Half-Life: Absolute Zero Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

Half-Life: Absolute Zero is tagged as Action, Indie, Free To Play. It is published by Cobalt-57 and released on 10 Jul, 2020. PureGameStats tracks Half-Life: Absolute Zero's live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. Half-Life: Absolute Zero's recorded all-time peak is 5 concurrent players on 17 August 2025. PureGameStats estimates 42,185 Steam players. Steam reviews are 76% positive across 767 responses. Platforms: Windows.

Games Half-Life: Absolute Zero

Half-Life: Absolute Zero Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

Half-Life: Absolute Zero is a fan-made modification that re-creates the original ideas and plans from the award-winning classic: Half-Life.

Developer
Cobalt-57
Publisher
Cobalt-57
Platforms
Windows
Release Date
10 Jul, 2020
Est. Players
42,185
PGS estimate Estimate confidence
Estimates are modelled by PureGameStats using multiple data signals. Direct data is sourced from Steam. View methodology โ†’

Half-Life: Absolute Zero Concurrent Players Updated hourly

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Developer: Cobalt-57
Publisher: Cobalt-57
Platforms: Windows
Release Date: 10 Jul, 2020
Est. players: 42,185 Estimate confidence

Pricing History & Best Deals

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Half-Life: Absolute Zero Steam Reviews

Total reviews 767 Positive 580 Negative 187 Positive % 75.6%Rating Mostly Positive

Review Cloud

Reviewers praise
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Reviewers criticise
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What players are discussing

Praise and criticism mentions per topic, split by whether the reviewer recommended the game overall. Based on 480 recent English reviews (ingested 26 Sept 2026).

Ticks mark the typical silhouette for a Action game - overshoot = above the genre norm on that side.

Topic
Criticism mentions Praise
Mentions
Performance
19
15
34
Gameplay
15
30
45
Story
15
21
Graphics
17
33
50
Audio
8
Controls
6
Bugs
68
84
152
Value
21
59
80
Multiplayer
7
Replay value
10
PC System Requirements
Minimum and recommended hardware needed to run Half-Life: Absolute Zero.
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Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/XP/Vista
  • Processor: Pentium 166+
  • Memory: 32 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D Accelerator card
  • Sound Card: Win-compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: To run on operating systems lower than Windows 7, you will need the original big box release of Half-Life

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 1 GHz Intel or AMD based processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 32 MB+ video card
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the all-time peak player count for Half-Life: Absolute Zero?

Half-Life: Absolute Zero reached an all-time peak of 5 concurrent players on 17 August 2025.

How many copies has Half-Life: Absolute Zero sold on Steam?

PureGameStats estimates Half-Life: Absolute Zero has sold approximately 42,185 copies on Steam, with low confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.

How is Half-Life: Absolute Zero rated on Steam?

Half-Life: Absolute Zero has 767 Steam reviews with a 75.6% positive rating (Mostly Positive).

When was Half-Life: Absolute Zero released?

Half-Life: Absolute Zero was released on 10 Jul, 2020. It was developed by Cobalt-57.

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