Choose Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Choose Half-Life 2: Deathmatch if you want the Includes Source SDK, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. 4,604 Steam reviews back the pick.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch vs Teamkill
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Teamkill both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (2004) is 18 years older than Teamkill (2022). Teamkill scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (90.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Teamkill
Choose Teamkill if you want an Indie and Early Access game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Teamkill launched in 2022.
Both Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Teamkill sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch |  Teamkill | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2004 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.1% positive (4,604 reviews) | 100% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Valve | Niko |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (2004) is 18 years older than Teamkill (2022).
- Teamkill scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (90.1% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch vs Teamkill — FAQ
- Should I play Half-Life 2: Deathmatch or Teamkill first?
- If you want chronology, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (2004) came out before Teamkill (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Teamkill similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.