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Half-Life
Valve
November 18, 1998
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Shooter, Puzzle, AdventureDevelopers
ValveRelease Date
November 18, 1998 (26 years and 2 months ago)Publishers
Sierra Entertainment, ValveContent Rating
M Animated Blood, Animated Violence, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
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Dr. Gordon Freeman doesn't speak, but he's got a helluva story to tell. This first-person roller-coaster initiated a new era in the history of action games by combining engrossing gameplay, upgraded graphics, ingenious level design and a revolutionary story that may not be all that it seems, told not through cutscenes, but through the visual environment.
Genres
Shooter, Puzzle, AdventurePlatforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, MacDevelopers
ValveRelease Date
November 18, 1998 (26 years and 2 months ago)Publishers
Sierra Entertainment, ValveContent Rating
M Animated Blood, Animated Violence, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Franchises
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