How many people are playing Half-Life 2: Deathmatch right now?

100 people are playing Half-Life 2: Deathmatch on Steam right now, making it the 2270th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 202 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Half-Life 2: Deathmatch's all-time peak player count?

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,705, reached in February 2009.

Is Half-Life 2: Deathmatch good? What do Steam reviews say?

90% of 10,282 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Half-Life 2: Deathmatch cost on Steam?

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch isn't currently sold on Steam.

Does Half-Life 2: Deathmatch work on Steam Deck?

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

by Valve · Released Nov 1, 2004

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#2,270

100

▼ 13.8%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

90% positive

Very Positive10,282 reviews

Owners (est.)10M–20M

24h peak

202

Highest seen2,705

Feb 200917.8 years ago

Price on Steam

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Players -13.8% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 13:21 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

Concurrent players

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Media & details

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Reviews

90% positive of 10,282 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Interface text is not legible
!Native resolution not default
✓Default controller config fully functional
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✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Aug 24, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC
Build 24600434the current build when we started tracking3.4 GB on Windows

Betas and other versions (1)

Aug 6, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC
prerelease · build 24600434
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Patch notes

Aug 24, 2026
PatchHalf-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: Security and stability improvements Fixed a bug where certain custom maps would not load asset…
Feb 18, 2025
PatchHalf-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 binaries will automatically be launched on systems with a 64-bit …
Nov 15, 2024
PatchValve gets the original Half-Life 2 development team back together for a huge 20th anniversary update—and the game is now free for the weekend on Steam
November 16, 2024 is the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, one of the biggest, most enduring videogames of all time. To celebrate the big birthday, Valve has released a 20th Anniversary Update for the game, which adds Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Episode 2 to the…
Nov 15, 2024
PatchHalf-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 using the Gravity Gun to yo-yo grenades, sometimes causing the…
Jul 2, 2021
PatchHalf-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 improvements
Oct 8, 2019
PatchUpdate Released for Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and the Source SDK 2013 Base
Updates for Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and the Source SDK 2013 Base have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when you restart the game. The major changes include: *…

Other news (8)

Aug 25, 2026
Valve updated a bunch of their older Steam shooters
While Valve didn't seem to publicly celebrate their 30th anniversary, they did at least go back to some older titles to fix them up. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/valve-updated-a-bunch-of-their-older-steam-shooters/
Nov 16, 2024
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch was the best multiplayer mode ever, or maybe I just think that because it's the only one I was ever good at
It sucks when you love a multiplayer game that no one else ever wants to play. As a kid I loved the card game War , but no one would ever play it with me, probably because it's a genuinely terrible game which is entirely luck-based, so it's really just gamblin…
Apr 22, 2019
Have You Played Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. “Toss a toilet at your friend today!”, goes the Steam blurb . That does rather capture the spirit of Half-Life 2: Deathmatch , doesn’t i…
Jan 23, 2019
Why I love duelling with toilets in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
We're digging into the PC Gamer magazine archives to publish pieces from years gone by. This article was originally published in 2005. For more quality articles about all things PC gaming, you can subscribe now in the UK and the US .    When Tim…
Jan 23, 2017
The rise and fall of Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
In its quieter moments, the cellblock is almost soothing. Its striking chequered floors, incongruous Escher-like architecture, and concrete walls adorned with chipped paintwork and bullet holes lend the space an unlikely degree of charm. Besides the light echo…
Oct 15, 2015
Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life Deathmatch: Source Updates Released

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Review score: 90% on 2026-11-01 → 90% today (10,282 reviews)

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