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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
67 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Half-Life 2: Deathmtach is a fun game! I really liked it! And also, last month, I made a friend in this game!”
“в игре пока есть несколько активных серверов, на которых очень весело!”
“this game is almost dead and its very had to find eny servers for it but when you find one its the most chaotic expereance in the word like u call some frends to play this and u are looking at least 2hours off non stop…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Half-Life 2: Deathmtach is a fun game! I really liked it! And also, last month, I made a friend in this game!”
“i love this game i used to play this with my dad”
“real cool mechanics, old but gold, people on the servers are good and nice”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“в игре пока есть несколько активных серверов, на которых очень весело!”
“Don't play it unless you have friends. It's super boring alone but amazing with friends, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! No, no, no, nooo. I changed my mind. This is the best deathmatch game ever, no debate. Play…”
“Great game. Just like the first one but Half Life 2. I personally like Half Life Deathmatch Source better, but this still is a really fun game. Servers are definitely more populated too.”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is almost dead and its very had to find eny servers for it but when you find one its the most chaotic expereance in the word like u call some frends to play this and u are looking at least 2hours off non stop…”
“flatline sound effect beeeeeeeeeep! dead”
“dead game but kinda fun”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Okay, first of all, yes you should buy this game its KIND of funny. now, onto the review... if you really want pvp on the source engine, just play tf2, but if you still want to play this... Well first of all, theres…”
“Community for this game absolutely sucks, not a single person is just playing a regular deathmatch. It's alwasy some weird crap with respawn timers, or some other fun ruiner. I miss quake.”
“There are still many populated servers that offer some mindless fun because the weapons are just weirdly underpowered compare today's standards.”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is almost dead and its very had to find eny servers for it but when you find one its the most chaotic expereance in the word like u call some frends to play this and u are looking at least 2hours off non stop…”
“Community for this game absolutely sucks, not a single person is just playing a regular deathmatch. It's alwasy some weird crap with respawn timers, or some other fun ruiner. I miss quake.”
“bon jeux de tire mes trop de cheateurs”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Okay, first of all, yes you should buy this game its KIND of funny. now, onto the review... if you really want pvp on the source engine, just play tf2, but if you still want to play this... Well first of all, theres…”
“no longer playable on windows 8 as of feb 2026 do not give valve or any corporation money for video games they will steal in it 2 seconds i am not locked out of playing all of the games i own unless i purchase valves…”
“It's Half-Life 2, but deathmatch. If you wanna fight other players with HL2 gameplay then this is fun, though you can definitely make do with Garry's Mod, which offers what this game has and much more.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“it's quite scuffed but alright”
“Okay, first of all, yes you should buy this game its KIND of funny. now, onto the review... if you really want pvp on the source engine, just play tf2, but if you still want to play this... Well first of all, theres…”
“I played it recently. Kinda fun tbh. It’s janky as hell and feels like Gmod game mode rather than official valve game but it’s decent.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Please help revive they hl2dm community I have been playing this game for a long time.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,507 hrs played“this game might be low quality but its still fun to play with friends if bored so i would recommend playing this game”
— a player, Steam review · 236 hrs played“i walked around and got sniped in a dead server for about 30 minutes. pretty fun i guess, got to experience that good ol' source asthetic”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Update Released
An update to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The major changes include: Added 64-bit Support. 64-bit binar
Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Fixes Fixed player model selection in the options menu. Fixed slam not being able to be detonated if you were too close to a wall Fixed view bob with the SMG equipped. Fixed us
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Update Released
An update to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The major changes include: Numerous security and stability im
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Sci-fi · Physics · Competitive · Funny · Co-op · Old School · PvP (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Includes Source SDK · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 10,000,000 – 20,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: 2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection