Valve releases Half-Life and Counter-Strike retail sales numbers

It’s no secret that Valve has kept sales figures on the down-low ever since the release of Steam. Today the developer broke its silence and published the retail sales figures of its Half-Life and Counter-Strike series. In total, Valve has sold an impressive 32.8 million games since the 1998 release of the original Half-Life. It’s important to note that these numbers don’t include sales made on Valve’s Steam service (CEO Gabe Newell , and that these numbers are Valve’s estimates of worldwide lifetime-to-date retail sales.

Here are Valve’s total retail sales:

* Half-Life (Valve) / 1998 - 9.3 Million
* Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC, Gearbox) / 1999 - 1.1 Million
* Half-Life: Blue Shift (PC, Gearbox) / 2001 - 800,000

* Counter-Strike (PC, Valve) / 2000 - 4.2 Million
* Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (PC, Valve) / 2004 - 2.9 Million
* Counter Strike: Source (PC, Valve) / 2006 - 2.1 Million
* Counter-Strike (Xbox, Valve) / 2003 - 1.5 Million

* Half-Life 2 (Valve) / 2004 - 6.5 Million
* Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC, Valve) / 2006 - 1.4 Million

* The Orange Box (Valve) / 2007 - 3 Million
(Half-Life 2 HL2: Episode One, HL2: Episode Two, Portal, Team Fortress 2)

Impressive to say the least. In my opinion, Valve has been one of the most consistent developers, releasing highly polished and fantastic games. I can only imagine how high their sales numbers would be had Steam sales been included. Hats off to Valve for helping to keep the PC a relevant gaming platform.

Read: Valve Reveals Lifetime Retail Sales of Half-Life, Counter-Strike Series.