Half-Life
- Genres
- Shooter Puzzle Adventure
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac
- Release
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 19, 1998 PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 27, 1998 Mac Feb 14, 2013 Linux Feb 14, 2013
- Credits
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SE
Sierra Entertainment
V
Valve
- Board status
- —
About
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.