Half-Life 2: Episode One

Valve · 2006

First-person · Shooter · PC

Dimension: 3D
Rendering: Realistic
Colors: Orange Black Brown Teal Green Gray Yellow Export palette ↓
Linework: No outlines
Shading: Realistic lighting
Post-processing: Bloom
Palette: Muted, Dark
Proportions: Realistic, Grotesque

About

A single-player first-person shooter continuing the events of Half-Life 2. Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance must delay the Citadel's destruction and help evacuate City 17, combining combat with physics-based puzzles.

Art style

Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006, Valve) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, realistic lighting and bloom. The palette is muted and dark.

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release: Original release · Windows PC (1995-2009)
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve, EA Games
Engine: Source
Released: 2006-06-01 Worldwide, Windows
2007-10-10 North America, Xbox 360
2007-10-19 Europe, Xbox 360
2007-10-25 Australia, Xbox 360
2007-12-14 North America, PlayStation 3
2007-12-14 Europe, PlayStation 3
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (Nvidia Shield)
Also known as: Half-Life 2: Aftermath (International; working title)
Links: official · wikipedia · gamefaqs.gamespot.com

Screenshots 5

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