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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.

Released May 1, 2006 Developer Valve Platforms Windows · Linux ActionFPSMultiplayerShooterSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.6%positive4,899 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“My first multiplayer FPS experience, just like UberStrike and what a way to start. This was around 2013 when my parents got an office PC capable of gaming. The game was full of veteran players that had played the game for years and knew each other well. They served my ass on a…”

— a player, Steam review · 429 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“had fun blowing the ♥♥♥♥ out of people that probably have never felt the touch of a woman in their life”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I dunno. The "SOURCE" engine sucks with goldsrc made maps. and the bunnyhoping is now ruined. 0/10”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

25playing at last check
4224-hour peak
208all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 64 avg · Nov 2024

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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 18, 2025
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source Update Released

An update to Half-Life Deathmatch: Source has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life Deathmatch: Source. The major changes include: Added 64-bit Support. 64

Jul 02, 2021
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source Update Released

An update to Half-Life Deathmatch: Source has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Half-Life Deathmatch: Source. The major changes include: Numerous security and st

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter · Sci-fi · First-Person · Classic · Remake · Violent · Adventure · Competitive · Fast-Paced (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP Processor: 1.7 GHz Processor, requires support for SSE Memory: 1024 MB RAM DirectX: Version 8.1 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space