Half-Life

Half-Life

1998 · Valve

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About

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.

Release date
November 19, 1998
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve, Sierra Entertainment
Genres
ShooterPuzzleAdventure
Themes
ActionScience fictionHorrorThrillerWarfare
Age rating
PEGI 16GRAC 19+USK 16ESRB MClassInd 18ACB MA 15+

Media

Platforms

Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac

Release dates

PC (Microsoft Windows)
North America · Nov 19, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Europe · Nov 27, 1998
Linux
Worldwide · Feb 14, 2013

Engines

GoldSrc

Time to beat

Rushed7 h
Average12 h
Completionist19 h

Expansions

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
Spanish (Spain)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Korean
English (US)
French
German
Italian