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Half-Life 2
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
GamersPilot average
97/100
Release
Nov 16, 2004
Genres
Action
Score sources
What critics and players scored Half-Life 2
Steam score checked 7/16/2026
Metacritic
96
Professional critic aggregate
Open source ↗Steam users
Overwhelmingly Positive
98
276,251 player reviews
Open source ↗Method: Unweighted mean of available normalized 0-100 source scores. Steam is a player recommendation percentage; Metacritic is a professional critic aggregate. They are kept separate above so the average stays transparent.
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