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 ProtagonistSci-fiDystopianAliensClassic
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.
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Sci-fi · Dystopian
97% of 41,292 reviews positive · 54 playing now
99%
match
2
Half-Life 2: Episode One
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Dystopian · Sci-fi
96% of 31,374 reviews positive · 16 playing now
99%
match
3
96%
match
4
Half-Life: Source
FPS · Classic · Aliens · Silent Protagonist
69% of 16,678 reviews positive · 41 playing now
95%
match
5
Half-Life: Opposing Force
FPS · Classic · Silent Protagonist · Aliens
95% of 28,686 reviews positive · 125 playing now
94%
match
6
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Dystopian · Sci-fi
89% of 13,527 reviews positive · 5 playing now
90%
match
7
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
FPS · Classic · Sci-fi · Shooter
76% of 5,528 reviews positive · 51 playing now
88%
match
8
87%
match
9
Half-Life
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Aliens · Classic
97% of 162,783 reviews positive · 1,120 playing now
85%
match
11
QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
FPS · Classic · Shooter · First-Person
92% of 337 reviews positive
84%
match
13
82%
match
14
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
FPS · Physics · Sci-fi · Shooter
91% of 15,272 reviews positive · 183 playing now
81%
match
15
STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Classic · FPS · Sci-fi · Shooter
91% of 4,926 reviews positive
80%
match
17
80%
match
18
BioShock™ Remastered
Dystopian · FPS · Sci-fi · Classic
83% of 64,360 reviews positive · 603 playing now
79%
match
22
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
FPS · Classic · Shooter · First-Person
94% of 26,945 reviews positive · 374 playing now
79%
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 — shared tags include FPS, Silent Protagonist, Sci-fi.
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, Sci-fi 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.