Half-Life hits 14K concurrent gamers with 25th anniversary upgrade

The initialHalf-Lifegot a brand-new upgrade and a big spike of gamers for the traditional shooter. Per SteamDBthe video game’s concurrent gamer count has actually struck a brand-new peak of around 14,300, up 16.4 percent from in 2015’s 12,280.

Half-Lifeis 25 years of ages since this Sunday, November 19, and Valve marked the celebration with an anniversary upgradeTogether with bug repairs and brand-new graphics settings, the upgrade providesHalf-Lifemain Steam Deck assistance and presents more multiplayer maps.

Half-Life history

As its launching title,Half-Life’s tradition hangs over Valve’s. It didn’t launch a follow up until 6 years later on, with 2004’sHalf-Life 2That itself was broadened on with a set of episodic experiences and the spinoff series Portal, and most just recently the 2020 VR video gameHalf-Life Alyx

The upgrade likewise includesHalf-Life Uplink,formerly a CD special for publications and hardware producers back then. “As this was lots of people’s very first experience with Half-Lifewe believed it was lastly time to bundle it with the primary video game,” Valve described.

Valve launched a 25th anniversary documentary made in cooperation with Secret Tape that hasHalf-Life’sdesigners recollecting on their time making the video game. The one-hour documentary covers its physics innovation, level and sound style, and the post-release after-effects.

Years earlier, Valve stated it would never ever reveal the complete history ofHalf-Life’sadvancement, however this documentary may be the next finest thing. The complete list of additions in the 25th anniversary upgrade can be checked out here