Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Buy91%

Very Positive · 15k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve · Action · Nov 1, 2004

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
Not sold
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Half-Life 2: Deathmatch?

Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's as good as, if not better in some aspects than the "Half-Life" Multiplayer.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Really fun with the variety of weapons, and very easy to hop into a game.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fun to play with friends for a while; neat guns, the Zero-Point Energy Field Manipulator (ZPEFM) gravity gun is always fun, and there's always funny janky stuff you can do with the physics.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is fast, skill based, and feels very “classic Source engine.”

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Multiplayer27 reviews
Combat18 reviews
Co-op16 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Divided opinion
Cheating
33% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes Source SDK
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Stereo Sound
  • Surround Sound
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

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