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Half-Life 2

Steam Player Count & Twitch Viewers / Streams
// updated 6 min ago
Steam Players
0
-1.5K // vs 7d ago
2,089 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Viewers
34
-9 // vs 7d ago
155 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Streams
5
0 // vs 7d ago
15 // 24 hr peak
Date Steam Players Twitch Viewers
Jul 281,47450
Jul 271,54780
Jul 261,74660
Jul 251,64439
Jul 241,52645
Jul 231,53143
Jul 221,535126

Summary

Half-Life 2 currently has 34 live Twitch viewers across 5 active streams, with viewership down 9 compared to the same time last week.

On Steam, it currently has 0 concurrent players, down 1,488 compared to the same time last week.

Over the 7 months we've tracked it, Half-Life 2's Steam players peaked at 4,260 and Twitch viewers peaked at 22,275.

Half-Life 2 monthly player & viewer history

Month Steam AvgSteam Peak Twitch AvgTwitch Peak
Jul 2026
month to date
1,726
▲ +321
2,930
154
▼ -7
8,539
Jun 2026
1,405
▼ -7
2,668
161
▲ +64
6,730
May 2026
1,412
▼ -65
2,431
97
▼ -62
1,367
Apr 2026
1,477
▼ -47
2,601
159
▼ -16
9,678
Mar 2026
1,524
▼ -180
2,982
175
▲ +46
22,275
Feb 2026
1,704
▼ -484
3,054
129
▼ -37
2,135
Jan 2026
2,188
—
4,260
166
—
2,930

Monthly averages and peak concurrent Steam players and Twitch viewers, since we began tracking Half-Life 2.

About

1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.

Genres
Shooter
Platforms
XboxPlayStation 3LinuxAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)MacXbox 360
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve, NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios, Electronic Arts, Sierra Entertainment
Release Date
November 16, 2004
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionScience fictionHorror

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