Half-Life 2 sales estimate
Half-Life 2 is an action game by Valve, released on Steam on November 16, 2004 at $9.99. It has 205,056 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive, 97% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 4.1M and 11M copies on Steam, for $14 million to $39 million in net revenue.
Estimated lifetime sales and revenue
| Low | Medium | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies sold | 4,101,120 | 7,792,128 | 11,278,080 |
| Net revenue (USD) | $14,247,793 | $27,070,806 | $39,181,430 |
Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.
Steam facts
| Developer | Valve |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Valve |
| Release date | November 16, 2004 |
| Price | $9.99 (US list price) |
| Reviews | 205,056 · Overwhelmingly Positive · 97% positive |
| Genres | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Links | Steam store page · Website |
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.From the Steam store page
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Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001 · $4.99 · 18,883 reviews
· ~718k sold -
Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999 · $4.99 · 25,742 reviews
· ~978k sold -
Half-Life 1998 · $9.99 · 118,550 reviews
· ~4.5M sold -
Black Mesa 2020 · $19.99 · 135,503 reviews
· ~5.1M sold -
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2007 · $6.99 · 13,864 reviews
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Call of Duty: World at War 2008 · $19.99 · 46,021 reviews
· ~1.7M sold -
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· ~537k sold -
Quake II 2007 · $9.99 · 8,602 reviews
· ~327k sold
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Data from Steam, last updated by Markan on 2026-11-11.
