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Half-Life is the original game in the series. Being a revolutionary at the time, we follow the story of Gordon Freeman - a silent scientist at the facility called Black Mesa. Arriving late at work and hastily doing his routine he runs into the experiment field. However, the experiment goes completely wrong and opens a portal to a completely different dimension called Xen. The laboratory is destroyed as well as the facility itself, as unknown creatures like Vortigaunts are now everywhere in the facility. Gordon must battle his way to the surface and find a way to close the portal. One of the ma…
DeveloperValve Software, Gearbox Software
Release DateNOV 19, 1998
ESRB RatingMature
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SingleplayerMultiplayerAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackStory RichFirst-PersonSci-fiFPSFunnyDifficultClassicRetroModdableAliensValve Anti-Cheat enabledLinear1990'sSilent Protagonistvr mod
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