96.6%Overwhelmingly Positive

Half-Life

by ValveNov 19, 1998$9.99

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

FPS, Classic, 1990's games average 86% Half-Life scores 11 points above average

Total Reviews

116,585

112,646 positive / 3,939 negative

Top 31%

Positive %

96.6%

Top 14%

30-Day Trend

+0%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

500

reviews/month

Top 47%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

activeLast update: 11 days ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 20 days

Recent Updates

4 updates in the last 90 days

Review Themes

performance23 mentions
story22 mentions
difficulty20 mentions
value16 mentions
graphics13 mentions
controls11 mentions
audio7 mentions
bugs6 mentions
multiplayer5 mentions
community5 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 116,585 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Half-Life Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Half-Life96.6%0%500
Half-Life: Opposing Force95.5%0%280
Half-Life: Blue Shift92.7%0%214
Half-Life 297.7%0%500
DOOM95.6%0%500
Halo: The Master Chief Collection92.1%0%500

Verdict

Half-Life earns a Overwhelmingly Positive rating at 96.6% across 116.6K reviews, despite zero developer responses. Engaging with the community could further solidify this positive reputation. With 500 reviews in the last 30 days, sentiment has remained stable.

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