Half-Life (1998)

★ 4.4 from 2,458 players Metacritic 96 About 3h to play 82% finish it

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Overview

Released in 1998, Half-Life lands in the game space and runs on 5 platform families: Dreamcast, Linux, macOS, PC and PlayStation 2. Its community score is 4.4/5 from 2,458 ratings. Expect roughly 3 hours of play, a typical playthrough. On Metacritic it scores 96.

What players actually do with it

82%finish it

89%positive ratings2,458 votes

71playing now

188on wishlists

590gave upvs 2,632 beat it

Exceptional 56%Recommended 34%

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

Platform	Family	Release
Dreamcast	Other	Nov 1998
Linux	PC	Nov 1998
macOS	PC	Nov 1998
PC	PC	Nov 1998
PlayStation 2	PlayStation	Nov 1998

Can my PC run Half-Life?

Minimum

500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection