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

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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