Games like Half-Life
Loved Half-Life by Valve? Here are 24 games that genuinely play like it — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes, not just labels.
Half-Life1998MC 96
Valve · ~12h to beat
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the…
24 games similar to Half-Life
93
5.5
Half-Life: Alyx
89
5.0
Titanfall 2
55% similarTime TravelPvpExploration
88
5.0
Dishonored
54% similarAssassinTime TravelMultiple Endings
82
5.4
Counter-Strike 2
47% similarMilitaryFirst-PersonPvp
79
5.0
Trepang2
70
5.0
Homefront
43% similarShooterMilitary
5.0
Cry of Fear
42% similarMultiple Endings
5.0
Estranged: The Departure
41% similarFirst-Person
74
5.0
Dino Crisis
38% similarPuzzleTime TravelMultiple Endings
91
5.0
Resident Evil
38% similarSpeedrunPuzzleMultiple Endings
5.0
Contagion
36% similarSurvival
94
5.0
Quake
36% similarShooterSpeedrunMod Support
87
5.0
Doom 3
36% similarMod SupportPuzzleTime Travel
79
5.1
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
36% similarMilitaryPvp
96
4.9
Half-Life 2
35% similarShooterPuzzleAliens
91
5.7
Crysis
34% similarShooterMod SupportAliens
5.0
Doom II: Hell on Earth
33% similarShooterMod SupportPuzzle
96
5.1
BioShock
33% similarAssassinPuzzleTime Travel
92
5.0
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
32% similarSpeedrunPuzzleTime Travel
99
5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
32% similarPuzzleTime TravelExploration
89
5.8
Left 4 Dead 2
32% similarFirst-PersonSurvival
53
5.0
Dino D-Day
32% similarMilitary
94
5.0
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
32% similarShooterMilitaryFirst-Person
97
5.0
Halo: Combat Evolved
31% similarShooterSpeedrunAliens