Half-Life: Source

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• first-person shooter

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Source

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

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

Interface languages

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

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  403^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  295^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  237^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  218^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  210^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  187^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  183^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  158^*

• 1990's^*

  Votes · historical

  129^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  126^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  101^*

• Remake^*

  Votes · historical

  95^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Silent Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  48^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

Publishers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

• 2004-11-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2013-09-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2013-09-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

• 2004-06-01 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2004-06-01^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jun 1, 2004^*

Detailed specifications