Valve Corporation · Valve^*

Half-Life: Source

2004 first-person shooter · shooter game^*

At a glance

Genres

first-person shooter
shooter game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Publishers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Engines

Source

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Platforms

Players by platform

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

Content classifications

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

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
14^*
Community confidence
moderate^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

System requirements

Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04^*
Processor alternatives
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
8 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
OpenAL Compatible Sound Card^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Requirements
1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection^*
Processor alternatives
1.2 GHz^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GeForce 8^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Requirements
2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3^*
Memory
1GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher^*
Network
Internet Connection Other: Mouse, Keyboard^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Japanese^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Russian^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Thai^*
Korean^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Remote Play Together^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Half-Life: Source

Screenshot 2 from Half-Life: Source

Screenshot 3 from Half-Life: Source

* Provisional data