HEADQUARTERSBellevue, Washington, USA
FOUNDEDAugust 1996
CEO / LEADERSHIPGabe Newell
TEAM SIZE360+
WEBSITEOfficial Site
Legendary developer of Half-Life, Portal, Counter-Strike, and Dota 2, and creator of the Steam gaming platform and Steam Deck hardware.
Studio Tech Stack & Proprietary Engines
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Studio Milestones & Historic Releases
1998
Half-Life revolutionizes storytelling in first-person shooters
2003
Steam digital distribution platform launched
2020
Half-Life: Alyx sets benchmark for VR gaming
2022
Steam Deck revolutionizes portable PC gaming
Studio & Publisher Portfolio (27)
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Half-Life: Alyx
Released 2020π 98%MC 93
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Portal 2
Released 2011π 99%MC 95
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Half-Life 2
Released 2004π 97%MC 96
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Team Fortress 2
Released 2007π 93%MC 92
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Counter-Strike 2
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Dota 2
Released 2013π 82%MC 90
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The Dota 2 Remixes EP
Released 2020π 91%
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Left 4 Dead 2
Released 2009π 98%MC 89
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Counter-Strike
Released 2000π 97%MC 88
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Source Filmmaker
Released 2012π 93%
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Portal
Released 2007π 99%MC 90
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Team Fortress Classic
Released 1999π 87%
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Day of Defeat: Source
Released 2010π 91%MC 80
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Ricochet
Released 2000π 82%
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Counter-Strike: Source
Released 2004π 96%MC 88
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Deathmatch Classic
Released 2001π 82%
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Half-Life
Released 1998π 97%MC 96
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Left 4 Dead
Released 2008π 96%MC 89
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Half-Life: Source
Released 2004π 68%
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Day of Defeat
Released 2003π 88%MC 79
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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Released 2006π 75%
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Alien Swarm
Released 2010π 95%MC 77
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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Released 2004π 91%MC 65
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Released 2001π 93%MC 71
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Garry's Mod
Released 2006π 97%
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Released 1999π 95%
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Fight Songs: The Music Of Team Fortress 2
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