Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Live player count and Steam charts
Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions.
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 * | 40 | +7 | +21.2% | 83 |
| Jun 2026 | 33 | -2 | -5.7% | 69 |
| May 2026 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 |
| Apr 2026 | 35 | +3 | +9.4% | 70 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 | -1 | -3.0% | 80 |
| Feb 2026 | 33 | -8 | -19.5% | 67 |
| Jan 2026 | 41 | -2 | -4.7% | 87 |
| Dec 2025 | 43 | +11 | +34.4% | 83 |
| Nov 2025 | 32 | +16 | +100.0% | 89 |
| Oct 2025 | 16 | +1 | +6.7% | 34 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 | -4 | -21.1% | 34 |
| Aug 2025 | 19 | -1 | -5.0% | 49 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Feb 18, 2022Half-Life 2: Episode Two - Update
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 20:00 — 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 87 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
