Steam reviews
Very Positive
91% of 15,137 reviews
FPS LiveSmall but alive
HALF-LIFE 2: DEATHMATCH
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has 135 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 135 and its all-time peak is 135. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.
DEV · Valve2004
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!
- Niche but breathing. Best chance to find others at peak hours.
- Currently at 100% of the all-time peak of 135 players.
- Last updated 1 year ago: Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Update Released.
Playing now
135
24h peak
135
24h change
▲ 0.0%
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GALLERY & TRAILERS
1 / 5
ACROSS PLATFORMS
STEAMLIVE
Current
135
24h peak
135
All-time
135
TWITCHLIVE · VIEWERS
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No live streams
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Xbox · PlayStation · Nintendo
No public concurrent-player API exists for these platforms. Other sites guess by scraping achievement timestamps or leaderboards. We won’t make up numbers. If the platforms ever ship a real API, real numbers will show up here.
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