Yes, worth buying.
At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.99.
- Story and characters: 100 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 21k player reviews · updated 4 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Players will encounter recognizable characters, including Gordon Freeman himself, creating satisfying narrative connections.
The sense of immersion remains strong, even without major graphical upgrades beyond the addition of the High Definition Pack, which provided improved character models and weapon textures.
Theme by theme
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Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.
The data behind the verdict
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