Half-Life

Last updated: 2026-04-21
  • Engaging and fun gameplay
  • Compelling and well-presented story
  • Excellent level design
  • Game shows its age
  • High difficulty and frustration
  • Confusing objectives and navigation
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMnegativeWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
159,911
Positive
154,32196.5%
Negative
5,5903.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
11,250,822
Estimated revenue
$112,395,712
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1220.73%
Estimated copies lost
8,584
Estimated revenue lost
$85,754
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1230.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
9225.5%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
6263.7%
Avg playtime 26.9h
15,06190%
Avg playtime 32.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day3 rev/day
Last 30d46.7 rev/day
Quarterly186.7 rev/qtr
Days covered5,575.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
16,732 total
Organic purchasers12,25373.2%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations4,47926.8%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
16,732 total
First impression0-2h1,4578.71%
Voted up: 90%
Mid game2-10h6,04636.1%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h5,54733.2%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+3,68222.0%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.18% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
92.9%
Global baseline 95.5%
197 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 159,911 total.