Half-Life 2

Last updated: 2026-01-01
Summary
  • Immersive storytelling without cutscenes
  • Revolutionary physics and Gravity Gun
  • Groundbreaking level and world design
  • Memorable characters and voice acting
  • Repetitive and padded gameplay
  • Clunky and frustrating puzzles
Half-Life 2 header

Categories

First-Person ShooterEnvironmental StorytellingPhysics SimulationAction-AdventurePost-apocalypticPuzzle SolvingSingle-playerCompetitive Multiplayer

Emotions

Admiration16%Nostalgia15%Excitement14%Frustration12%Awe7%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
262,507
Positive
256,24397.6%
Negative
6,2642.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
17,544,327
Estimated revenue
$175,267,827
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1580.41%
Estimated copies lost
10,560
Estimated revenue lost
$105,494
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1590.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
1,1703.1%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
8822.3%
Avg playtime 23.7h
35,97294.2%
Avg playtime 39.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day8.5 rev/day
Last 30d121.9 rev/day
Quarterly524 rev/qtr
Days covered4,504.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
38,183 total
Organic purchasers21,90257.4%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations16,28142.6%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
38,183 total
First impression0-2h1,9525.11%
Voted up: 91%
Mid game2-10h10,34827.1%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h9,49624.9%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+16,38742.9%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.84% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
94.4%
Global baseline 97.3%
319 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 262,507 total.