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Games like Half-Life

1998PC

24 games that share what Half-Life does well: thriller, silent protagonist and shooter. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Multiplayer
Half-Life: Opposing Force
1999PC
Silent protagonist, Half-Life series
Critics
unknown
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$0.99~~was $4.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.16/hr
Half-Life 2
2004PC · Android
Silent protagonist, Half-Life series
Critics
96
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~14h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $9.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr
Half-Life: Blue Shift
2001PC
Silent protagonist, Half-Life series
Critics
71
Metacritic
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
$0.99~~was $4.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.25/hr
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
2007PC
Silent protagonist, Half-Life series
Critics
90
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Quake
1996PC
1990's, FPS
Critics
94
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$3.44~~was $9.99~~−66%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.57/hr
Multiplayer
Serious Sam 3: BFE
2011PC
Aliens, FPS
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~7h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $29.99~~−90%
Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.43/hr
Multiplayer
Call of Duty 2
2005PC
FPS, war
Critics
86
Metacritic
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~10h
IGDB
$19.99
Best PC price · Steam · $2/hr
Multiplayer
Painkiller
2004PC · iOS · Android
Horror, shooter
Critics
unknown
Players
76%
IGDB
To beat
~20h
IGDB
$7.99~~was $39.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.40/hr
Multiplayer
Counter-Strike
2000PC
Half-Life series, 1990's
Critics
88
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~15h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Halo: Combat Evolved
2001PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
87
IGDB
Players
83%
IGDB
To beat
~10h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Doom 3
2004PC
FPS, shooter
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~37h
IGDB
$3.44~~was $9.99~~−66%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.09/hr
In Game Pass · PS Plus
Multiplayer
Daikatana
2000PC
FPS, retro
Critics
unknown
Players
58%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.97~~was $6.99~~−86%
Best PC price · Steam
Portal
2007PC · Switch · Android
FPS, sci-fi
Critics
90
Metacritic
Players
98%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $9.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.49/hr
Multiplayer
Alien Swarm
2010PC
Aliens, war
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~4h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Left 4 Dead
2008PC
FPS, shooter
Critics
89
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~32h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $9.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.06/hr
Multiplayer
Cry of Fear
2013PC
Thriller, FPS
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
BioShock 2
2010PC
Thriller, FPS
Critics
88
Metacritic
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~14h
IGDB
$16.60~~was $19.99~~−17%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $1.16/hr
Multiplayer
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017PC · PS · Xbox
PvP, FPS
Critics
75
IGDB
Players
60%
Steam
To beat
~5h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Black Mesa
2020PC
Half-Life series, aliens
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~11h
IGDB
$11.99~~was $19.99~~−40%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.12/hr
Multiplayer
Star Wars Battlefront II
2017PC · PS · Xbox
Aliens, PvP
Critics
72
IGDB
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
$4.99~~was $19.99~~−75%
Best PC price · EA Store · $0.64/hr
In Game Pass
Multiplayer
Doom II: Hell on Earth
1994PC
1990's, FPS
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~20h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
System Shock 2
1999PC
FPS, shooter
Critics
92
Metacritic
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~13h
IGDB
$7.89~~was $9.99~~−21%
Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.61/hr
Multiplayer
Quake 4
2005PC
Aliens, FPS
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~13h
IGDB
$4.26~~was $14.99~~−72%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.32/hr
In Game Pass
Multiplayer
Straftat
2024PC
1990's, PvP
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play