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Half-Life 2/Similar games
Games like Half-Life 2
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Half-Life 2” means here
FPSSilent ProtagonistClassicSci-fiDystopianAliens
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Classic · Sci-fi
97% of 41,223 reviews positive · 26 playing now
99%
match
2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Dystopian · Classic
96% of 31,323 reviews positive · 16 playing now
99%
match
3
98%
match
4
Half-Life: Source
FPS · Classic · Silent Protagonist · Aliens
69% of 16,702 reviews positive · 11 playing now
98%
match
5
Half-Life: Opposing Force
FPS · Classic · Silent Protagonist · Aliens
95% of 28,927 reviews positive · 73 playing now
96%
match
7
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Dystopian · Sci-fi
89% of 13,518 reviews positive · 3 playing now
92%
match
8
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
FPS · Classic · Sci-fi · Shooter
76% of 5,585 reviews positive · 16 playing now
90%
match
9
90%
match
10
Half-Life
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Classic · Aliens
96% of 163,962 reviews positive · 537 playing now
89%
match
11
QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
FPS · Classic · Shooter · First-Person
92% of 338 reviews positive
87%
match
14
85%
match
16
85%
match
18
85%
match
20
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith™
FPS · Classic · Sci-fi · Shooter
67% of 1,061 reviews positive
84%
match
23
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
Classic · FPS · Sci-fi · Shooter
91% of 4,955 reviews positive
83%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Half-Life 2?
The closest matches to Half-Life 2 on Steam are Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Source, Half-Life: Opposing Force. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Half-Life 2's, and shared tags include FPS, Silent Protagonist, Classic.
How are games like Half-Life 2 chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as FPS, Silent Protagonist, Classic count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Half-Life 2's. Popularity never affects the ranking.