Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Half-Life is currently the more played game: 974 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 450 for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero — about 2.2× more players. Half-Life also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 91%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Half-Life has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
37 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
51%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | Half-Life |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 450 | 974 |
| 24-hour peak | 478 | 1,127 |
| 7-day average | 368 | 951 |
| 30-day average | 347 | 910 |
| 30-day trend | — | +29% |
| Peak (tracked) | 619 | 1,690 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 28,191 | 162,552 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 1, 2004 | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Condition Zero · Half-Life · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | Half-Life | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 650 | 817 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 669 | 953 |
| Jun 2026 | 322 | 597 | 780 | 1,603 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 370 | 619 | 1,014 | 1,690 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Half-Life currently has more players: 974 concurrent players on Steam vs 450 for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Condition Zero averaged 347 concurrent players and Half-Life averaged 910. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Half-Life has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 37 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 91% across 28,191 for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (974 vs 450 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.