Half-Life 2

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Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Developer: Valve
Released: 16 Nov 2004
Price: $9.99
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Players on Steam, last 48 hours

Steam concurrent players, polled every day. Observed since 19 Oct 2026. As of 10:41 UTC.

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Players of Half-Life 2, last 48 hours, newest first
Poll	Players
1 Nov, 22:17 UTC	1,752
31 Oct, 22:17 UTC	1,724

How this is measured

Player counts over time, as we observed them.

Counts people running the game through Steam only. Players on other stores, consoles or launchers are not included.
We poll the busiest games every 15 minutes and quiet ones as rarely as once a month, so a short spike between polls can be missed. Each game shows how often it is polled.
Our player history starts on 19 October 2026. Earlier peaks, including launch peaks, are not in our data.

Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology

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Month	Average	Change	Change %	Peak
November 2026Nov 2026 (so far)	1,752	+541	+44.7%	1,752
October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct)	1,211	−113	−8.6%	1,965
September 2026Sept 2026	1,324	−150	−10.2%	2,333
August 2026Aug 2026	1,474	−230	−13.5%	2,423
July 2026Jul 2026	1,703	+307	+22%	2,948
June 2026Jun 2026	1,396	−26	−1.8%	2,651
May 2026May 2026	1,422	−61	−4.1%	2,419
April 2026Apr 2026	1,483	−42	−2.8%	2,677
March 2026Mar 2026	1,525	−194	−11.3%	2,930
February 2026Feb 2026	1,720	−472	−21.6%	3,050
January 2026Jan 2026	2,192	−91	−4%	4,252
December 2025Dec 2025	2,284	+270	+13.4%	4,096
November 2025Nov 2025	2,014	+585	+41%	4,188
October 2025Oct 2025	1,429	+121	+9.3%	2,695
September 2025Sept 2025	1,308	−363	−21.7%	2,289
August 2025Aug 2025	1,671	−206	−11%	2,780
July 2025Jul 2025	1,878	+125	+7.1%	3,009
June 2025Jun 2025	1,753	+77	+4.6%	2,874
May 2025May 2025	1,675	−95	−5.4%	2,901
April 2025Apr 2025	1,771	−427	−19.4%	3,452
March 2025Mar 2025	2,198	−206	−8.6%	4,462
February 2025Feb 2025	2,404	−1,108	−31.6%	4,390
January 2025Jan 2025	3,512	−2,828	−44.6%	7,085
December 2024Dec 2024	6,340	−5,404	−46%	17,764

Month	Average	Change	Change %	Peak
November 2024Nov 2024	11,744	+11,068	+1,638.1%	64,231
October 2024Oct 2024	676	−85	−11.1%	1,238
September 2024Sept 2024	760	−159	−17.3%	1,336
August 2024Aug 2024	919	−207	−18.3%	1,506
July 2024Jul 2024	1,126	+332	+41.7%	2,030
June 2024Jun 2024	795	+89	+12.5%	1,903
May 2024May 2024	706	−113	−13.8%	1,244
April 2024Apr 2024	820	−253	−23.6%	1,558
March 2024Mar 2024	1,073	+202	+23.1%	2,396
February 2024Feb 2024	872	−387	−30.8%	1,613
January 2024Jan 2024	1,259	−347	−21.6%	2,731
December 2023Dec 2023	1,606	+42	+2.7%	3,073
November 2023Nov 2023	1,564	+804	+105.7%	5,015
October 2023Oct 2023	760	−275	−26.5%	1,473
September 2023Sept 2023	1,035	+281	+37.2%	2,881
August 2023Aug 2023	754	−513	−40.5%	1,225
July 2023Jul 2023	1,268	+601	+90.1%	2,326
June 2023Jun 2023	667	+11	+1.6%	1,655
May 2023May 2023	656	−121	−15.5%	1,165
April 2023Apr 2023	777	−166	−17.6%	1,548
March 2023Mar 2023	943	+160	+20.4%	2,218
February 2023Feb 2023	783	−361	−31.5%	1,406
January 2023Jan 2023	1,144	+8	+0.7%	2,437
December 2022Dec 2022	1,136	+328	+40.5%	2,345
November 2022Nov 2022	808	+195	+31.8%	2,570
October 2022Oct 2022	613	−17	−2.7%	1,098
September 2022Sept 2022	630	−76	−10.8%	1,090
August 2022Aug 2022	707	−183	−20.5%	1,145
July 2022Jul 2022	889	+199	+28.7%	1,557
June 2022Jun 2022	691	+70	+11.3%	1,473
May 2022May 2022	621	−51	−7.6%	1,074
April 2022Apr 2022	672	−42	−5.9%	1,215
March 2022Mar 2022	714	−182	−20.3%	1,298
February 2022Feb 2022	896	−121	−11.9%	1,666
January 2022Jan 2022	1,017	+155	+17.9%	1,907
December 2021Dec 2021	863	+192	+28.6%	1,703
November 2021Nov 2021	671	+95	+16.4%	1,664
October 2021Oct 2021	576	−50	−7.9%	1,084
September 2021Sept 2021	626	−222	−26.2%	1,062
August 2021Aug 2021	848	−100	−10.5%	14,408
July 2021Jul 2021	948	+248	+35.5%	1,721
June 2021Jun 2021	699	+21	+3.1%	1,558
May 2021May 2021	678	−19	−2.8%	1,140
April 2021Apr 2021	698	−46	−6.2%	1,193
March 2021Mar 2021	744	−86	−10.3%	1,276
February 2021Feb 2021	830	−240	−22.5%	1,428
January 2021Jan 2021	1,070	+64	+6.3%	2,084
December 2020Dec 2020	1,006	+108	+12%	1,983
November 2020Nov 2020	899	+248	+38.1%	1,957
October 2020Oct 2020	651	+39	+6.4%	1,622
September 2020Sept 2020	611	−98	−13.8%	1,026
August 2020Aug 2020	709	−301	−29.8%	1,118
July 2020Jul 2020	1,011	+237	+30.6%	1,807
June 2020Jun 2020	774	−201	−20.6%	1,598
May 2020May 2020	975	−904	−48.1%	1,891
April 2020Apr 2020	1,879	−516	−21.6%	3,827
March 2020Mar 2020	2,395	+775	+47.9%	6,889
February 2020Feb 2020	1,620	−142	−8.1%	3,862
January 2020Jan 2020	1,762	+515	+41.3%	6,226
December 2019Dec 2019	1,247	+312	+33.4%	3,101
November 2019Nov 2019	935	+349	+59.6%	2,998
October 2019Oct 2019	586	+37	+6.8%	1,250
September 2019Sept 2019	549	−61	−10.1%	1,095
August 2019Aug 2019	610	−387	−38.8%	1,056
July 2019Jul 2019	997	+324	+48.1%	1,994
June 2019Jun 2019	673	+171	+34.1%	1,954
May 2019May 2019	502	−8	−1.5%	968
April 2019Apr 2019	510	−94	−15.5%	1,061
March 2019Mar 2019	604	−118	−16.4%	1,128
February 2019Feb 2019	722	−126	−14.9%	1,556
January 2019Jan 2019	848	+13	+1.5%	1,836
December 2018Dec 2018	836	+203	+32%	1,856
November 2018Nov 2018	633	+84	+15.4%	1,656
October 2018Oct 2018	549	−8	−1.4%	1,090
September 2018Sept 2018	556	−97	−14.9%	1,067
August 2018Aug 2018	654	−338	−34.1%	1,051
July 2018Jul 2018	992	+180	+22.2%	2,207
June 2018Jun 2018	812	+219	+36.9%	2,121
May 2018May 2018	593	−44	−7%	1,177
April 2018Apr 2018	637	−177	−21.8%	1,291
March 2018Mar 2018	815	−172	−17.5%	1,612
February 2018Feb 2018	987	−314	−24.2%	2,445
January 2018Jan 2018	1,302	+25	+2%	3,398
December 2017Dec 2017	1,276	+471	+58.5%	3,584
November 2017Nov 2017	805	+191	+31.1%	2,997
October 2017Oct 2017	614	−142	−18.8%	1,311
September 2017Sept 2017	757	−21	−2.7%	1,483
August 2017Aug 2017	777	−494	−38.9%	1,640
July 2017Jul 2017	1,272	+317	+33.2%	3,223
June 2017Jun 2017	955	+426	+80.7%	3,313
May 2017May 2017	529	−43	−7.5%	1,007
April 2017Apr 2017	571	−46	−7.5%	1,059
March 2017Mar 2017	617	−84	−12%	1,275
February 2017Feb 2017	702	−244	−25.8%	1,314
January 2017Jan 2017	946	+98	+11.6%	2,457
December 2016Dec 2016	847	+196	+30.1%	2,216
November 2016Nov 2016	652	+107	+19.7%	1,905
October 2016Oct 2016	544	−12	−2.2%	1,081
September 2016Sept 2016	557	−91	−14.1%	1,040
August 2016Aug 2016	648	−245	−27.4%	1,168
July 2016Jul 2016	893	+122	+15.8%	2,105
June 2016Jun 2016	771	+188	+32.3%	2,055
May 2016May 2016	583	−10	−1.6%	1,140
April 2016Apr 2016	593	−111	−15.8%	1,156
March 2016Mar 2016	704	−194	−21.6%	1,396
February 2016Feb 2016	897	−157	−14.9%	1,883
January 2016Jan 2016	1,054	+24	+2.3%	2,488
December 2015Dec 2015	1,030	+169	+19.6%	2,260
November 2015Nov 2015	861	+291	+51.1%	2,213
October 2015Oct 2015	570	+14	+2.6%	1,102
September 2015Sept 2015	556	−106	−16%	1,098
August 2015Aug 2015	662	−102	−13.4%	1,136
July 2015Jul 2015	764	−243	−24.2%	1,331
June 2015Jun 2015	1,007	+355	+54.4%	2,215
May 2015May 2015	652	−57	−8%	1,229
April 2015Apr 2015	709	−90	−11.3%	1,553
March 2015Mar 2015	799	−18	−2.2%	1,840
February 2015Feb 2015	817	−207	−20.2%	1,657
January 2015Jan 2015	1,025	+32	+3.2%	2,408
December 2014Dec 2014	993	+238	+31.5%	2,475
November 2014Nov 2014	755	−130	−14.7%	1,756
October 2014Oct 2014	885	+67	+8.2%	2,215
September 2014Sept 2014	818	+24	+3%	3,011
August 2014Aug 2014	794	−54	−6.4%	1,362
July 2014Jul 2014	848	−112	−11.7%	1,557
June 2014Jun 2014	961	+275	+40.1%	2,389
May 2014May 2014	686	−9	−1.3%	1,303
April 2014Apr 2014	695	−8	−1.1%	1,302
March 2014Mar 2014	703	−103	−12.8%	1,455
February 2014Feb 2014	806	−425	−34.5%	1,718
January 2014Jan 2014	1,231	+245	+24.9%	3,805
December 2013Dec 2013	986	+234	+31%	2,123
November 2013Nov 2013	752	−251	−25.1%	2,144
October 2013Oct 2013	1,004	+222	+28.4%	3,615
September 2013Sept 2013	782	−190	−19.6%	1,563
August 2013Aug 2013	972	−817	−45.7%	1,763
July 2013Jul 2013	1,788	+999	+126.6%	6,406
June 2013Jun 2013	789	+14	+1.8%	1,705
May 2013May 2013	775	+200	+34.6%	1,763
April 2013Apr 2013	576	−55	−8.7%	1,175
March 2013Mar 2013	631	−65	−9.3%	1,313
February 2013Feb 2013	696	−128	−15.6%	1,428
January 2013Jan 2013	824	−12	−1.5%	1,827
December 2012Dec 2012	837	+173	+26.1%	1,803
November 2012Nov 2012	663	−34	−4.9%	1,409
October 2012Oct 2012	698	−225	−24.4%	1,538
September 2012Sept 2012	923	+73	+8.5%	2,104
August 2012Aug 2012	850	−298	−26%	1,603
July 2012Jul 2012	1,148	—	—	1,897

Month	Average	Change	Change %	Peak
November 2026Nov 2026 (so far)	1,752	+541	+44.7%	1,752
October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct)	1,211	−113	−8.6%	1,965
September 2026Sept 2026	1,324	−150	−10.2%	2,333
August 2026Aug 2026	1,474	−230	−13.5%	2,423
July 2026Jul 2026	1,703	+307	+22%	2,948
June 2026Jun 2026	1,396	−26	−1.8%	2,651
May 2026May 2026	1,422	−61	−4.1%	2,419
April 2026Apr 2026	1,483	−42	−2.8%	2,677
March 2026Mar 2026	1,525	−194	−11.3%	2,930
February 2026Feb 2026	1,720	−472	−21.6%	3,050
January 2026Jan 2026	2,192	−91	−4%	4,252
December 2025Dec 2025	2,284	+270	+13.4%	4,096
November 2025Nov 2025	2,014	+585	+41%	4,188
October 2025Oct 2025	1,429	+121	+9.3%	2,695
September 2025Sept 2025	1,308	−363	−21.7%	2,289
August 2025Aug 2025	1,671	−206	−11%	2,780
July 2025Jul 2025	1,878	+125	+7.1%	3,009
June 2025Jun 2025	1,753	+77	+4.6%	2,874
May 2025May 2025	1,675	−95	−5.4%	2,901
April 2025Apr 2025	1,771	−427	−19.4%	3,452
March 2025Mar 2025	2,198	−206	−8.6%	4,462
February 2025Feb 2025	2,404	−1,108	−31.6%	4,390
January 2025Jan 2025	3,512	−2,828	−44.6%	7,085
December 2024Dec 2024	6,340	−5,404	−46%	17,764

Month	Average	Change	Change %	Peak
November 2024Nov 2024	11,744	+11,068	+1,638.1%	64,231
October 2024Oct 2024	676	−85	−11.1%	1,238
September 2024Sept 2024	760	−159	−17.3%	1,336
August 2024Aug 2024	919	−207	−18.3%	1,506
July 2024Jul 2024	1,126	+332	+41.7%	2,030
June 2024Jun 2024	795	+89	+12.5%	1,903
May 2024May 2024	706	−113	−13.8%	1,244
April 2024Apr 2024	820	−253	−23.6%	1,558
March 2024Mar 2024	1,073	+202	+23.1%	2,396
February 2024Feb 2024	872	−387	−30.8%	1,613
January 2024Jan 2024	1,259	−347	−21.6%	2,731
December 2023Dec 2023	1,606	+42	+2.7%	3,073
November 2023Nov 2023	1,564	+804	+105.7%	5,015
October 2023Oct 2023	760	−275	−26.5%	1,473
September 2023Sept 2023	1,035	+281	+37.2%	2,881
August 2023Aug 2023	754	−513	−40.5%	1,225
July 2023Jul 2023	1,268	+601	+90.1%	2,326
June 2023Jun 2023	667	+11	+1.6%	1,655
May 2023May 2023	656	−121	−15.5%	1,165
April 2023Apr 2023	777	−166	−17.6%	1,548
March 2023Mar 2023	943	+160	+20.4%	2,218
February 2023Feb 2023	783	−361	−31.5%	1,406
January 2023Jan 2023	1,144	+8	+0.7%	2,437
December 2022Dec 2022	1,136	+328	+40.5%	2,345
November 2022Nov 2022	808	+195	+31.8%	2,570
October 2022Oct 2022	613	−17	−2.7%	1,098
September 2022Sept 2022	630	−76	−10.8%	1,090
August 2022Aug 2022	707	−183	−20.5%	1,145
July 2022Jul 2022	889	+199	+28.7%	1,557
June 2022Jun 2022	691	+70	+11.3%	1,473
May 2022May 2022	621	−51	−7.6%	1,074
April 2022Apr 2022	672	−42	−5.9%	1,215
March 2022Mar 2022	714	−182	−20.3%	1,298
February 2022Feb 2022	896	−121	−11.9%	1,666
January 2022Jan 2022	1,017	+155	+17.9%	1,907
December 2021Dec 2021	863	+192	+28.6%	1,703
November 2021Nov 2021	671	+95	+16.4%	1,664
October 2021Oct 2021	576	−50	−7.9%	1,084
September 2021Sept 2021	626	−222	−26.2%	1,062
August 2021Aug 2021	848	−100	−10.5%	14,408
July 2021Jul 2021	948	+248	+35.5%	1,721
June 2021Jun 2021	699	+21	+3.1%	1,558
May 2021May 2021	678	−19	−2.8%	1,140
April 2021Apr 2021	698	−46	−6.2%	1,193
March 2021Mar 2021	744	−86	−10.3%	1,276
February 2021Feb 2021	830	−240	−22.5%	1,428
January 2021Jan 2021	1,070	+64	+6.3%	2,084
December 2020Dec 2020	1,006	+108	+12%	1,983
November 2020Nov 2020	899	+248	+38.1%	1,957
October 2020Oct 2020	651	+39	+6.4%	1,622
September 2020Sept 2020	611	−98	−13.8%	1,026
August 2020Aug 2020	709	−301	−29.8%	1,118
July 2020Jul 2020	1,011	+237	+30.6%	1,807
June 2020Jun 2020	774	−201	−20.6%	1,598
May 2020May 2020	975	−904	−48.1%	1,891
April 2020Apr 2020	1,879	−516	−21.6%	3,827
March 2020Mar 2020	2,395	+775	+47.9%	6,889
February 2020Feb 2020	1,620	−142	−8.1%	3,862
January 2020Jan 2020	1,762	+515	+41.3%	6,226
December 2019Dec 2019	1,247	+312	+33.4%	3,101
November 2019Nov 2019	935	+349	+59.6%	2,998
October 2019Oct 2019	586	+37	+6.8%	1,250
September 2019Sept 2019	549	−61	−10.1%	1,095
August 2019Aug 2019	610	−387	−38.8%	1,056
July 2019Jul 2019	997	+324	+48.1%	1,994
June 2019Jun 2019	673	+171	+34.1%	1,954
May 2019May 2019	502	−8	−1.5%	968
April 2019Apr 2019	510	−94	−15.5%	1,061
March 2019Mar 2019	604	−118	−16.4%	1,128
February 2019Feb 2019	722	−126	−14.9%	1,556
January 2019Jan 2019	848	+13	+1.5%	1,836
December 2018Dec 2018	836	+203	+32%	1,856
November 2018Nov 2018	633	+84	+15.4%	1,656
October 2018Oct 2018	549	−8	−1.4%	1,090
September 2018Sept 2018	556	−97	−14.9%	1,067
August 2018Aug 2018	654	−338	−34.1%	1,051
July 2018Jul 2018	992	+180	+22.2%	2,207
June 2018Jun 2018	812	+219	+36.9%	2,121
May 2018May 2018	593	−44	−7%	1,177
April 2018Apr 2018	637	−177	−21.8%	1,291
March 2018Mar 2018	815	−172	−17.5%	1,612
February 2018Feb 2018	987	−314	−24.2%	2,445
January 2018Jan 2018	1,302	+25	+2%	3,398
December 2017Dec 2017	1,276	+471	+58.5%	3,584
November 2017Nov 2017	805	+191	+31.1%	2,997
October 2017Oct 2017	614	−142	−18.8%	1,311
September 2017Sept 2017	757	−21	−2.7%	1,483
August 2017Aug 2017	777	−494	−38.9%	1,640
July 2017Jul 2017	1,272	+317	+33.2%	3,223
June 2017Jun 2017	955	+426	+80.7%	3,313
May 2017May 2017	529	−43	−7.5%	1,007
April 2017Apr 2017	571	−46	−7.5%	1,059
March 2017Mar 2017	617	−84	−12%	1,275
February 2017Feb 2017	702	−244	−25.8%	1,314
January 2017Jan 2017	946	+98	+11.6%	2,457
December 2016Dec 2016	847	+196	+30.1%	2,216
November 2016Nov 2016	652	+107	+19.7%	1,905
October 2016Oct 2016	544	−12	−2.2%	1,081
September 2016Sept 2016	557	−91	−14.1%	1,040
August 2016Aug 2016	648	−245	−27.4%	1,168
July 2016Jul 2016	893	+122	+15.8%	2,105
June 2016Jun 2016	771	+188	+32.3%	2,055
May 2016May 2016	583	−10	−1.6%	1,140
April 2016Apr 2016	593	−111	−15.8%	1,156
March 2016Mar 2016	704	−194	−21.6%	1,396
February 2016Feb 2016	897	−157	−14.9%	1,883
January 2016Jan 2016	1,054	+24	+2.3%	2,488
December 2015Dec 2015	1,030	+169	+19.6%	2,260
November 2015Nov 2015	861	+291	+51.1%	2,213
October 2015Oct 2015	570	+14	+2.6%	1,102
September 2015Sept 2015	556	−106	−16%	1,098
August 2015Aug 2015	662	−102	−13.4%	1,136
July 2015Jul 2015	764	−243	−24.2%	1,331
June 2015Jun 2015	1,007	+355	+54.4%	2,215
May 2015May 2015	652	−57	−8%	1,229
April 2015Apr 2015	709	−90	−11.3%	1,553
March 2015Mar 2015	799	−18	−2.2%	1,840
February 2015Feb 2015	817	−207	−20.2%	1,657
January 2015Jan 2015	1,025	+32	+3.2%	2,408
December 2014Dec 2014	993	+238	+31.5%	2,475
November 2014Nov 2014	755	−130	−14.7%	1,756
October 2014Oct 2014	885	+67	+8.2%	2,215
September 2014Sept 2014	818	+24	+3%	3,011
August 2014Aug 2014	794	−54	−6.4%	1,362
July 2014Jul 2014	848	−112	−11.7%	1,557
June 2014Jun 2014	961	+275	+40.1%	2,389
May 2014May 2014	686	−9	−1.3%	1,303
April 2014Apr 2014	695	−8	−1.1%	1,302
March 2014Mar 2014	703	−103	−12.8%	1,455
February 2014Feb 2014	806	−425	−34.5%	1,718
January 2014Jan 2014	1,231	+245	+24.9%	3,805
December 2013Dec 2013	986	+234	+31%	2,123
November 2013Nov 2013	752	−251	−25.1%	2,144
October 2013Oct 2013	1,004	+222	+28.4%	3,615
September 2013Sept 2013	782	−190	−19.6%	1,563
August 2013Aug 2013	972	−817	−45.7%	1,763
July 2013Jul 2013	1,788	+999	+126.6%	6,406
June 2013Jun 2013	789	+14	+1.8%	1,705
May 2013May 2013	775	+200	+34.6%	1,763
April 2013Apr 2013	576	−55	−8.7%	1,175
March 2013Mar 2013	631	−65	−9.3%	1,313
February 2013Feb 2013	696	−128	−15.6%	1,428
January 2013Jan 2013	824	−12	−1.5%	1,827
December 2012Dec 2012	837	+173	+26.1%	1,803
November 2012Nov 2012	663	−34	−4.9%	1,409
October 2012Oct 2012	698	−225	−24.4%	1,538
September 2012Sept 2012	923	+73	+8.5%	2,104
August 2012Aug 2012	850	−298	−26%	1,603
July 2012Jul 2012	1,148	—	—	1,897

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