List of Valve Corporation video games

Timeline of games and Steam products released by Valve
Timeline of games and Steam products released by Valve

Valve Corporation is an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1996 by former Microsoft employees Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington and currently based in Bellevue, Washington. The studio is known for their first-person shooter series, including Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, and Portal. All games released by Valve use one of two engines of their own creation – the Quake-based GoldSrc or its successor, Source.

Half-Life

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 19, 1998
Release years by system:
1998 – Microsoft Windows
2001 – PlayStation 2
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 1, 1999
  • EU November 15, 1999
Release years by system:
1999 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA June 12, 2001
Release years by system:
2001 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:
  • Developed with Gearbox Software.
  • The second expansion pack for Half-Life.

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 14, 2001
Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Developed with Gearbox Software.
  • Included in the PS2 version of Half-Life

Promotional releases

Title Details

Original release date(s):
1998
Release years by system:
1998 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Demo for Half-Life packaged with certain graphics cards.

Original release date(s):
February 12, 1999
Release years by system:
1999 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Demo for Half-Life which includes levels and areas not present in the full game.

Half-Life 2

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 16, 2004
  • EU November 16, 2004
Release years by system:
2004 – Microsoft Windows
2005 – Xbox
2007 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
2014 – Shield Portable
Notes:
  • Sequel to the original Half-Life.
  • Bundled with The Orange Box, which was released on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2007.
  • After receiving an overhaul update to the latest Source engine build, it was released for OS X in 2010.

Original release date(s):
  • NA December 1, 2004
Release years by system:
2004 – Microsoft Windows
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • Multiplayer component to Half-Life 2 released separately from the main game.

Original release date(s):
  • NA October 27, 2005
Release years by system:
2005 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA June 1, 2006
Release years by system:
2006 – Microsoft Windows
2007 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • The first installment in a planned trilogy of sequels to Half-Life 2.
  • Bundled with The Orange Box, which was released on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2007.

Original release date(s):
  • NA October 10, 2007
  • EU October 18, 2007
  • AUS October 25, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • The second installment in a planned trilogy of sequels to Half-Life 2.
  • Bundled with The Orange Box, which was released on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2007.

Counter-Strike

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 8, 2000
Release years by system:
2000 – Microsoft Windows
2004 – Xbox
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA March 20, 2004
Release years by system:
2004 – Microsoft Windows, Xbox
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA October 7, 2004
Release years by system:
2004 – Microsoft Windows
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • Source engine remake of the original Counter-Strike.

Original release date(s):
  • NA August 21, 2012
Release years by system:
2012 – Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014 – Linux
Notes:
  • Is downloadable title on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Team Fortress

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA April 7, 1999
Release years by system:
1999 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA October 10, 2007
  • EU October 18, 2007
  • AUS November 22, 2007
  • UK October 19, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • Sequel to Team Fortress Classic.
  • Bundled with The Orange Box, which was released on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2007.
  • Became free to play on Steam on June 23, 2011.

Day of Defeat

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA May 1, 2003
Release years by system:
2003 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:
  • World War II-based multiplayer shooter modification of the original Half-Life.

Original release date(s):
  • NA September 26, 2005
Release years by system:
2005 – Microsoft Windows
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • Source engine remake of Day of Defeat.

Portal

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA October 10, 2007
  • EU October 18, 2007
  • AUS November 18, 2007
  • UK October 19, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
2014 – Shield Portable
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA April 19, 2011
  • EU April 21, 2011
  • AUS April 21, 2011
Release years by system:
2011 – Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014 – Linux
Notes:
  • Sequel to Portal.
  • First Valve game developed for the PlayStation 3 and the first console version of a Valve game to feature Steam and Steamworks.

Left 4 Dead

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 18, 2008
  • EU November 21, 2008
Release years by system:
2008 – Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 17, 2009
  • EU November 20, 2009
Release years by system:
2009 – Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • Sequel to Left 4 Dead.

Other games

Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • NA June 11, 2000
Release years by system:
2000 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:
  • Multiplayer modification of the original Half-Life

Original release date(s):
  • NA November 1, 2000
Release years by system:
2000 – Microsoft Windows
2013 – Linux, OS X
Notes:
  • Multiplayer modification of the original Half-Life.

Original release date(s):
  • NA October 9, 2007
  • EU October 19, 2007
  • AUS October 25, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 – OS X
2013 – Linux
Notes:
  • A compilation including Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal.
  • PlayStation 3 version's development was outsourced to Electronic Arts due to Valve being a critic of the PS3 hardware at the time.

Original release date(s):
  • NA July 19, 2010
  • EU July 19, 2010
Release years by system:
2010 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • A remake of the Alien Swarm mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 on the Source engine made by the developers between other projects after they were hired by Valve.
  • Released for free via Steam with access to the complete code base to help developers creating Source engine mods.

Original release date(s):
July 9, 2013
Release years by system:
2013 – Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Notes:

Original release date(s):
April 5, 2016
Release years by system:
2016 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Released for free via Steam to support the release of the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. The Lab features a collection of numerous VR experiments in an alternate reality version of Portal.

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