Is there some way to get Half-Life 2 Deathmatch for free if you already have Half-Life 2?

[ninkley]

tl;dr: I used to own Half-Life 2 Deathmatch, some ♥♥♥♥ happened and now I don't, but I have Half-Life 2 and I really wanna play Half-Life 2 Deathmatch again.

Basically, before HLA's release they had a sale on every Half-Life game where they were all free for PC. I had only played Half-Life 2 and its episodes on the playstation 3 before, but they were some of my favorite games of all time, and getting them for PC would give me access to console commands and mods, not to mention Half-Life 1, so I got every single game on PC as soon as possible, including Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. Shockingly, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch became my most played game on Steam bar none, because it is probably one of the funnest games I've ever played and I absolutely adore it.

In March, though, my computer broke, and by the time it was fixed HLA was out and I could no longer play Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. It's possible that the games would've still been on here if the computer never broke, but that's a whole thing and I won't get into it.

Last month I got $50, and as a teenager with no allowance I decided I would use it to purchase a Steam gift card, which I then used to buy Half-Life 1 and 2, Portal 1 and 2, and Garry's Mod. I don't remember why, but I assumed Half-Life 2 Deathmatch was free to play if you owned Half-Life 2, which is why I bought Garry's Mod instead of it. Now I deeply regret doing this because I didn't even want Garry's Mod that much.

Is there some way (legally, of course) to get Half-Life 2 Deathmatch for free since I have Half-Life 2? I really miss playing it and it's probably one of my favorite games, so any sort of help would be great. I doubt I can actually get it for free, but I'm not sure when I'll get the money to buy it again. Thanks!

[[Bouncy]-|Henky‼|-[TTC]]

Right idea wrong game, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch is bundled free with Episode 1 so you have two options. Either buy HL2DM or buy Episode 1 for a little bit more and get both. If you plan on buying and playing Episode 1 that is the one to buy, otherwise just buy deathmatch. Both games are dirt cheap during sales.

[SlayeR]

or you could buy cs source that gets bundled with hl2dm and day of defeat. Not a very convienent idea, since both of them are on the old engine and less people will be likely to play on it

[Inkling147]

I bought half life and I remember owning deathmatch but never really played it. Then I think I removed it from my account. Is there a way to get this back?
Thanks

Originally posted by Bouncy-|Henky‼|-TTC:

Right idea wrong game, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch is bundled free with Episode 1 so you have two options. Either buy HL2DM or buy Episode 1 for a little bit more and get both. If you plan on buying and playing Episode 1 that is the one to buy, otherwise just buy deathmatch. Both games are dirt cheap during sales.