Half-Life 2
Playing now
1,073−140 vs. yesterday
1.7%of peak
All-time peak
64,085Nov 2024
30 announcements · from Half-Life 2’s Steam news feed
All gamesRead twice a day
July 23, 2025 UpdateRestored speed of the train near the end of Highway 17 to better match the original shipped difficulty. · Fixed missing collision that was allowing NPCs to shoot through some walls in Entanglement. · Fixed issue where Alyx could obstruct the player's path when boarding the teleporter near the end of Entanglement. NOTE: these map updates will not break existing saves but players may need to rest…Half-Life 2 - UpdateAn update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Fixed a Linux client crash on launch. - Localization updates.November 26, 2024 UpdateEnable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign (no convar needed). · Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list. · Added a slider to the settings menu to allow scaling stick sensitivity for gamepads. · Fixed issue with overlapping commentary tracks if a commentary track was playing between leve…
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game update | November 18, 2024 Update Fixed issue where NPC reactions to the player's flashlight and some incidental dialogue would not play after switching between episodes. · Fixed amount of bloom applied after switching between Episode One and Episode Two. · Fixed the FOV setting not applying until you got the HEV Suit if you started a new game and watched the intro sequence. · Fixed issue where HUD messages for pickups and resp… | 16446692 | |
| Game update | November 16, 2024 Update Fixed a crash that could occur in some languages when starting a new chapter. · UI - Fixed some weapon icon alignment issues at various resolutions. · Workshop - Fixed campaigns set to expand on Episode One loading some Episode Two content. · Workshop - Always show the My Uploads page, even if not in developer mode. · Workshop - Various UI adjustments and improvements. | 16431800 | |
| Major update | Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we're using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. The complete Half-Life 2 We created a new webpage to showcase all the updates in detail , but here's a quick rundown of what's new: · Episodes One and Two are in the box. H… | — | |
| Game update | Half-Life 2 Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever - Fixed sprinting when using an external controller |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.