam Price | $1.99 |
| Release Date | 11/19/1998 |
| Franchise | Half-Life |
| Developer | Valve |
| Publisher | Valve |
| Steam App Id | 70 |
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.
Last Updated: 12/20/2024
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
About Half-Life
Half-Life is an Action game developed by Valve. On 11/19/1998, it was released on the Steam Store by Valve.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Half-Life supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play Together
- Single-player
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Half-Life has been tagged with the following user tags:
- PvP
- Classic
- Difficult
- Atmospheric
- Multiplayer
- Story Rich
- Aliens
- 1990's
- Shooter
- First-Person
- Retro
- Gore
- FPS
- Action-Adventure
- Sci-fi
- Silent Protagonist
- Adventure
- Action
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Half-Life and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Half-Life DLC
Half-Life has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life Soundtrack | Music | 9/24/2014 | Steam Charts |
Related Bundles
Half-Life is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life Complete | 10 | 8 | $5.79 | View |
 | Valve Complete Pack | 25 | 18 | $24.62 | View |
 | Half-Life 1 Anthology | 4 | 4 | $3.13 | View |
Related Packages
Half-Life is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | $0.99 | View |
| Half-Life - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| Half-Life Limited Free Promotional Package - Nov 2023 | ??? | View |
Supported Languages and Localizations
Half-Life is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | No |
| French | Yes | Yes | No |
| German | Yes | Yes | No |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | No |
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Half-Life data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 20). Half-Life on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 20). Half-Life. Steam Community Hub.
- Metacritic. (2024, December 20). Half-Life for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- Valve. (2023, July 7). Half-Life. Half-Life.