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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 ProtagonistFPSAliensClassic1990'sModdable
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 · FPS · Aliens · Classic
69% of 16,702 reviews positive · 18 playing now
92%
match
2
91%
match
3
Half-Life: Opposing Force
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Aliens · Classic
95% of 28,927 reviews positive · 114 playing now
90%
match
4
Half-Life 2
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Classic · Aliens
98% of 279,065 reviews positive · 1,347 playing now
89%
match
5
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Aliens · Classic
97% of 41,223 reviews positive · 38 playing now
87%
match
6
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Silent Protagonist · FPS · Aliens · Classic
96% of 31,323 reviews positive · 13 playing now
85%
match
9
84%
match
10
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
1990's · Classic · FPS · Aliens
84% of 6,582 reviews positive · 46 playing now
82%
match
14
80%
match
17
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith™
FPS · Classic · 1990's · Sci-fi
67% of 1,061 reviews positive
78%
match
22
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
FPS · Silent Protagonist · Aliens · Sci-fi
89% of 13,518 reviews positive · 2 playing now
77%
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, and shared tags include Silent Protagonist, FPS, Aliens.
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, FPS, Aliens 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.