Half-Life
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"Half-Life" is a first-person shooter video game released in 1998 that puts players in the role of a scientist fighting for survival in an alien-invaded research facility. The game became influential in the gaming industry for its immersive storytelling, realistic environments, and innovative gameplay mechanics that helped define the shooter genre.
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Game data
Metacritic 96- Released
- 1998-11-19
- User rating
- 4.38 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast
- ESRB
- Mature
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Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.
Valve was disappointed with the lack of innovation in the FPS genre and aimed to create an immersive world rather than a "shooting gallery." The game runs on the engine GoldSrc, a heavily modified version of the Quake engine, licensed from id Software. The science fiction novelist Marc Laidlaw was hired to craft the plot and assist with design. Unlike other games at the time, the player has almost uninterrupted control of the player character; the story is mostly conveyed through scripted sequences rather than cutscenes.