Half-Life 2 Players Playing Increases Dramatically on Steam

Half-Life 2 Steam Player – Half-Life 2 has become one of the most iconic games for gamers who have known the game since the 2000s. This game made by Valve has become one of gamers’ favorites at that time since it was first released in 2004.

Interestingly, this game, which is a sequel to the original Half-Life series, has suddenly seen an increase in the number of players on Steam recently.

Reasons Why Half-Life 2 Players Have Increased Dramatically on Steam

Based on data from SteamDB, Half-Life 2 players who played this game managed to reach 55,000 active players at the same time within 24 hours when this article was written.

Apart from that, Half-Life 2 also managed to achieve a record for the highest number of players on November 18 with 64,085 total players. This is the first time that Half-Life 2 players have increased drastically on Steam since their highest record was recorded in 2021 with 16,101 players.

You can see the proof from SteamDB below.

Of course, the increase in the number of players in this game is not simply without reason. That’s because the game celebrates its 20th Anniversary which falls on November 16. Not to mention that Valve made this game free for anyone who claimed the game before November 18.

Apart from that, Valve also released an update which means that episodes 1 and 2 of Half Life 2 are now combined in the same base game along with various improvements and bug fixes.

Is This a Sign that Half-Life 3 is Starting to Be Considered?

Until now, fans of the Half-Life franchise are still waiting for the arrival of the third series, which who knows when it will become a reality. Valve is still adamant about keeping its mouth shut when it comes to how the Half-Life 3 project is developing.

However, gamers who are waiting for the arrival of the third series can be relieved a little thanks to the presence of Half-Life: Alyx in 2020, even though it was only released exclusively for VR.

That’s information regarding how Half-Life 2 players have increased drastically on Steam recently. So, are you among the gamers who have been playing Half-Life 2 lately too, bro?

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