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Half-Life 2: Update

Half-Life 2: Update

Filip Victor, Valve | Mar 27, 2015 | mod

Released

ModSteam Store content

ActionAdventureFree To PlayFPSSci-fiSteam Store

  • Steam app typemod
  • Steam App ID290930
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateMar 27, 2015
  • DeveloperFilip Victor, Valve

Half-Life 2: Update is a Steam mod entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typemod
  • Steam App ID290930
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateMar 27, 2015
  • DeveloperFilip Victor, Valve
  • PublisherFilip Victor
  • Parent gameNot available

Genres: Action, Adventure, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Filip Victor, ValvePublisher: Filip Victor

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Game overview

Overview

Half-Life 2: Update comes from Filip Victor, Valve and is published by Filip Victor. It arrived on Steam on Mar 27, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, VR Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Commentary available. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Linux so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Store reviews and relationship

Half-Life 2: Update is a mod, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to the main Steam app.

Language and system requirements

Half-Life 2: Update is available in 24 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainBulgarianCzechDanishDutchFinnishGreekHungarianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese - PortugalPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified ChineseSwedishThaiTraditional ChineseTurkish languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedAMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80 GHz1 GB RAMDirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE)7 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

Half-Life 2: Update has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the mod, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

Half-Life 2: Update overview details

Half-Life 2: Update is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

2004's Half-Life 2 was a landmark for PC gaming and the First Person Shooter, setting the standard for immersion, animation, and physics-based play for years. Meticulously developed by Half-Life community member Filip Victor, Half-Life 2: Update offers both long-time fans and first time players the most visually advanced, stable, and fully-featured version of Half-Life 2 to date in one free mod download. Features: Complete lighting overhaul including enhanced lighting, more detailed world shadows, and full High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDR). New particle effects and improved fog. Countless bug fixes, correcting both visual and game-based issues. An extensive Community Commentary Mode featuring the voices of well-known Youtubers, including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind . Retains the iconic Half-Life 2 visual style and gameplay. All available in one free standalone download! Official Sponsors View the Trailer and the Comparison in stunning HD or 4K on YouTube.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Half-Life 2: Update is listed as a mod with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, VR Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Commentary available, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Free To Play. Because it is a mod, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameHalf-Life 2: Update
Steam App ID290930
Typemod
Release dateMar 27, 2015
DeveloperFilip Victor, Valve
PublisherFilip Victor
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction, Adventure, Free To Play
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, VR Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Commentary available
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese * , Korean * , Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese * , Turkish * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews8,063
Negative reviews562
Total reviews8,625
Positive percent93%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime1,336 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 27, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 July 2026 - 12:45:40 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 July 2026 - 12:45:40 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
DefiantNo description
Giant KillerNo description
Hallowed GroundNo description
Keep Off the Sand!No description
Singularity CollapseNo description
Plaza DefenderNo description
Zombie ChopperNo description
Fight the PowerNo description
Radiation Levels DetectedNo description
Warden FreemanNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice© 2015 Valve Corporation. All rights reserved. Valve, the Valve logo, Half-Life, the Half-Life logo, the Lambda logo, Steam, the Steam logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. NVIDIA logo, OriginPC logo, EVGA logo are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/290930
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/290930
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Half-Life 2: Update

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Half-Life 2: Update?

Half-Life 2: Update is tracked here as a Steam mod, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is Half-Life 2: Update growing or declining recently?

Half-Life 2: Update's latest stored observation is 27 players at 4 June 2026 - 09:00:02 UTC versus a SteamPulse tracked peak of 599, so the stored count has declined by 95.5% from that observed peak. This comparison does not claim coverage before tracking began.

What country-level audience data is available for Half-Life 2: Update?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (41%), United Kingdom (11.5%), Romania (3.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.8%), United Kingdom (9.8%), China (4.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.2%), United Kingdom (10.5%), Canada (3.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34%), United Kingdom (9.5%), China (4.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Half-Life 2: Update?

Half-Life 2: Update currently sits at 93% positive across 8,625 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 8,063 positive reviews and 562 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Half-Life 2: Update have?

Half-Life 2: Update currently has about 44.7K tracked Steam followers as of 1 August 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Half-Life 2: Update?

Half-Life 2: Update is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 8,063 positive, 562 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, VR Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud

Achievements

33

Platform releases

No data available

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP/8.1 Processor: AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE) DirectX: Version 8.1 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space Additional Notes: Download size with Half-Life 2 installed: 3.5GB

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