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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.
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-24 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Old school fun if you have friends to populate a server because not many people play it anymore and they are mostly in US servers”
“dm classic and hl2dm are better, but this is still very solid. if you have friends to play w/ i recommend this heavily; as it holds up even in the modern day.”
“I love it. needs a 20th anniversary update this year”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I love this game. Thought it was fun the first time after getting it with the Valve pack, but rediscovered it when I was looking for an alternative after a losing streak in CS:GO. The game loads fast as hell 'cause it's…”
“an honest review, its great, its tiny which is already nice, its visuals look awesome, gameplay and mechanics are nice, the servers aswell never lag, and has some beautiful maps, highly reccomend and it runs smoothly”
“It works fine still but there not many people playing it”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“an honest review, its great, its tiny which is already nice, its visuals look awesome, gameplay and mechanics are nice, the servers aswell never lag, and has some beautiful maps, highly reccomend and it runs smoothly”
“It's only good for Gmod. Game itself is really dead, and not as fun as Half-Life 1 Deathmatch because this is Half-Life Source. I barely even played this but it allows for so much content in Gmod because you can now…”
“Great for Gmod, ♥♥♥♥ as a Game”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Old school fun if you have friends to populate a server because not many people play it anymore and they are mostly in US servers”
“somehow worse than tf2 servers”
“It works fine still but there not many people playing it”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It's only good for Gmod. Game itself is really dead, and not as fun as Half-Life 1 Deathmatch because this is Half-Life Source. I barely even played this but it allows for so much content in Gmod because you can now…”
“maps are ♥♥♥♥♥♥. hitboxes are ♥♥♥♥♥♥. everything is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ especially the maps”
“Shotgun too overpowered and bots are too strong”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“whats the point of using the source engine when youre using hl1 graphics”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“great for getting half life stuff into gmod, and also you can put a link to your music folder in the files and play music from inside the game. like counter strike source it's terrible on its own and should be treated…”
“Very quality game. Maybe should be reduced to 6.99 or 7.99, can be mounted onto Garry's Mod. Very fun too :D”
“the only reason why you would possibly have this is because of the valve complete pack”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“somehow worse than tf2 servers”
“if you dont play with 300+ ping you can actually kill people”
“lag”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“I dunno. The "SOURCE" engine sucks with goldsrc made maps. and the bunnyhoping is now ruined. 0/10”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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: Security and stability i
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter · Sci-fi · First-Person · Classic · Remake · Violent · Adventure · Competitive · Fast-Paced (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
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