Half-Life: Source
Last updated: 2026-02-02
- Enhanced graphics and physics systems significantly.
- Faithful remake invoking strong nostalgia.
- Engaging storyline with improved gameplay mechanics.
- Poorly optimized with widespread bugs and glitches.
- Difficulty spikes and inconsistent AI behavior.
- Sound and music issues detract from experience.
Emotions
Disappointment31%Frustration29%Nostalgia8%Amusement6%Anger4%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 16,452
- Positive
- 11,29468.6%
- Negative
- 5,15831.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,328,153
- Estimated revenue
- $13,268,248
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 16414.73%
- Estimated copies lost
- 13,240
- Estimated revenue lost
- $132,268
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 16414.7% Avg playtime 0.8h | 13311.9% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 29526.5% Avg playtime 19.9h | 52146.8% Avg playtime 39.1h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 3.7 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 14.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,570.9 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,113 total
Organic purchasers1,04093.4%
Voted up: 58%
Key activations736.56%
Voted up: 67%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,113 total
First impression0-2h34531.0%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h45240.6%
Voted up: 61%
Late game10-20h20618.5%
Voted up: 65%
Endgame20h+1109.88%
Voted up: 75%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
40.0%
Global baseline 58.8%
15 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 16,452 total.