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Half-Life
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
GamersPilot average
97/100
Release
Nov 19, 1998
Genres
Action
Score sources
What critics and players scored Half-Life
Steam score checked 7/17/2026
Metacritic
96
Professional critic aggregate
Open source ↗Steam users
Overwhelmingly Positive
97
162,647 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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