Steam reviews
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91% of 15,137 reviews
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HALF-LIFE 2: DEATHMATCH
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has 88 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 98 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!
- Few people online right now. Single-player or off-peak only.
- Currently at 65% of the all-time peak of 135 players.
- Last updated 2 years ago: Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Update Released.
Playing now
88
24h peak
98
24h change
▼ 10.2%
Quick verdict
Is Half-Life 2: Deathmatch still alive in 2026?
PREVIOUS 24 HOURS
GALLERY & TRAILERS
1 / 5
ACROSS PLATFORMS
STEAMLIVE
Current
88
24h peak
98
All-time
135
TWITCHLIVE · VIEWERS
Watching now
No live streams
Nobody is streaming this game on Twitch right now.
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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