
First release date: November 19, 1998
Franchises: Half-Life
Platforms: Linux - PC (Microsoft Windows) - Mac - PlayStation 2
Genres/Themes: Shooter - Puzzle - Adventure - Action - Science fiction - Horror - Thriller - Warfare
Developers: Valve
Publishers: Sierra Entertainment, Valve
Dr. Gordon Freeman doesn't speak, but he's got a helluva story to tell. This first-person roller-coaster initiated a new era in the history of action games by combining engrossing gameplay, upgraded graphics, ingenious level design and a revolutionary story that may not be all that it seems, told not through cutscenes, but through the visual environment.