Half-Life: Source overview

Valve | Jun 1, 2004 | game

Released

19players observed · 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC

Action FPS Classic Sci-fi Singleplayer Steam Store

Latest observed players19 · 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak629
Units sold (VGI)857,000
Revenue (VGI)$5,500,000
Review score69% positive

Half-Life: Source dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players19 · 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak629
Units sold (VGI)857,000
Revenue (VGI)$5,500,000
Review score69% positive
Total reviews16,574
Release dateJun 1, 2004
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: Valve Publisher: Valve

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Game overview

Overview

Half-Life: Source comes from Valve and is published by Valve. It arrived on Steam on Jun 1, 2004, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Half-Life: Source's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 19 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC, with a tracked peak near 629. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 16,574 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Half-Life: Source is available in 11 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianJapaneseSpanish - SpainRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseThaiKorean

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3	Not listed	1GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher	Not listed
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04	Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz	4 GB RAM	nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Half-Life: Source has sold up to 857,000 units and has 14,620 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $5,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Half-Life: Source overview details

Half-Life: Source combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Half-Life: Source is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 19 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC, a tracked peak of 629, and 69% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Half-Life: Source
Steam App ID	280
Type	game
Release date	Jun 1, 2004
Developer	Valve
Publisher	Valve
Price	$9.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Action
Categories	Single-player, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Korean
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	19 · 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	629
Positive reviews	11,380
Negative reviews	5,194
Total reviews	16,574
Positive percent	69%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	14,620
Average playtime	1,103 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jun 1, 2004
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	26 September 2019 - 21:43:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC

Overview tags

FPS Action Classic Sci-fi Singleplayer First-Person Shooter Aliens 1990's Zombies Story Rich Adventure Remake Atmospheric Silent Protagonist

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/280
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/280/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/280
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Half-Life: Source

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Half-Life: Source?

Half-Life: Source's latest SteamPulse observation records 19 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:55:26 UTC, with a tracked peak of 629 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 18 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Half-Life: Source growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 19 players; the highest observed daily value is 32 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Half-Life: Source?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (30.3%), Canada (6.7%), United Kingdom (5.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27%), Canada (6.2%), United Kingdom (5.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36%), Canada (6.2%), China (5.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.4%), China (7.7%), Canada (5.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Half-Life: Source?

Half-Life: Source currently sits at 69% positive across 16,574 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 11,380 positive reviews and 5,194 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Half-Life: Source have?

Half-Life: Source currently has about 356K tracked Steam followers as of 24 July 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Half-Life: Source?

Half-Life: Source is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 14,620, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

69% positive, 11,380 positive, 5,194 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 1 June 2004

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Valve Complete PackBundle #232 - 10% off$116.84 Half-Life CompleteBundle #231 - 40% off$26.94

Half-Life 1: SourceBuy Half-Life: Source #38$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: 2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

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