Half-Life 2 bundles
In the game
- Half-Life: Source with Half-Life 2 Silver, Gold or the Collector's Edition
Not sold on its own at first. The Collector's Edition DVD carried it, with SecuROM 5 that a December 2004 update removed.
PC
Half-Life: Source
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.
ShooterPlatformPuzzleAdventure
- Time to beat
- about 13.2 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
In 2004, Valve released Half-Life: Source, a version of Half-Life ported to their new game engine, Source. It adds ragdoll physics, advanced water effects, and 5.1 surround sound. At launch, it received mediocre reviews for its lack of significant gameplay and visual enhancements, although IGN still recommended it. Retrospective reception has been more negative, owing to the game's instability and frequent glitches. The deathmatch mode was ported to Source separately in 2006 as Half-Life Deathmatch: Source.
Half-Life is a first-person shooter (FPS) that requires the player to perform combat tasks and solve puzzles to advance. Unlike most FPS games at the time, which relied on cut-scene intermissions to detail their plotlines, Half-Life's story is told mostly using scripted sequences (bar one short cutscene), keeping the player in control of the first-person viewpoint. In line with this, the player rarely loses the ability to control the player character, Gordon Freeman, who never speaks and is never actually seen in the game; the player sees "through his eyes" for the entire length of the game. Half-Life has no levels; it instead divides the game into chapters, whose titles briefly appear on screen as the player progresses through the game.
Gameplay
Half-Life: Source - PC Longplay No Commentary 1440p 60FPS, Megaspartan23. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Series
- Half-Life
- Engine
- Source
- Platforms
- Windows
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- M
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Worldwide | 2004-06-01 |
Editions
Standalone Steam release
In the game
- Half-Life: Source
- Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Hidden from Steam search since Half-Life's 25th anniversary update in November 2023, but still sold from its store page.
DLC
Half-Life: Source had no DLC.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Price at release | Came with Half-Life 2 Silver, Gold and the Collector's Edition, 16 November 2004 |
| Ever released on disc | Yes, DVD-ROM, 16 November 2004 In the Half-Life 2 Collector's Edition. |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, Steam, 16 November 2004 |
| In the store to buy today | Yes, US$9.99 on Steam Hidden from Steam search; Half-Life Deathmatch: Source comes with it. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes |
| Disc runs with no patch | No The disc installs through Steam, which brings the game up to date before it runs. |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Yes |
| Has online features | No Single-player. Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, which comes with it, is a separate game. |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Valve Publisher Valve Engine Source Writer Marc Laidlaw Composer Kelly Bailey
Credits
- Publisher
- Valve
- Developer
- Valve
- Released
- 2004-11-16
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 13.2 hours
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