Half-Life 2

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About

1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.

Game Details

Developer:Valve
Release:November 16, 2004
Metacritic:96
Platforms:
PC
ActionSingleplayerAtmosphericPuzzle

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Half-Life

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Half-Life: Source
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Half-Life: Source

Action

Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more.

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Unreal Gold

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Half-Life: Opposing Force
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Half-Life: Opposing Force

Action

Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

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Project Three
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Project Three

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A psychological first-person survival horror focused on atmosphere, story and defending yourself with melee and weaponry against several creatures. The story is set in the alternate fan-made universe of Half-Life, Valve Corporation's successful series.

Half-Life 2: Episode One
35% match

Half-Life 2: Episode One

Action

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Aliens vs. Predator™

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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
32% match

Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

Action

Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source

Action

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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Action

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Action

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Black Mesa
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Black Mesa

Indie

Relive Half-Life.

Transmissions: Element 120
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Transmissions: Element 120

Indie

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Prospekt
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Prospekt

Indie

Prospekt begins in the Nova Prospekt prison in the Half-Life universe. Gordon Freeman is slowly being overrun by soldiers in the prison, however unknown to him, his Vortigaunt allies manage to find some help from a forgotten hero.

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QuietMansion1

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The nightmare returns... Explore a dark and creepy mansion crawling with terrifying monsters, find keys, and use weapons to fight back as you try to find your way out!

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Left 4 Dead 2

Action

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Half-Life: Blue Shift
20% match

Half-Life: Blue Shift

Action

Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.