Underplayed Gems

Half-Life: Source (2004)

Half-Life: Source cover
Developer
Valve
Genres
Action
Rating
3.4 of 5, 16,659 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A classic first-person shooter with heavy atmosphere and tense action, updated with physics but still feeling like a late-90s sci-fi horror adventure.

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What players say

Players call it a buggy port best used for Garry's Mod assets, not as the actual Half-Life experience. The lighting and ragdolls feel off compared to the original, and many say Black Mesa does the remaster idea properly.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.