95.5%Overwhelmingly Positive

Half-Life: Opposing Force

by Gearbox Software1 Nov, 1999$4.99

Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

FPS, Action, Classic games average 86% Half-Life: Opposing Force scores 10 points above average

Total Reviews

24,256

23,163 positive / 1,093 negative

Top 88%

Positive %

95.5%

Top 24%

30-Day Trend

+1.5%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

266

reviews/month

Top 66%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

abandonedLast update: 6 years ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 267 days

Recent Updates

0 updates in the last 90 days

Review Themes

story16 mentions
bugs11 mentions
value9 mentions
content8 mentions
difficulty8 mentions
multiplayer4 mentions
performance3 mentions
controls3 mentions
accessibility3 mentions
pricing2 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 299 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 24,256 reviews. Theme analysis based on 299 recent reviews.

How Half-Life: Opposing Force Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Half-Life: Opposing Force95.5%0%266
Half-Life96.6%0%500
Half-Life: Blue Shift92.7%0%195
Half-Life 297.7%0%500
Black Mesa95%0%500
Half-Life: Alyx98.3%0%493

Verdict

With 24.3K reviews and a 95.5% positive score, Half-Life: Opposing Force is Overwhelmingly Positive. The absence of developer responses represents a missed opportunity to deepen player loyalty. Sentiment has been consistent over the past month with no significant shifts.

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