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2004PC69 % positive

The Source engine version of the shooter classic: as scientist Gordon Freeman you fight through aliens and soldiers after an experiment goes wrong at Black Mesa. Updated lighting, water and physics refresh the look, but it remains the tightly scripted, linear original.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for Half-Life: Source are Half-Life, Black Mesa and Alpha Prime. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Half-Life: Source special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Half-Life

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1998PCSteam Deck verified97 % positive9.69 €

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Realistic visuals

The landmark shooter sends physicist Gordon Freeman through the alien- and soldier-infested Black Mesa facility, telling its story seamlessly without cutscenes while mixing tense firefights with environmental and physics puzzles.

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Black Mesa

Sci-fi setting

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.

Alpha Prime

Sci-fi setting

A sci-fi first-person shooter set in a remote asteroid mining base where something has gone horribly wrong. You fight through the facility with futuristic weapons and gadgets while uncovering the threat.

Transmissions: Element 120

Sci-fi setting

A short single-player shooter set in the Half-Life universe, built around a gravity-defying weapon that lets you leap over buildings and survive huge falls. Its mysterious story keeps you guessing where you are and why you were sent.

Solarix

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person sci-fi horror game in which an engineer fights to survive on an infected research station. You can sneak past threats or fight them while the protagonist's mind slowly unravels.

Insincere

Dark, serious atmosphere

You wake up as Joseph Walker with no memory in a deserted research facility, guided by an AI that is clearly hiding something. A small indie sci-fi shooter built around mystery and distrust.

Half-Life 2

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

BioForge

Dark, serious atmosphere

A 1995 cyber-thriller in which you play a half-human, half-machine prisoner breaking out and uncovering your lost identity. It mixes item puzzles with melee and gun combat, using early 3D textured characters over pre-rendered backgrounds.

Half-Life: Uplink

Sci-fi setting

Uplink is a short standalone Half-Life demo built from content cut from the main game. It delivers classic shooter action with familiar weapons and enemies in a research facility setting.

Abuse

Dark, serious atmosphere

A 1996 side-scrolling shooter where you move with the keyboard and aim freely with the mouse. You battle swarms of mutants and solve simple switch puzzles across dark sci-fi levels.

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