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Note:The latest release note on Steam News page is no longer updated. Instead the release note below are copied from source-sdk-2013 GitHub Commits history.

Note:If you see this page when you first open the "Source SDK" (AppID 211) launcher, please note that the standalone Source SDK tool/launcher are no longer updated, and does not support Source 2013 games. The deprecated Source SDK tools are provided to create content-based mods for Source 2009 or earlier, and to obtain source code & create mods for Source SDK Base 2006 and Source SDK Base 2007.

To launch the SDK applications (Hammer, HLMV, etc...) manually on Source 2013 games, see SDK Installation - SteamPipe migration section.

Source SDK 2013 update (4/3/2025)

Multiplayer (Team Fortress 2 branch)

Code updates:

game: client: fix pointer size mismatch
Fix uninitialized field use in CParticleEffectBinding
Fix organs spawning due to non-Vita-Saw damage

Updated source code (as of 4/3/2025)

Source 2013 Singleplayer: Source SDK 2013 GitHub repo.
- Note:SP code remains unchanged since 2014.
TF2 branch (newer Source 2013 MP): Source SDK 2013 GitHub repo.

Report Issues

If you encounter any problems with this release (bugs, crashes, etc...), visit GitHub Issues page to report or search existing issues:
- Source 1 Games repo - find / report bugs that affecting Valve games.
- Source SDK 2013 repo - find / report bugs affecting the Source SDK itself, and Source SDK Base 2013.
- Important:Always search for existing issues before creating new bug report, to prevent duplicated bug reports.

Previous releases

See the Source SDK release notes archive for information on previous releases.