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2004 PCPlayStationXbox 9.69 € 👍 98 % Overwhelmingly positive, 245,627 reviews on Steam

A landmark first-person shooter that sends Gordon Freeman through alien-occupied City 17, blending seamless cutscene-free storytelling with physics-driven puzzles and the iconic Gravity Gun.

What defines Half-Life 2:

Sci-fi setting
Lavish presentation
Dark, serious atmosphere
Puzzles and brain teasers

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The closest matches for Half-Life 2 are Prey, Black Mesa and Alien: Rogue Incursion. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Half-Life 2 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Prey

94 %

2006 PCXbox free

Sci-fi setting
Lavish presentation
Puzzles and brain teasers

A linear 2006 sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a living alien mothership. It stands out for its gravity-flipping and portal puzzles, spirit-walking ability, and inventive level design that shakes up the usual shooting.

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Black Mesa

Action-packed real-time combat

A loving fan-made remake of the original Half-Life: as Gordon Freeman you fight through the disaster at the Black Mesa research facility, with rebuilt levels, new voice acting and music. Classic first-person shooter action with alien fights, physics puzzles and the extended Xen finale.

Alien: Rogue Incursion

Sci-fi setting

A single-player VR horror shooter set in the Alien universe that puts you right in the middle of tense xenomorph encounters. The blend of gunplay and dread makes the threat feel intensely immediate.

Scars Above

Sci-fi setting

A challenging sci-fi third-person action game where you play a scientist stranded on an alien planet, fighting monsters with elemental weapons and solving puzzles. Its checkpoint-based difficulty echoes soulslikes, while a mystery story drives you onward.

Prey

Puzzles and brain teasers

A linear sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a giant alien mothership. Portals, shifting gravity and spirit walking create inventive puzzles and firefights.

Dead Space 2

Sci-fi setting

Isaac Clarke carves through a Necromorph-infested space station with strategic dismemberment while battling his own haunting hallucinations. It is a faster, more cinematic sequel that keeps the original's oppressive sci-fi horror intact.

TimeShift

Action-packed real-time combat

A first-person shooter where you can freeze, slow down or rewind time to outwit enemies and solve small puzzles. It unfolds in a grim alternate reality ruled by a dictator.

Industria II

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven first-person shooter where you play a woman stranded in a hostile parallel world. A ruling AI dominates the boreal landscape as you scavenge and fight to find a way home.

Metro Awakening VR

Lavish presentation

A VR trip into the bleak post-apocalyptic Moscow metro, where you sneak, fight and scavenge with a gas mask, flashlight and scarce supplies. The story of a doctor searching for his wife feels especially intense thanks to VR immersion.

Dead Space

Sci-fi setting

As engineer Isaac Clarke, you fight through the derelict mining ship USG Ishimura, strategically dismembering grotesque Necromorphs limb by limb. Its diegetic HUD-free interface, scarce ammo and oppressive sound design make it a landmark of sci-fi horror.