AAA

Half-Life

96% positive of 118,015 Steam reviews

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Main story: 7.2 h
Everything: 19 h
Released: 1998
Steam Deck: Verified
Known on: Steam

Made by Valve.

About the game

What sets it apart

Silent Protagonist
Aliens
1990's
FPS
PvP
Action-Adventure
Sci-fi
Shooter
Difficult
Retro
First-Person
Story Rich

What players say

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AAA

Half-Life

96% positive of 118,015 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: 7.2 h
Everything: 19 h
Released: 1998
Steam Deck: Verified
Known on: Steam

Made by Valve.

About the game

What sets it apart

Silent Protagonist
Aliens
1990's
FPS
PvP
Action-Adventure
Sci-fi
Shooter
Difficult
Retro
First-Person
Story Rich

What players say

Recommended
Half-Life is a classic in every sense of the word. Gordon Freeman clocks into his job at Black Mesa as a well-credentialed and respected scientist and walks out a legend in the employ of an enigmatic entity. The plot of Half-Life is actually quite horrifying as an alien species is warped into a clandestine government facility named Black Mesa during some testing that Freeman took part in, chaos immediately erupts of…
10 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This is one of those games that actually stays in your mind after you stop playing. The gameplay is fun, the atmosphere is incredibly well done, and the whole experience feels genuinely memorable. There are definitely a few things that could be improved, but they don't take away from how enjoyable the game is overall. I'm really glad I played it.
1.3 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Half-Life is one of those games where you hear everyone glaze it and praise it as being a fantastic shooter when it was always slightly overrated and bedazzling at the same time, a weird combination for a video game as it did new things we hadn't seen before at the time. First two thirds of the game are genuinely spectacular. After Surface Tension, the game's quality nosedives off of a cliff into the abyss. The Xen…
13 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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