Valve Corporation · Valve^*

Half-Life 2

2004 post-apocalyptic video game · science fiction horror · first-person shooter +2^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game
Single-player^*

Series

Half-Life^*

Game facts

Developers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Publishers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*
Electronic Arts (Xbox)^*
Electronic Arts^*
Sierra Entertainment^*

Engines

Source

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Platforms

PlayStation 3
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
Windows^*
Xbox^*
Xbox 360^*
Mac OS X^*
Nvidia Shield^*

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
Xbox^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*
ESRB · Xbox^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
210^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*
Community-reported frame rate
60 fps^*
Reports
1^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7, Vista, XP^*
Processor alternatives
1.7 Ghz^*
Memory
512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)^*
Storage
6500 MB available space^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or higher^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GeForce8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, Intel HD 3000 or higher^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Korean^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Russian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Dutch^*
Danish^*
Finnish^*
Japanese^*
Norwegian^*
Polish^*
Portuguese - Portugal^*
Swedish^*
Thai^*
Bulgarian^*
Czech^*
Greek^*
Hungarian^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Romanian^*
Spanish - Latin America^*
Turkish^*
Ukrainian^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Korean^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Russian^*
Ukrainian^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Captions available^*
Steam Workshop^*
Camera Comfort^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Playable without Timed Input^*
Save Anytime^*
Stereo Sound^*
Subtitle Options^*
Surround Sound^*
Steam Cloud^*
Includes Source SDK^*
Commentary available^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Remote Play Together^*
Family Sharing^*
Steam Timeline^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Half-Life 2

Screenshot 2 from Half-Life 2

Screenshot 3 from Half-Life 2

* Provisional data