Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• post-apocalyptic video game

• first-person shooter

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Engines

• Source

Localized titles

• Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
• Includes Source SDK^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  883^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  499^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  428^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  274^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  258^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  195^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  193^*

• Competitive^*

  Votes · historical

  153^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  113^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  103^*

• Old School^*

  Votes · historical

  99^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  77^*

• Arena Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  50^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  46^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  35^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  29^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Mod^*

  Votes · historical

  18^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Requirements

  1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce 8^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 GHz^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Requirements

  2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Requirements

  OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  42^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

Developers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

Publishers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

• 2004-11-30

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2004-11-30 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2004-11-30^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 1, 2004^*

Detailed specifications