Half-Life 2

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android
• Windows^*
• Xbox^*
• Xbox 360^*
• Mac OS X^*
• Nvidia Shield^*

Genres

• post-apocalyptic video game

• science fiction horror
• first-person shooter

• science fiction video game

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• Single-player^*

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^*

Series

• Half-Life^*

Engines

• Source

Localized titles

• Half-Life 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

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^*

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^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  4,270^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  3,048^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  2,695^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  2,469^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,439^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  2,127^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,911^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  1,794^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,530^*

• Dystopian^*

  Votes · historical

  1,400^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  1,293^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  1,205^*

• Silent Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  1,203^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  1,164^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  1,100^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  1,095^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  1,027^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  963^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  874^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  666^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

Publishers

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

• 2004-11-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  worldwide

• 2005-11-15

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  North America

• 2005-11-18

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  European Union

• 2010-05-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2013-05

  Date precision

  Month

  Platform

  Linux

• 2004-11-16 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2004-11-16^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2005-11-15 · Xbox^*

  Release date

  2005-11-15^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Xbox^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 16, 2004^*

Detailed specifications