Half-Life/Similar games
Games like Half-Life
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Half-Life” means here
Silent ProtagonistAliensFPS1990'sClassicSci-fi
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: Source
Silent Protagonist · Aliens · FPS · 1990's
69% of 16,678 reviews positive · 39 playing now
92%
match
2
92%
match
3
Half-Life: Opposing Force
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Aliens · 1990's
95% of 28,686 reviews positive · 148 playing now
90%
match
4
Half-Life 2
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Aliens · Classic
98% of 276,567 reviews positive · 2,328 playing now
88%
match
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Aliens · Classic
97% of 41,292 reviews positive · 59 playing now
87%
match
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Half-Life 2: Episode One
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Aliens · Sci-fi
96% of 31,374 reviews positive · 7 playing now
84%
match
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83%
match
10
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
1990's · FPS · Classic · Aliens
84% of 6,499 reviews positive
82%
match
13
79%
match
17
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith
FPS · 1990's · Classic · Sci-fi
67% of 1,049 reviews positive
78%
match
19
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Aliens · Sci-fi
89% of 13,527 reviews positive · 4 playing now
77%
match
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76%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Half-Life?
The closest matches to Half-Life on Steam are Half-Life: Source, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode Two. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Half-Life's — shared tags include Silent Protagonist, Aliens, FPS.
How are games like Half-Life chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Silent Protagonist, Aliens, FPS 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's. Popularity never affects the ranking.