Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Optimization: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 145k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The result is incredible: volumetric lighting and smoke, dynamic lights, lens flare, motion blur are fantastic additions (graphic settings can be customised through plenty of settings as well).
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay gave me all the excitement I needed, from natural weapons to supernatural weapons.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the plot of Half-Life is captivating and the progression full of surprises, the levels have always been unequal in quality, some of them are repetitive and sometimes unnecessarily frustrating.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The weapons feel and sound incredible, the enemies and monsters feel dangerous and can easily overwhelm you, even in small numbers.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Black Mesa Research Facility was recreated with alot of love put into it, and I really liked all the new dialogues and voice acting.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Notes: I played on a Core i5 13500H, 16 GB of RAM and an RTX 4060 and could comfortably max out every graphic setting with a framerate between 100 and 200 FPS in 1440p.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics69 reviews
Gameplay58 reviews
Story47 reviews
Combat46 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Performance11 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Crashes53% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Optimization45% still recommend
Bugs89% still recommend
Linux compatibility75% still recommend
Steam Deck50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Input API Support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Includes Source SDK
- Includes level editor
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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