
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.
| Released | Nov 19, 1998 |
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| Status | Main game |
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| Platforms | LinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac |
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| Genres | ShooterPuzzleAdventure |
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| Themes | ActionScience fictionHorrorThrillerWarfare |
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| Game modes | Single playerMultiplayer |
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| Perspective | First person |
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| Keywords | aliensassassinbloodygravitydeathmilitaryrun and gunsteammultiple endingsconspiracy |
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| Title | Type | Year | Playlists | Videos |
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| Half-Life | Port | 2001 | 0 playlists | 3 videos |
| Half-Life: Source | Remaster | 2004 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Update | Update | 2023 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Half-Life | Port | — | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Half-Life: Hostile Takeover | Expansion | — | 0 playlists | 0 videos |





