Half-Life
AppID 70 · game
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Download for SteamTools
ReadyThe package contains the Lua script, key.vdf, and a short README.
Download ZIP
One ZIP containing the Lua, key.vdf, and a short README.
Lua script
70_public.luakey.vdf
key.vdfPackage contents
Files you get when this App ID is available in our download archive.
Included when the App is in ManifestHub
- ZIP archive
appmanifest_70_public.zip - SteamTools Lua script
70_public.lua - Depot key file
key.vdf - Install notes
README.txt
Release & page info
- Steam release date
- Nov 19, 1998
- Page data checked
- ManifestHub status
- Available for download
Install in SteamTools
- 1. Download the ZIP (or the Lua + key.vdf files individually).
- 2. Copy 70_public.lua and key.vdf into your SteamTools install folder (same directory as the executable).
- 3. Restart SteamTools — Half-Life should appear in your library.
About this game
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Released
- Nov 19, 1998
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Action
- Metacritic
- 96/100
- Steam page
- store.steampowered.com/app/70
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Troubleshooting this game
- • Read the complete SteamTools guide (recommended for first-time users)
- • "App not found in the Steam store" — the AppID may be a package, depot, or build ID
- • "429 rate limit" — the per-IP backoff, and how to script around it
- • What is in the ZIP, and where the Lua + key.vdf files go
- • The four-step flow for getting Half-Life into SteamTools
- • Still stuck? Open a thread in the Discord and include AppID 70