Half-Life 2
Playing now
1,343−53 vs. yesterday
2.1%of peak
All-time peak
64,085Nov 2024
Steam user reviews · 278,956 written
Updated
SteamPeaks Rating
97.6
Overwhelmingly positive · recent 95.6
Positive share
97.6%Overwhelmingly Positive
Last 30 days
96.6%−0.9 pts
1,462 reviews written
Played before writing
21.4 h
Median of 200 sampled reviews
Reviews per day
49
Mean over the last 30 days
How sentiment moved · share of new reviews that were positive
192 months on recordPositive shareReviews writtenLifetime shareDrag across the chart to zoom · double-click to reset
Data by SteamPeaks.com200 recent reviews sampled · back to 4 Sep 2026
Who is reviewing
21.5 h
Median before a positive review
20.9 h
Median before a negative review
68%
Bought the game on Steam
28% arrived with a free key
2%
Played mostly on Steam Deck
| Hours played | Positive | Negative | Positive share | Share of the sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 h | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 1–5 h | 25 | 1 | 96% | |
| 5–20 h | 60 | 1 | 98% | |
| 20–50 h | 70 | 3 | 96% | |
| 50–100 h | 24 | 0 | 100% | |
| Over 100 h | 13 | 0 | 100% |
Steam’s own totals per language
Where opinion splits
| Language | Reviews | Positive | Against overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 123,414 | 97.4% | −0.2 pts | |
| Russian | 67,479 | 97.6% | +0.0 pts | |
| Spanish | 19,470 | 98.9% | +1.3 pts | |
| Turkish | 11,312 | 97.5% | −0.1 pts | |
| Portuguese, Brazil | 11,187 | 98.8% | +1.2 pts | |
| French | 3,556 | 98.3% | +0.7 pts |
Counted from the review histogram
Milestones
| Milestone | Reached | Days taken | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 reviews | Apr 2012 | 548 | |
| 10,000 reviews | Jan 2015 | 1,553 | |
| 100,000 reviews | Nov 2021 | 4,049 |
Every month since Oct 2010
Review history
| Month | Reviews | Positive | Negative | Positive share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 281 | 275 | 6 | 97.9% | |
| Aug 2026 | 1,571 | 1,515 | 56 | 96.4% | |
| Jul 2026 | 2,229 | 2,164 | 65 | 97.1% | |
| Jun 2026 | 1,519 | 1,468 | 51 | 96.6% | |
| May 2026 | 1,527 | 1,481 | 46 | 97.0% | |
| Apr 2026 | 1,716 | 1,668 | 48 | 97.2% | |
| Mar 2026 | 1,886 | 1,837 | 49 | 97.4% | |
| Feb 2026 | 1,699 | 1,646 | 53 | 96.9% |
Counts per month and per day come from Valve’s review histogram, so they are exact. Playtime, purchase and language detail come from a sample of the most recent reviews; we keep no reviewer identity and no review text. The SteamPeaks Rating is a confidence-adjusted positive share. How it is computed