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Half-Life

4.41998
Available on 3 platforms
LinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

Overview

About this game

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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Details

Features and facts

Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller, Warfare
Engine
GoldSrc
Franchise
Half-Life

Media

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