Game · 1998 · Shooter

Half-Life

Half-Life is ranked #50 of 100 in the games census, from the three published rankings that hold it.

Genres Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

The Cut

Made the Cut in all three rankings

Ranked in three published lists

#1Key_Treat_2346: top 9 games (excerpt)Made the Cut source library · @curated-library · 9 rankedMade the Cut

#4happyspleen: top 10 gamesMade the Cut source library · @curated-library · 10 rankedMade the Cut

#6gabriot: top 10 gamesMade the Cut source library · @curated-library · 10 rankedMade the Cut

Where Half-Life ranks

#1Best Shooter Games of 1998of 1 ranked

#2Best Shooter Games of the 1990sof 10 ranked

#2Best Adventure Games of 1998of 4 ranked

#2Best Puzzle Games of 1998of 4 ranked

#3Best Puzzle Games of the 1990sof 6 ranked

#4Best Games of 1998of 11 ranked

#5Best PC Puzzle Gamesof 35 ranked

#8Best Adventure Games of the 1990sof 18 ranked

#9Best PC Adventure Gamesof 96 ranked

#9Best PC Shooter Gamesof 78 ranked

#11Best Shooter Gamesof 100 ranked

#12Best Games of the 1990sof 67 ranked

#13Best Puzzle Gamesof 56 ranked

#24Best Adventure Gamesof 100 ranked

#26Best PC Gamesof 100 ranked

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About Half-Life

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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