Day of Defeat

2003 Valve Action

Windows 11Runs

MacNot confirmed

LinuxNative

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 794

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 881

How it’s combined

Playability today

4.5

Runs today5/5

Design today3.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

90%

7,102 reviews1

Get it on Steam

Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Day of Defeat run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not confirmed

A Mac version is sold. Not yet confirmed on Apple Silicon.1

LinuxNative

Native Linux version.1

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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Synopsis

Day of Defeat is a team-based, online-only World War II shooter built on the Half-Life engine. Allied and Axis teams pick classes such as rifleman, machine gunner or sniper and fight to capture flags or complete objectives on maps set in Europe.

Developer: Valve
Released: 2003
Genre: Action
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics at release gave it generally favorable marks, praising tense, teamwork-driven matches with a war movie feel and quick capture-point action. Reviewers also called the package thin, with few maps, repetitive play and visuals that already looked dated. Players today still find community servers and an organized competitive scene, though they note that the population is mostly returning veterans and that some servers have poor hit registration or strict admins.

Playability today

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Runs today

5/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
Online play runs through Steam and community servers that are still active in 2025 (Steam Community).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
The current Steam version has a setting for a proper widescreen field of view (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
Controls are fully remappable; controller support is partial (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists fixes for the black screen on startup and jittery mouse, and no open issue that blocks play (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

3.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Standard first-person mouse and keyboard controls with full key remapping and a raw mouse input option that fixes jittery aiming. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
Menus and the HUD do not scale, so they become very small at 4K and other high resolutions. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
There is no campaign to save; every round is a self-contained online match, so no progress can be lost. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
There is no tutorial or offline practice mode; bots need a third-party mod, and new players learn the maps against experienced veterans. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
Matches are self-contained objective fights over flags and targets, and GameSpot's review singles out the game's excellent pacing; there is no unlock grind or filler. Source: metacritic.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
A fixed first-person view with direct movement and a widescreen field of view setting in the current Steam version. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.