Half-Life: Opposing Force

Buy95%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 29k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Gearbox Software · FPS · Nov 1, 1999

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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Achievements
Not fetched yet

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Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy Half-Life: Opposing Force?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 29k 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
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I especially like the alien weapons like the Barnacle, the pea shooter, and the electric ant.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The squad mechanics are fun to use, and the new enemies are quite challenging but I never found them impossible.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The expansion also introduces some very cool lore elements that build naturally on the original story.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One word~ COOL, everything about this expansion is COOL, from the enemy design to the weapon, amazing experience, but you better play on normal difficulty for more enjoyable experience, or you want a true HECU experience then tried hard difficulty~
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The addition to the lore that this game offered was also very welcoming, it was a lenghty & solid expansion that I would play it all over again with different mods, the multiplayer mode is also worth checking out for all of this and the CTF mode.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Starting out, the expansion pack already throws a decently sized roster of weapons that you can use your way, which honestly was fantastic, because most encounters with an enemy left you with an incredible amount of choices to how you want to go about it.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat118 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Story47 reviews
Difficulty19 reviews
Multiplayer7 reviews
Characters7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
93% still recommend
Crashes
90% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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