Half-Life
Valve
About
Half-Life is a first-person shooter in which physicist Gordon Freeman fights to escape Black Mesa after an experiment unleashes alien creatures. Combat, exploration and environmental puzzles unfold largely through the player's uninterrupted first-person perspective.
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Details
- Release
- Original release · Windows PC (1995-2009)
- Developer
- Valve
- Ported by
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- Sierra Studios, Valve
- Engine
- GoldSrc
- Released
- 1998-11-19 North America, Windows
1998-11-27 Europe, Windows
2001-11-14 North America, PlayStation 2
2001-11-30 Europe, PlayStation 2
2013-02-14 Worldwide, macOS
2013-02-14 Worldwide, Linux - Platforms
- Windows, PlayStation 2, macOS, Linux
- Variants
- Half-Life: Game of the Year Edition
- Type
- edition
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 1999, Windows
- Sources
Half-Life- Type
- enhanced_port
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Released
- 2001-11-14, North America, PlayStation 2
- 2001-11-30, Europe, PlayStation 2
- Art changes
- Gearbox enhanced character geometry, texture detail and visual effects; the port also includes Decay.
- Sources
Half-Life: Decay- Type
- multiplayer_mode
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Released
- 2001-11-14, North America, PlayStation 2
- 2001-11-30, Europe, PlayStation 2
- Art changes
- Cooperative campaign included with the enhanced PlayStation 2 release.
- Sources
Half-Life- Type
- port
- Platforms
- macOS
- Linux
- Released
- 2013-02-14, Worldwide, macOS
- 2013-02-14, Worldwide, Linux
- Sources
Half-Life High Definition Pack- Type
- optional_asset_pack
- Platforms
- Windows
- Released
- 2001, Windows
- Art changes
- Optional upgraded models and textures distributed with Blue Shift; distinct from the original non-HD assets.
- Sources
Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update- Type
- update
- Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Released
- 2023-11, Worldwide, Windows
- 2023-11, Worldwide, Linux
- Art changes
- Restores original models as the default, revises lighting/rendering options and scales the UI for modern displays.
- Sources
- Credits
- Ted Backman Art Director/Conceptual Artist/Illustrator/Animator
Chuck Jones Illustrator/3D Artist
Karen Laur Illustrator/Texture-Maker/Artist at Large
Harry Teasley Game Designer/Level Designer/Artist
Randy Lundeen Level Designer/Graphic Designer - Links
- official · wikipedia · steam
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