Half-Life: Source
Live player count and Steam charts
Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 24 | +5 | +26.3% | 58 |
| Jun 2026 | 19 | -2 | -9.5% | 56 |
| May 2026 | 21 | +1 | +5.0% | 51 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 52 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | -2 | -9.1% | 51 |
| Feb 2026 | 22 | -6 | -21.4% | 44 |
| Jan 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 |
| Dec 2025 | 28 | +5 | +21.7% | 63 |
| Nov 2025 | 23 | +4 | +21.1% | 51 |
| Oct 2025 | 19 | +3 | +18.8% | 40 |
| Sep 2025 | 16 | -4 | -20.0% | 34 |
| Aug 2025 | 20 | -7 | -25.9% | 37 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Nov 4, 2013Half-Life: Source update released
- Nov 4, 2013Half-Life: Source update released
- Oct 10, 2013Half-Life: Source Beta update released
- Oct 10, 2013Half-Life: Source Beta update released
- Sep 25, 2013Half-Life: Source update released
- Sep 25, 2013Half-Life: Source update released
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 7 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 33 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
