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Half-Life

Half-Life

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.

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Release date: November 19, 1998

Age rating: Mature

Age rating: Rating pending

Rating (IGDB): 84/100

Genres: ShooterPuzzleAdventure

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  • Recommended Posted November 13, 2025 on Steam After all these years, I finally played it for the first time. Still better than most modern games.
  • Recommended Posted October 28, 2025 on Steam Found my blue box while moving my desk with the entire half life platinum edition. Happy that Steam allowed the key code to work. The game work very well on modern systems, and it still is a great game.
  • Recommended Posted February 11, 2026 on Steam Tips for new fans: 1) Don't forget about the tutorial (Training Room). I managed to miss it my first playthrough and didn't learn about some mechanics until I played Half-Life 2. 2) Take it slow. This game (and all the other Half-Lifes) greatly benefits if you take the time to explore and take in the many details of the environment. 3) You might want to turn the music volume up/SFX volume down? For me the default settings were so quiet I could barely hear the incredibly atmospheric soundtrack this game has. 4) Get ready for some 1998 jank. If you aren't used to games from this time period and/or don't have the patience for some frustrating moments, you might want to try Black Mesa (the fan remake) instead. I highly recommend playing both either way, and believe it or not this jank does give Half-Life a unique charm (although it might be easier to appreciate once you have more experience with the franchise). 5) You can get this and Half-Life 2 for under $5 on sale. I'm not kidding, this deal is so good it will make any other game over $10 seem not worth it. Enjoy :). This series is hands-down my favorite gaming experience of all time, even one of my favorite stories of all time, and I only first played it barely a year ago - so know that all the praise for this game isn't just nostalgia.
  • Recommended Posted April 29, 2026 on Steam Honestly the best game since ever. Who needs modern Graphics Anyways?
  • Recommended Posted November 18, 2025 on Steam After 20 years of my friend bothering me to finish this game, I did. We joked that all these years they've kept from releasing HL3 because I never finished HL1. WELL NOW I DID. If they release or announce HL3 soon. YOU'RE WELCOME. ' Also I hate the fall damage. Way too many deaths due that because "only one way to go but you WILL take 10-20 dmg from it. Hope you have HP for it tehee"
  • Recommended Posted June 5, 2025 on Steam Still trying to figure out how the ♥♥♥♥ a 27 year old scientist testing some shiny rocks became a crowbar wielding morphine fueled maniac, decimated whatever the United States military threw at him, and fought what is essentially an interdimentional bloodthirsty fetus. 10/10 game by the way