Genre FPSReleased Nov 19, 1998

Half-Life

Developed and published by Valve
Estimated lifetime revenue
$9.53M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$6.67M
After Steam's 30% cut
Units sold
1.82M
≈ 11 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 164,909 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
164,909
Overwhelmingly Positive96% positive
Playing now
936
25-day peak 944 · low 454
New reviews, last 25 days
+777
≈ 31 a day since Sep 16

History

Sep 16 – Oct 11

165.0K164.7K164.4K164.1K
Sep 16Sep 28Oct 11

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

FPS →

Against the 120 most-reviewed FPS games on Steam

Outearns 33% of them — below the group's median.

Median
$17.79M
145,567 reviews
Top 10% start at
$89.14M
This game
$9.53M
57th pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Genre
FPS
Released
Nov 19, 1998
Steam app ID
70
Data updated
Oct 11, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.