Half-Life 2: Episode One
Also known as HL2: Episode One, HL2: E1, HL2 E1
2006 first-person shooter video game
Game data
Metacritic 87- Released
- 2006-06-01
- User rating
- 4.38 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Android, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360
- ESRB
- Mature
via RAWG
Key facts
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Writers
- Marc Laidlaw Erik Wolpaw Chet Faliszek
- Composer
- Kelly Bailey
- Series
- Half-Life
- Engine
- Source
Article
Half-Life 2: Episode One is a 2006 first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve for Windows. It continues the story of Half-Life 2 (2004). As the scientist Gordon Freeman, players must escape City 17 with Gordon's companion Alyx Vance. Like previous Half-Life games, Episode One combines shooting, puzzles and storytelling.
After the six-year development of Half-Life 2, Valve switched to episodic development, planning to release games more frequently. They focused on developing the character of Alyx and expanded her artificial intelligence. Episode One uses an updated version of Valve's Source engine, with new lighting and animation technology.